Department: Portfolio Asset Management
Department/Agency: Department of Communities and Justice
Location:
Newcastle, NSW, AU, 2300
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Req ID: 85067
Asset Performance Officer
HOMES NSW
Location: Newcastle
Employment type: Temporary opportunity with possible progression to ongoing
Salary: $102,936 to $113,597, plus superannuation and annual leave loading
Talent pool may be created for future ongoing and temporary roles
Your role
Join Homes NSW's Portfolio Asset Management team and play an important role in maintaining and improving public housing assets across NSW. As an Asset Performance Officer, you will contribute to the delivery of maintenance programs, asset projects and property inspections that support safe, compliant and well-maintained homes for our tenants.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone with experience in building maintenance, construction, asset management or property inspections who is passionate about delivering quality outcomes for the citizens of NSW.
What you’ll do
As an Asset Performance Officer, you will work across a broad range of asset management and maintenance activities, supporting the delivery of maintenance works and contractor performance outcomes across allocated properties. You will collaborate with contractors, tenants and internal stakeholders to ensure services are delivered safely, efficiently and in accordance with relevant standards and policies.
Role accountabilities:
Scope, assess and monitor maintenance works across allocated properties.
Develop and manage planned maintenance programs using asset data and local knowledge.
Conduct inspections and maintain accurate records of findings and required actions.
Monitor contractor performance and address compliance issues where required.
Identify and escalate emerging issues and provide recommendations to improve service delivery outcomes.
Build effective working relationships with contractors, tenants and internal stakeholders.
The role offers a mix of field-based and office-based work, providing variety and opportunities to apply your technical knowledge in a practical environment.
What we’re looking for
We are seeking a motivated and customer-focused professional who can work collaboratively with others while managing competing priorities and delivering high-quality outcomes.
To be successful in this role, you will have:
Sound building experience or exposure, together with experience in contract administration including preparing quotations or estimates.
Knowledge of Contract requirements, standards and policies together with the capacity to interpret and apply Contract requirements, standards and policies.
Current working knowledge of the Australian Building Codes.
Essential Requirements
Understanding of the Australian Building Codes, Australian Standards, Government or commercial probity and contracting standards.
Relevant qualification and/or sound construction building maintenance and/or building construction experience/exposure, together with field inspection experience and measurement of performance against standards.
Current driver’s license.
Desirable – experience in compliance inspections of building essential services.
Download the role description.
To apply directly via the DCJ Careers site click here. Search for the job and click the ‘Apply now’ button.
We focus on hiring people who share our commitment and goals of inclusion, collaboration, adaptability, courage and integrity. If you meet the essential requirements and the role resonates with you, please apply – you do not need to meet every desired requirement for us to want to talk to you.
What We Offer
We offer a variety of benefits, including:
A challenging and rewarding career
Flexible, autonomous work environment
Competitive pay and conditions
Training and development opportunities to build and maintain capabilities
Health & Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programs.
Want more information? Visit our website to see more information on Working for us.
We do work that really matters
Working for the Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) provides lots of opportunities to make a real difference. We collaborate with other agencies and community partners, to improve lives and realise the potential of children, adults, families and communities. We're focused on breaking, rather than managing, disadvantage. It’s work that really matters.
Apply now and join Australia’s top public sector employer where we will support you and provide an exciting and flexible working environment!
Are you ready to join us?
Click apply, attach an up-to-date résumé (maximum 3 pages) and a cover letter (maximum 3 pages) addressing the 2 targeted questions below with a brief outline on how you meet the requirements of the role:
Describe a time you managed competing maintenance or asset priorities to achieve a timely outcome
Describe a time you identified and resolved a contractor, compliance, or safety issue.
Applications close 11:59pm AEST Wednesday August 5, 2026
Got a question?
For more information about the role or what it’s like to work for DCJ, please contact the hiring manager Angelina Zapata via 0484 338 446 or at
[email protected]
If you’ve got a question about applying or would benefit from an adjustment in the recruitment process to help you perform at your best (including an alternate method submission of the application), please call Robert Chiplen 0419 448 753 or via
[email protected]
Visit Recruitment adjustments on the DCJ website to learn more.
Inclusion and Diversity lies at the heart of how we recruit
We continue to hire great people with a wide variety of skills, experience and backgrounds. This includes people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, women, people identifying as LGBTIQ+, culturally and linguistically diverse people, carers and other diversity groups.
To find out what DCJ are doing to build an inclusive and diverse workforce, visit Inclusion and diversity on the DCJ website.
Other Information
A talent pool may be created for future ongoing and temporary roles and is valid for a period of up to 18 months.
For more information visit Applying for DCJ jobs on the DCJ website.
Thank you for your interest in this role. We look forward to receiving your application.
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