Business Unit: Customer Experience and Strategy

Position No: 00033696

Salary/Level: Level 8, $163,427 - $176,990 pa, PSCSAA 2024

- 1x Full-Time, Fixed Term position available

Come 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 Samantha Johnston on (08) 6551 1704 or via email at [email protected].

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.
- Prospect to contribute to diversity, inclusion, and cultural initiatives across the department, including networks and working groups that promote equity and belonging.

About The Role:

The Assistant Director State Fleet leads the team responsible for the management of the State’s portfolio of fleet vehicles. The role leads the management of the portfolio as a commercially viable business, including the development and implementation of policies and practices, and the assessment and management of risk. Strategically leading the team, while building a positive, customer focused culture.

About You:

You are a proven leader who brings strong people leadership, sound management capability and a good understanding of fleet and asset management. You enjoy setting direction, developing your team and creating a positive, customer-focused culture where people are supported to deliver their best.

You exercise sound judgement and commercial awareness, with the ability to navigate complex issues across fleet operations, contracts, financial management, risk and compliance. You are confident providing clear advice, identifying opportunities and risks, and turning challenges into practical solutions.

You are a strong communicator and relationship builder who works collaboratively with customers, government agencies, service providers and other stakeholders. You are comfortable navigating competing priorities,



having challenging conversations and resolving complex matters in a constructive way.

You will bring the leadership, insight and technical understanding to shape the future of State Fleet and deliver a high quality, sustainable service for government and its customers.

This position operates in the context of Leading Leaders. This means you will be required to deliver results through leaders and your teams in a single business area, and by influencing leaders in other business areas. You will add value by providing direction and developing and coaching your leaders to achieve operational objectives. You will make decisions about how services should be provided based on the resources at hand.

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 Samantha Johnston on (08) 6551 1704 (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 24 months 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: Thursday, 15 October 2026 at 4:00pm (AWST)

📌 Assistant Director State Fleet (City of Stirling)
🏢 Department of Housing and Works
📍 City of Stirling