Asset performance Lead
Location – Statewide (travel to head office Parramatta as required)
Employment type – Temporary till 30 June 2028
Salary: Clerk Grade 9/10, $ 129,464 - $142,665pr annum + superannuation
Your role
Homes NSW is a division of the Department of Communities and Justice. It brings together the housing and homelessness functions of the Department of Communities and Justice, the NSW Land and Housing Corporation, Aboriginal Housing Office and key worker housing functions from across government all under one roof.
Homes NSW leads work to deliver more social and affordable housing, end the cycle of homelessness, and deliver quality public housing to our 262,000 tenants across NSW.
The role of the Property Services team is to deliver comprehensive property services to the state-wide project team and oversee the delivery of maintenance services such as scoping, compliance inspections and work order management.
The purpose of this role is to manage and coordinate the development, implementation and evaluation of complex projects and manage and report on field inspection activities/outcomes to scope and monitor the delivery of work, as well as managing the verification of contractor compliance with maintenance contract requirements.
What you’ll do
* Manage and oversee all aspects of planning, development, implementation, inspection and performance for a range of projects, including developing project plans, coordinating resources, managing budgets, meeting reporting requirements, supporting project-related activities
* Establish and maintain positive relationships with the contractors and other stakeholders and work collaboratively to resolve service delivery issues and adjudicate fairly and consistently.
* Monitor and evaluate all aspects of project implementation, including risk and contingency management, benefits realisation, project impact and quality measures, and identify, respond to and address compliance issues of contractors, ensuring the quality of work is sufficient to achieve successful project outcomes.
* Manage team/s, ensuring compliance with governance and quality requirements to successfully deliver all key services and outcomes.
* Coordinate the issue of non-compliance notices and other contractor performance measures to contractors for substandard work that will initiate abatement action where necessary through the Housing Portfolio payment system.
* Provide advice for determining scoping and variation claims on contracts.
* Provide timely, high-level and specialist advice to the Program Manager and Project Director on all aspects of the inspection, verification and programs activities in relation to the maintenance contract.
What we’re looking for
* 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.
* Project management and team leadership on multiple project or programs of work
* Current driver’s license.
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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.
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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 5 pages) and a cover letter (maximum 3 pages) addressing the targeted question below with a brief outline on how you meet the requirements of the role:
* In 500 words or less outline your two strongest qualities in undertaking the Asset Performance Lead role. Could you demonstrate those strengths by a reference to an example when you used them to positive effect in achieving an outcome for an individual or group of tenants and properties.
Applications close Monday 9 March at 11:59pm AEST.
Got a question?
For more information about the role or what it’s like to work for DCJ, please contact the hiring manager John Whyte on 0417 251 947 or at
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 Katie Hardy on 0447 204 182 or
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.
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