Asset Services Officer

At the NSW Department of Education, we educate and inspire lifelong learners – from early childhood, through schooling to vocational education and training.

• Ongoing Full-Time role
• Location Liverpool
• Package includes salary $99, $110,271.00 plus superannuation and annual leave loading

About School Infrastructure

School Infrastructure (SI) is delivering new school buildings, major upgrades and maintenance strategies to ensure every school-aged child has access to high quality education facilities at their local public school. This encompasses the largest investment in public education infrastructure in the history of NSW.

For more information about SI visit our website

About the role

• Provide asset services to a group of schools within the Asset Management region
• Liaise with consultants, contractors and other asset management staff to support the design,
  
  development and construction phases of projects
• Delivery of capital works projects and all aspects of facilities management
• Support timely and effective project delivery
• Scope writing, estimation of project costs and manage budgets

For further information please click here to view the role description.

About you

• Construction Project Management or Trade experience
• Excellent customer service in dealing with key stakeholders
• Knowledge in scope writing, along with the ability to estimate project costs and manage budgets
• Knowledge of and commitment to implementing the Department's Aboriginal Education Policy and upholding the Department's Partnership Agreement with the NSW AECG and to ensure quality outcomes for Aboriginal people.

Essential requirements of the role

• Current and valid NSW Driver's Licence
• Willingness and ability to travel across the assigned area of Asset Management of Sydney
• Demonstrated understanding of and commitment to the value of public education.

Benefits

• 35 hour working week
• Flexible working arrangements
• Flex Leave entitlements, generous holidays & leave conditions
• Opportunities for advancement and mobility across the Department to support your career growth
• Competitive, salary sacrificing, employer's contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading
• Fitness Passport unlocking access to 1500+ fitness facilities

How to apply

Attach a resume (maximum 5 pages) and a cover letter (maximum 2 pages) outlining how you meet the requirements and focus capabilities of this role and address the 2 following target questions:

Targeted Question 1:

ASOs are often involved in dealing with contentious issues. Please provide details of a contentious issue you have resolved. What was the issue, who were the stakeholders, how did you deal with the issue and what was the outcome.

Targeted Question 2:

ASOs work on multiple projects simultaneously. All work items have completing timelines and differing stakeholder expectations. Please provide details how you would manage multiple projects and other work obligations to ensure all projects are completed within the desired timelines, whilst maintaining stakeholder's expectations.

Please refer to the Applicant's Guide to Applying to assist you with your application.

If you are an existing Education Support Staff (corporate staff) with the NSW Department of Education, click here for instructions on how to submit your application.

All other applicants please submit your application by clicking 'Apply Now'.

Note: the selection process will include a range of assessment techniques to assist in determining your suitability for the role. Successful candidates will be required to undertake pre-employment screening for this role which includes a National Criminal History Check.

As a condition of employment, successful candidates who are not currently employed by the department will be required to provide a current Working with Children Check (WWCC) Clearance number. This option would allow the WWCC to naturally expire without further communication needed with the employee. The employer obligations under the WWCC would apply for duration of the WWCC's validity (up to 5 years).

Closing date 25 September 2025 at 11:59pm.

For role enquiries please contact Shane Cridland via email at and for recruitment process enquiries please contact Caroline Slongo at

We welcome applications from all ages and genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse groups, the LGBTQIA+ community, veterans, refugees and people with disability. If we can make some adjustments to our recruitment/interview process to better enable you to shine, please contact the Diversity and Inclusion Team ) or visit NSW Department of Education Diversity and Inclusion.

A recruitment pool may be created through this recruitment process. A recruitment pool is a group of applicants who have been assessed and identified as suitable for this role, and who may be considered for a range of similar roles, including temporary, term or ongoing roles, over the next 18 months.