Senior Asset Services Officer (Project Manager)
At the NSW Department of Education, we educate and inspire lifelong learners – from early childhood, through schooling to vocational education and training.
- Permanent Full -Time Role
- Lismore Location
- Salary range $116,981.00- $129,492.00 p.a., plus employer's contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading.
About School Infrastructure | Asset Management Division
School Infrastructure (SI) is delivering the largest investment in public education infrastructure in the history of NSW. Our mission is to ensure every school-aged child has access to high-quality education facilities at their local public school. This includes new buildings, major upgrades, and long-term maintenance strategies.
About the role
- Preparation of Trade Based Project Scopes for inclusion in tender documents for Maintenance & Construction Projects
- Prepare cost estimate for maintenance and capital construction projects
- Ensure compliance with environmental & Statutory Planning regulations
- Project Manage a portfolio of maintenance and capital projects
- Liaise with schools and invested stakeholders to achieve desired outcomes
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About you
- Demonstrated experience in Project management is essential
- Desirable experience in using AMU Streamlined Systems including IPS, PORTT, Eagle Eye, PMM/AMS, Planning Pathways, MW21, MMW, GC21, Small Works Agreement, Design Consultant Engagement
- Desirable understanding of the SI Procurement Guidelines, experience administering Mini Minor Works, MW21 Contracts, preparing NATSPEC Technical Specifications, and understanding for the requirements of EFSG, NCC, and BCA for School Facilities.
- 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 ability to travel across the assigned Asset Management (AMU) region of Mid-North Coast of NSW
- 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 and various other leave entitlements
- Opportunities for advancement and mobility across the Department to support your career growth
- Access Fitness Passport with over 1500 facilities across the state
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: 10 September 2026 at 11:59pm.
We welcome applications from all ages and genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse groups, the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, refugees and people with disability. If we can make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better enable you to shine, please contact the
Diversity and Inclusion Team (
[email protected]) or visit
NSW Department of Education Diversity and Inclusion.
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.
