Senior Project Manager

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Salary/Level: Level 7, $139,860 - $149,485 pa, PSCSAA 2024

• Full-Time or Part-Time, Fixed Term/Permanent 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 If you are a person living with disability and require any adjustments or accommodations, please contact Samantha Johnston on or via email at 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 learningto 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.
• Opportunity to support our Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP), Disability Access and Inclusion Plan, Indigenous Network, Gender Equity Champions Group, and Youth Working Group.

About The Role:

The Senior Project Manager is responsible for leading the planning, change management, procurement and delivery of relocation and fit-out project outcomes. The role is also responsible for the development and management of complex contracts as well as the management of teams of project consultants who work proactively with our customers to achieve agreed outcomes.

About You:

• You are a dynamic, self-aware and resilient individual that achieves results. You can anticipate risks and issues while identifying opportunities for the Department to leverage.
• You are a strategic thinker who considers all the angles from the organisation, customer, and Government's points of view
• You will possess strong technical project management skills in the full project life cycle, including delivery
• You will have experience in leading and directing consultant project teams to provide bodies of work in accordance with the program
• As a strong communicator you will be able to build and sustain relationships in the public and private sectors and provide sound advice to the Assistant Director
• You lead by example, value mentoring and enhancing the capabilities of staff

This position operates in the context of Leading Others. This means that you will motivate and enable others to deliver high quality work. You will balance time between doing the work and coaching, guiding and developing others. This requires a significant shift in thinking from 'doing' to supporting others to 'do good work'; and consideration of present and future needs when allocating time to the team and projects you lead. You will articulate how work is to be done, providing clear direction and feedback.

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 not to be contacted for Applicant Information Packs or assistance with lodging your application).

We are seeking to establish a recruitment pool to fill vacancies that may arise within the next twenty-four (24) months. Suitable applicants will be placed in the pool which may be used to fill full-time, part-time, permanent or fixed-term vacancies with the possibility of further extension(s) and/or permanency. Please note that being placed in the pool does not guarantee your placement in a position.

Closing Date: Friday, 5 September 2025 at 4:00pm (AWST)

Seniority level

• Seniority levelMid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment typeFull-time

Job function

• Job functionProject Management
• IndustriesArchitecture and Planning, Construction, and Design Services

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