Principal Procurement Officer x 2

Overview

Join to apply for the Principal Procurement Officer x 2 role at Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (DBCA). These are permanent, full-time positions based in Kensington. The base pay range is $120,457.00/yr - $132,753.00/yr plus 12% superannuation. Applications close at midday on Monday, 8 September 2025.

Responsibilities

• Developing and managing tender processes for medium/high-risk and value procurements.
• Offering expert guidance to senior stakeholders on procurement planning, policy interpretation, contract formation, and contract management, ensuring compliance with policies and delivering value-for-money-outcomes.
• Oversees contract lifecycle activities including extensions, variations, and exemption requests.
• Building and maintaining effective relationships across Government, industry, and the community to support successful procurement outcomes.
• Manages and supports team members to assist in the successful outcomes of contract development.

Selection Criteria

• Considerable experience in procurement environments working with complex tender and contract formation, within Government or equivalent industry.
• Considerable experience in procurement processes including tender and contract preparation, management and administration, and contract negotiation and time and financial management.
• Evidence of your ability to deliver effective solutions to complex procurement challenges.
• Evidence of high-level oral communication and interpersonal skills and experience in effectively liaising and negotiating with external organisations including local and State government, consultants, contractors and stakeholders.
• Considerable experience in high-level leadership, supervisory, organisational and program planning and human resource management skills, including a demonstrated ability to promote staff development, deal with contentious issues and improve performance, empowering staff to achieve agreed outcomes.

About Us

DBCA, one of Western Australia's largest state government agencies, provides opportunities in biodiversity conservation and park and natural resource management. For more information on our recruitment process and working at DBCA, please visit our website.

Benefits

• Flexible working arrangements.
• 12% superannuation, full employer contribution and salary packaging options.
• 4 weeks annual leave with 17.5% loading paid as additional pay every December.
• 3 days additional public sector holidays each year.
• Cultural leave for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff.
• Access to study, bereavement, foster caring and parental leave.
• A confidential employee assistance program (EAP) for you and your family, including psychology and counselling services.
• An annual National Park Entry Pass.
• Well-established learning and development programs.
• Free staff parking.

How to apply

All applications are to be submitted online. Please provide:

• A covering letter.
• A statement addressing the criteria (in no more than four pages).
• Current CV, including the details of two referees with one being a recent or current manager/supervisor.

Further information

For further job-related information, contact Ciaran Doyle on 0476 060 580, or visit the DBCA website. We have a detailed Job Application Kit with guidance on the process. Please save documents in MS Word (.docx) or PDF format and note that late, emailed or proforma applications will not be accepted.

Eligibility

To be eligible for permanent appointment, you must have Australian citizenship, New Zealand citizenship or Australian permanent residency status. A search for additional applicants may be conducted to provide a more diverse and competitive field.

Substantive Equality

DBCA is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages Indigenous Australians, young people, people with disabilities, people from culturally diverse backgrounds and women to apply. Reasonable adjustments in recruitment processes and the workplace are available for people with disability. If you require adjustments in the recruitment process, contact the Senior Recruitment Officer on (08) 9219 9879 or recruitment@dbca.wa.gov.au. Do not send job applications to this email; they will not be accepted. If you are an Aboriginal person seeking assistance with your application, contact Jobs and Skills WA on 13 64 64. Similar appointments may be made from this process in locations throughout Western Australia within a 12-month period.

Job details

• Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Purchasing and Supply Chain
• Industries: Government Administration

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