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Join QBuild in Emerald as a Project Administration Officer and contribute to the delivery of essential building and maintenance services across Queensland. In this role, you'll provide high-level administrative support to ensure accurate project data, billing, and reporting, helping QBuild maintain vital public infrastructure. This is your chance to be part of a team that makes a real difference every day
QBuild is a commercialised business unit of the Queensland Government. It has been Queensland Government's builder for over 160 years, playing an important role in communities across the state by building and maintaining government-owned assets such as schools, social housing, police stations and correctional and health facilities.
About The Role
You will play a pivotal role in supporting QBuild's ambition to strengthen Queensland's building and construction industry by providing exceptional administrative support. The primary purpose of this role is to deliver high-quality project administration services to the Delivery team within the Emerald Office and Emerald District. Working closely with the District Manager, Operations Manager and Supervisors, you'll help ensure administrative functions run smoothly and support continuous improvement in service delivery.
The primary purpose of the role is to provide quality project administration support services for QBuild projects and programs.
Duties And Skills Involved
Provide administrative support including:
Work order creation and maintenance.
Entering and maintaining planned and approved project budgets.
Monthly billing activities, including reviewing unbilled costs, checking billing files, investigating and resolving billing issues, and distributing supporting documents to customers.
Regularly reviewing system data to identify inaccuracies, preparing required journals and credits, and making system changes.
Generating purchase requisitions and processing of accounts for payment within critical timeframes, monitoring and resolving open purchase orders.
Validating contractor's web-portal invoices and following up contractors to resolve discrepancies and improve accuracy.
Ensuring high standards and accuracy when compiling documents and reports or updating records and information systems (e.g., in Ellipse, Aurion and Microsoft Office).
Participating in regular program update meetings with Managers and/or Supervisors to confirm the currency and accuracy of all program-related data in Ellipse and other systems prior to customer reporting.
Highlighting issues of poor or inaccurate work order profitability to the Managers and/or Supervisors and ensuring system data reflects accurate project information to manage financial performance.
Maintaining records and files in accordance with record management procedures; and
Reconciling and closing projects and work orders in a timely manner.
Processing and recording of key information in corporate systems, including Ellipse, SHE, SAIMS and other in-house databases and systems.
Preparing accurate and timely program reporting for both internal and external stakeholders.
Recommending, developing and implementing administrative processes that support improved work management and service delivery.
The Ideal Candidate Will Demonstrate
Experience in administrative support, billing, or financial tracking
Strong attention to detail and confidence using systems like Ellipse, Aurion, and Microsoft Office
Strong organisational and communication skills with a collaborative approach to stakeholder engagement and service improvement
How do I apply?
All applicants must be eligible to work in Australia.
Description
Interested candidates are encouraged to review the below attached applicant guide and role description. Once reviewed please submit the following documents to apply:
Resume
Cover letter (2 pages maximum) telling us why you are interested in and capable of performing the role.
If you have any questions about the position or your application, please contact Troy Palmer ,
Applications to remain current for 12 months
Job Ad Reference: QLD/*********
Closing Date: Thursday, 20 November ****
Occupational group: Administration
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