Asset Performance Lead

Division: Homes NSW- Location: Newcastle, NSW, AU, 2300- Req ID: 71363

**Location - Newcastle**

**Employment type - Ongoing**

**Salary - Clerk Grade 9/10 $120,859-$133,183 + employer superannuation contribution**

**Your role**

**Do you have a passion for customer service and would like to use your trade/building/construction industry knowledge to help make a positive difference in our NSW social housing maintenance delivery?**

Homes NSW is an Agency of the Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ). Our vision is for NSW to be a place where everyone has access to safe and secure housing, and where experiences of homelessness are rare, brief, and non-recurring.

We lead work to deliver more quality social housing to our 262,000 tenants across NSW, empowering our tenants to live fulfilling lives and achieve their potential in inclusive communities with a focus on breaking, rather than managing disadvantage.

We strive for excellence in service delivery and most importantly, Homes NSW puts people at the heart - including our staff. Working for us means you are joining a team where your expertise and skills will be valued.

We are looking for an experienced and proactive Asset Performance Lead to join our team and take on a crucial role in managing and coordinating a range of complex projects. You will play a pivotal part in ensuring the success of these projects by overseeing all aspects of planning, development, implementation, and performance management. You will be responsible for ensuring contractor compliance, managing inspections, and providing high-level advice and support to our teams.

**What you’ll do**

As the NCAT works delivery, Ministerial and Finance Team Asset Performance Lead, your key focus will be to oversee project development, manage contractor performance, and ensure the smooth delivery of maintenance and compliance projects across a diverse portfolio. You will work closely with contractors, internal teams, and key stakeholders to ensure successful project outcomes in line with established standards and methodologies.

Your responsibilities encompass all aspects of planning, development, implementation, inspection, and performance management. You'll develop comprehensive project plans, coordinate resources, manage budgets, and ensure adherence to reporting requirements, utilising established agency project management methodology.

Building and maintaining positive relationships with contractors and stakeholders will be paramount as you collaborate to resolve service delivery issues and ensure fair and consistent adjudication. Your keen oversight will extend to monitoring and evaluating all project aspects, including risk management, benefits realisation, and compliance measures.

You'll manage teams, ensuring compliance with governance and quality standards to achieve key service outcomes. In addition, you'll coordinate the issuance of non-compliance notices and other performance measures to contractors, ensuring quality workmanship and initiating abatement action where necessary.

Your expertise will also be crucial in providing advice on scoping and variation claims, as well as offering timely, high-level guidance to senior management on inspection, verification, and program activities.

If you're passionate about ensuring the longevity and adequate maintenance of social housing properties while fostering collaborative relationships within the community, this role offers a rewarding opportunity to make a tangible impact in NSW social housing.

**What we’re looking for**
- Understanding of the Australian Building Codes, Australian Standards, Government, or commercial probity and contracting standards.
- Relevant qualification and/or sound construction building maintenance and/or building construction experience/exposure, together with field inspection experience and measurement of performance against standards.
- Current driver’s license.
- Desirable - experience in compliance inspections of building essential services.

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**What We Offer**

At Homes NSW, we are dedicated to providing our employees with the opportunity to thrive. You will be joining a supportive and inclusive team that is focused on making a positive difference in the lives of the people we serve. We offer competitive salaries, career development opportunities, and the chance to be part of a dynamic team that is committed to addressing the housing challenges facing NSW.

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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