Senior Building Quality Officer (Education)

Buildings and ContractsPosition No: 00032750Salary/Level: Level 6, $120,457 - $132,753 pa, PSCSAA 2024

• 1x Full-Time, Fixed Term position availableCome join the team at the new Department of Housing and Works.

The Department of Housing and Works delivers and maintains essential social housing and critical infrastructure across Western Australia—including schools, hospitals and police facilities.

We manage tenancy services, support housing provision in remote Aboriginal communities, and oversee government employee accommodation.

Through office accommodation solutions, State Fleet management, procurement, planning and asset policy, we empower other government agencies to deliver their best.

We actively encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, youth, people of diverse sexualities and genders, and culturally and linguistically diverse people.

We are committed to ensuring our hiring processes are inclusive. If you are an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander person, young person or person with disability seeking assistance with your application, please contact Jobs and Skills WA on 13 64 64. If you are a person living with disability and require any adjustments or accommodations, please contact Dean Wood on 0439 823 299 or via email at dean.wood@dohw.wa.gov.au. You can also reach us through the National Relay Service.

When you join us, you can enjoy a variety of benefits, including:

• flexible work options, including working from home up to 2 days per week.
• professional development, training, and on-the-job learning to advance your career.
• generous leave entitlements, which include 4 weeks annual leave, 3 public service holidays each year, accrued long service leave every 7 years and an option to purchase additional leave each year. Access to cultural leave for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
• modern workspaces, where you choose your workspace that assists you to do your best work.
• access to activity-based work hubs in the CBD, Fremantle and Joondalup for ad hoc flexible work.
• corporate discounts with selected health insurance providers and access to wellness programs.
• Opportunity to support our Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP), Disability Access and Inclusion Plan, Indigenous Network, Gender Equity Champions Group, and Youth Working Group.About The Role:

The Senior Building Quality Officer (Education) is responsible for maintaining, updating and amending the Primary School Brief and Secondary School Planning Guide in liaison with the Department of Education (the Brief owners). The Senior Building Quality Officer (Education) undertakes building design and documentation reviews, research and development of technical guidelines, manuals, templates and project briefs in addition to post occupancy evaluations and technical building advice. This position is responsible for project advice and assists project teams of in-house and private sector professionals to plan, deliver and maintain education buildings for Government.

About You:

In this role, you will work collaboratively to set future directions for the development of Western Australian State Schools. Our ideal candidate will be detail oriented and technically minded, with knowledge and experience in the design and delivery of Education buildings. You will have strong communication skills, and value working collaboratively with the team, other parts of Housing and Works, external agencies, and consultants.

The position operates in Personal Leadership context. This means that you are required to demonstrate personal accountability for delivering excellence and support your team and agency in delivering strategic goals. You will be expected to build and nurture relationships and be willing to seek feedback and learn.

How to Apply:

If you think you have what it takes to be a part of our dynamic and forward thinking team, please click the “APPLY FOR THIS JOB” button and you will be redirected to WA Government Jobs and follow the advertising instructions. If not directed straight to the position, please key the position number into the web search box.

Please ensure you apply before the closing deadline as we won’t accept late and incomplete applications_._Further Job Related Information:

For further information about the position please contact Dean Wood on 0439 823 299 (not to be contacted for Applicant Information Packs or assistance with lodging your application).

Currently there is one (1) full-time fixed-term appointment for twelve (12) months from December 2025, available for filling, with the possibility of further extension(s) and/or permanency. Whilst this selection process will initially be used to appoint to this advertised vacancy, it may also be used to appoint to similar positions that may arise in the Agency within the next twenty four (24) months on a full-time, part-time, permanent or fixed-term basis with the possibility of further extension(s) and/or permanency.

Closing Date:Tuesday, 9 September 2025 at 4:00pm (AWST)