Principal Project Officer

2 months ago


Sydney Western Suburbs, Australia NSW Strategic Services and Advice Full time

**_Together we shape thriving communities, public spaces, places and economies._**
- **Lead and manage key projects that align with our organisational goals.**:

- **Ongoing full-time opportunity**:

- **Office location - Parramatta, with hybrid working supported**:

- **Salary relative to experience and ranges from $139,787.00 to $161,663.00 + super**

**What’s in it for me?**
Join our team for a **fantastic culture** with dynamic collaboration and **genuine long-term career support**. We offer **flexibility in work arrangements**, diverse and fulfilling assignments, and prioritize **work/life balance **and wellbeing with initiatives like flex leave and access to support programs. Additionally, we are committed to **fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace** where everyone feels welcome, respected, and empowered to succeed.

**The role**:
As a Principal Project Officer, your role focuses on managing operational projects across the Strategic Services and Advice Group (SSA), ensuring that they align with broader organisational goals. You'll lead the development and delivery of communications and training strategies, manage complex projects, and coordinate key initiatives, including events and financial activities, to drive project success. This role is working closely within the Deputy Secretaries office and requires strong prioritisation and time management skills along with exceptional attention to detail.

Some key responsibilities include but are not limited to:

- Lead the strategic development and implementation of communication frameworks across SSA, ensuring alignment with broader departmental goals.
- Manage a diverse portfolio of complex, high-priority projects, from initial business case development to full-scale delivery, ensuring integration and synergy with departmental objectives.
- Develop robust tools for continuous project evaluation, risk management, and benefits realisation, ensuring successful project outcomes.

One of the key challenges you'll face is managing diverse stakeholder expectations, negotiating sensitive issues within tight deadlines, and working with limited resources while balancing competing priorities. Success in this role requires a proactive approach to project interdependencies and ensuring continuous monitoring and evaluation to achieve outcomes efficiently.

For more information read the full Role Description: Principal Project Officer

**About us**
The Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure (DPHI) improves the liveability and prosperity of NSW. To achieve this, we: create vibrant, productive spaces and precincts; manage lands, assets and property effectively and deliver affordable and diverse housing. We strive to be a high-performing, world-class public service organisation that celebrates and reflects the full diversity of the community we serve and builds the cultural capability of our department to improve outcomes with and for Aboriginal people, communities and entities.

We are an inclusive and accessible workplace, where your individual contributions are valued, and where everyone is encouraged to feel a sense of connection and belonging. DPHI supports various employee affinity groups, practices flexible working, offers job share and workplace adjustments.

**Join us**

Applications close **Thursday 24th October 2024 at 11:55pm.**
- A recruitment pool may be created for ongoing and temporary opportunities of the same role or role type that may become available over the next 18 months._



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