Senior Manager, Facilities Maintenance – North Coast
At the NSW Department of Education, we educate and inspire lifelong learners – from early childhood, through schooling to vocational education and training.
- Ongoing Full-Time Role
- Location (Optional) Lismore, Grafton, Coffs Harbour or Forster
- Salary ranging from $154,231.00 up to $178,369.00 plus employer's contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading
About School Infrastructure
School Infrastructure (SI) is delivering new school buildings, major upgrades and maintenance strategies to ensure every school-aged child has access to high quality education facilities at their local public school. This encompasses the largest investment in public education infrastructure in the history of NSW.
About the role
- Contract management, strategic decision making, stakeholder engagement, and technology integration for efficient procurement and contract performance of the Facilities Maintenance Contract.
- Provide strategic Facilities Maintenance Contract advice and support to the Director of Asset Management, and collaborate with the maintenance teams, to inform evidence-based decision making.
- Oversee procurement processes and approve reactive and proactive maintenance tenders to ensure compliance with NSW Government procurement policies, standards, contract objectives, and financial regulatory frameworks.
- Oversee the use of, and data quality of the Work Order Management System (WOMS), ensuring adherence to data governance policies.
For further information please click here to view the role description
About you
- Demonstrated experience in similar Management role within Trades and Construction.
- Exposure to financial planning, budget management and facilities management policies.
- High attention to detail and excellent organisational and time management skills.
- Ability to lead consultations and negotiations, providing strategic advice and offering solutions, often within short timeframes, to ensure program delivery targets are met.
- Knowledge of and commitment to implementing the Department’s Aboriginal Education Policy and upholding the Department’s Partnership Agreement with the NSW AECG and to ensure quality outcomes for Aboriginal people.
Essential requirements of the role
- Current NSW Driver’s License and willingness to travel across the assigned Asset Management Unit of North Coast NSW.
- Relevant tertiary qualifications and/or demonstrated equivalent professional experience.
- Current and valid Working with Children Check (WWCC) Clearance for paid employment.
- Demonstrated understanding of and commitment to the value of public education.
Benefits
- Flexible working arrangements
- 35 hour working week
- Competitive, salary sacrificing, employer’s contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading
- Flex Leave entitlements, generous holidays & leave conditions
- Opportunities for advancement and mobility across the Department to support your career growth
How to apply
Attach a resume (maximum 5 pages) and a cover letter (maximum 2 pages) outlining how you meet the requirements and capabilities of this role.
Applicants are encouraged to prepare their application materials independently. The selection panel values authentic and personally written responses that reflect your own experience, insights and alignment with the Department’s values and priorities.
Please refer to the Applicant’s Guide to Applying to assist you with your application.
If you are an existing Education Support Staff (corporate staff) with the NSW Department of Education,
All other applicants please submit your application by clicking ‘Apply Now’.
Note: the selection process will include a range of assessment techniques to assist in determining your suitability for the role. Successful candidates will be required to undertake pre-employment screening for this role which includes a National Criminal History Check.
As a condition of employment, successful candidates not currently employed by the Department must provide a valid Working with Children Check (WWCC) clearance number. Renewal is not required after the WWCC expires, as long as you remain in a non–child-related role. Employer obligations only apply while the WWCC is valid.
Candidates must have Australian work rights (citizens, permanent residents, New Zealand citizens or a valid work visa). Ongoing (permanent) roles are open to Australian citizens and permanent residents and New Zealand citizens, while temporary roles welcome applicants with a visa.
Closing date 27 July 2026 at 11:59pm.
We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, including but not limited to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, people of any age or gender, people from culturally and linguistically diverse groups and/or from the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, refugees, people with disability, people with sensory differences, and neurodiverse people. If we can make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better help you shine, please reach out to the contact person for this recruitment, details listed above. For more information, visit the NSW Department of Education’s Diversity, equity and inclusion webpage.
A recruitment pool may be created through this recruitment process. A recruitment pool is a group of applicants who have been assessed and identified as suitable for this role, and who may be considered for a range of similar roles, including temporary, term or ongoing roles, over the next 18 months.
