Asset Services Officer

Asset Services Officer

 At the NSW Department of Education, we educate and inspire lifelong learners – from early childhood, through schooling to vocational education and training.

• Ongoing Full-Time role
• Location Tamworth
• Package includes salary $102,936.00 - $113,579.00 plus superannuation and annual leave loading

About School Infrastructure | Asset Management Division

School Infrastructure (SI) is delivering new school buildings, major upgrades, and maintenance strategies to ensure every school-aged child has access to high quality education at their local public school. This encompasses the largest investment in public education infrastructure in the history of NSW.

About the role

• Provide asset services to a group of schools within the Asset Management region
• Liaise with consultants, contractors and other asset management staff to support the design,
  development and construction phases of projects
• Delivery of capital works projects and all aspects of facilities management
• Support timely and effective project delivery
• Scope writing, estimation of project costs and manage budgets
• Maintain sound working relationships with key stakeholders in schools, including community groups, to facilitate the provision of asset management services across the portfolio.
• Provide support to School Principals in the development of lease and licence agreements for other users such as children's services, markets and sports fields, and provide advice to stakeholders on the process for procuring service providers.
• Monitor, record and report on program progress in line with relevant processes and guidelines to ensure compliance with regulatory and legislative requirements. Undertake analysis of the financial position of facilities management programs to support recommendations on corrective actions to AMU management.
• Provide advice and input in the development of technical specifications and layouts for individual minor facilities management projects.

For further information please click here to view the role description.

About you

• Construction Project Management or Trade experience desired
• Excellent customer service in dealing with key stakeholders
• Knowledge in scope writing, along with the ability to estimate project costs and manage budgets
• 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 and valid NSW Driver's Licence
• Willingness and ability to travel across the assigned Asset Management area of North West NSW
• Demonstrated understanding of and commitment to the value of public education.

Benefits

• 35 hour working week
• Flexible working arrangements
• Flex Leave entitlements, generous holidays & leave conditions
• Opportunities for advancement and mobility across the Department to support your career growth
• Competitive, salary sacrificing, employer’s contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading
• Fitness Passport unlocking access to 1500+ fitness facilities

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 and answer the following two targeted questions:

Targeted Question 1

This role requires you to provide a full range of asset/facilities management services to a group of schools. Provide an example of a time when you have delivered a high-quality project or maintenance services. What did this involve from you and why was this considered a success? (300 words maximum)

Targeted Question 2

Describe a situation where an unforeseen asset related incident occurred. Please explain how you managed the situation, highlighting some of the risks that you had to consider. (300 words maximum)

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, click here for instructions on how to submit your application.

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 22 October 2026 at 11:59pm.

For role enquiries please contact Hiring Manager Alison Brand via email at Alison.Brand3@det.nsw.edu.au

We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, including but not limited to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, people of any age or gender, people from culturally and linguistically diverse groups and/or from the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, refugees, people with disability, people with sensory differences, and neurodiverse people. If we can make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better help you shine, please reach out to the contact person for this recruitment, details listed above. For more information, visit the NSW Department of Education’s Diversity, equity and inclusion webpage.

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.