Senior Procurement Officer

2 days ago

Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia Queensland Government Full time
Overview

Make a meaningful impact and work with QLD Government's builder, QBuild Benefit from working in a commercialised business unit within the public sector and enjoy access to a range of government exclusive benefits, as well as exciting career opportunities across the state. Don't miss this chance to build your career — apply now

Join QBuild for an exciting career opportunity as a Permanent Senior Procurement Officer to provide a high level of procurement support to QBuild.

QBuild is a commercialised business unit of the Queensland Government. It has been Queensland Government's builder for over 160 years, playing an important role in communities across the state by building and maintaining government-owned assets such as schools, social housing, police stations and correctional and health facilities.

About The Role

You will play a pivotal role in supporting QBuild's ambition to strengthen Queensland's building and construction industry by providing exceptional Procurement support.

Duties And Skills Involved
  • Communicating procurement strategies and Queensland Procurement Policy requirements to staff and facilitating changes to traditional procurement practices through training and education programs.
  • Preparing tenders for a variety of categories involving construction, maintenance, consulting and upgrade activities, including evaluation and regulatory techniques.
  • Providing guidance to operational and estimating teams in purchasing and the associated policies, and pricing of future works.
  • Implementing local procurement practices and processes in accordance with the Queensland Procurement Policy including contributing to reduced material and subcontractor costs.
  • Working effectively with suppliers and subcontractors focusing on competitive pricing and meeting established performance standards, as well as to contribute to the development and implementation of regional Standing Offer Agreements and medium and major building contracts.
  • Leading and training a team of procurement and contract management officers, including identifying and addressing training requirements of the team, up-skilling and motivating staff to exceed expectations.
  • Undertaking operational purchasing activities including ordering materials and processing a range of purchase orders, work orders, field release orders and similar for goods and services required for regional delivery.
  • Ensuring compliance with the Queensland Procurement Policy, delegation and other policies and legislation relating to procurement in government.
  • Developing, implementing and monitoring procurement instructions, procedures, guidelines and standard forms while maintaining document control (in conjunction with Quality Assurance).
  • Providing efficient and high standards of customer service to QBuild's customers, including coordinating responses to escalated customer queries.
How to apply

All applicants must be eligible to work in Australia.

Interested candidates are encouraged to review the below attached applicant guide and role description. Once reviewed please submit the following documents to apply:

  • Resume
  • Cover letter (2 pages maximum) telling us why you are interested in and capable of performing the role.

If you have any questions about the position or your application please contact Leah Salter, Procurement Manager, 0419020208, qbuildcareersoffice@epw.qld.gov.au

Applications to remain current for 12 months.

Job Ad Reference: QLD/661002/25

Closing Date: Wednesday, 1st October 2025

Occupational group: Procurement


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