Location: Tamworth, NSW, AU, 2340

Description:

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 current 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.

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 Managementarea 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

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

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

📌 Asset Services Officer (Tamworth)
🏢 NSW Department of Education
📍 Tamworth