Senior Project Officer Construction

Senior Project Officer Construction

Corrective Services NSW

Location Windsor or Parramatta

Employment type Temporary Full time up to 24 months

Salary $133348 - $146945 pa Plus Superannuation and Annual Leave Loading

Your role

Join a team delivering critical infrastructure projects that support Corrective Services NSW. Youll coordinate project delivery from construction through to operational readiness working with contractors designers and operational stakeholders to ensure facilities are completed safely to quality standards and ready for handover. This is an excellent opportunity to build your project delivery experience on complex high-profile projects while contributing to meaningful public sector outcomes.

What youll do

As part of the Infrastructure Capacity and Planning team youll help keep projects moving from construction to completion. Youll coordinate project schedules support site inspections and compliance activities manage stakeholder engagement and facilitate project handovers to ensure facilities are operationally ready.

Working across a diverse portfolio of projects youll collaborate with a range of stakeholders in a dynamic environment that offers variety challenge and opportunities for professional growth.

What were looking for

Were looking for someone with experience coordinating or supporting infrastructure construction or project delivery activities who can build strong stakeholder relationships and keep multiple workstreams moving. Youll bring an understanding of project management principles the ability to manage competing priorities and a practical approach to problem-solving.

To be successful in this role youll have:

• Experience supporting or coordinating projects with an understanding of project management methodologies and processes.
• Knowledge of construction project delivery and site-based environments.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Experience using business management systems such as Pronto EDRMS OTAB or similar platforms.
• Relevant tertiary qualifications or equivalent experience.

Essential requirements

• Current NSW Driver Licence and willingness and ability to travel across NSW at short notice.

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We focus on hiring people who share our commitment and goals of inclusion collaboration adaptability courage and integrity. If you meet the essential requirements and the role resonates with you please apply you do not need to meet every desired requirement for us to want to talk to you.

What We Offer

We offer a variety of benefits including:

• A challenging and rewarding career

• Flexible autonomous work environment

• Competitive pay and conditions

• Training and development opportunities to build and maintain capabilities

• Health & Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programs.

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We do work that really matters

Working for the Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) and Corrective Services NSW (CSNSW) provides lots of opportunities to make a real difference. We collaborate with other agencies and community partners to improve lives and realise the potential of children adults families and communities. Were focused on breaking rather than managing disadvantage. Its work that really matters.

Apply now and join Australias top public sector employer where we will support you and provide an exciting and flexible working environment!

Are you ready to join us

Click apply attach an up-to-date résumé (maximum 5 pages) and a cover letter (maximum 3 pages) addressing the 2 targeted questions below with a brief outline on how you meet the requirements of the role:

1. Describe a construction or infrastructure project you have coordinated or supported. What was your role and how did you ensure the project remained on schedule and delivered to required standards
2. Tell us about a time you had to work with multiple stakeholders with competing priorities. How did you manage relationships resolve issues and achieve the required outcome

Applications close 31 August 2026 at 11:59pm AEST.

Got a question

For more information about the role or what its like to work for DCJ please contact the hiring manager Ken Leung Shing via email on

If youve got a question about applying or would benefit from an adjustment in the recruitment process to help you perform at your best (including an alternate method submission of the application) please contact Aeron Santos via email on

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Inclusion and Diversity lies at the heart of how we recruit

We continue to hire great people with a wide variety of skills experience and backgrounds. This includes people with disability Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People women people identifying as LGBTIQ culturally and linguistically diverse people carers and other diversity groups.

To find out what DCJ are doing to build an inclusive and diverse workforce visit Inclusion and diversity on the DCJ website.

Other Information

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