Senior Property Officer

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

• Temporary Full-Time Role up to 30 September 2028
• Location Eveleigh, Sydney with convenient access to major transport hubs
• Competitive salary from $129,464.00 to $142,665.00 p.a. plus superannuation and leave loading
• 35-hour work week plus Flex Leave entitlements
• Fitness Passport unlocking access to 1500+ fitness facilities

About the role

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.

As a Senior Property Officer within the Acquisition & Divestment team, you will play a vital role in managing the state-wide property and accommodation portfolio to meet departmental deadlines, including the preparation of project briefs and scopes of work.

In addition to overseeing infrastructure acquisition and management, you will be responsible for analysing property market intelligence and coordinating team recommendations for the possible disposal, development, acquisition, leasing and licencing of property to gain maximum value for the department.

Ensuring commercial viability and fitness for purpose, your expertise in negotiating, instructing, drafting and briefing documentation will contribute to the seamless delivery of essential services for the diverse needs of the NSW education system.

For more information, please review the Role Description or visit School Infrastructure NSW & the Department website.

About you

• Experience in acquisitions and divestments of property
• Ability to adopt a commercial property approach, maximising value while achieving service delivery and policy outcomes.
• Skill in developing and maintaining effective working relationships with diverse internal and external stakeholders, including school communities, property developers, and government agencies.
• Experience in managing and coordinating projects, engaging external consultants, and ensuring projects are completed within parameters.
• Ability to work independently and escalate issues when required
• 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

• Tertiary qualification in either a property related discipline or project management and/or relevant and extensive knowledge and experience in servicing a large and complex property asset portfolio.
• Flexibility to travel to state-wide locations.
• Current and valid NSW Driver's Licence.
• Demonstrated understanding of and commitment to the value of public education

Benefits

• Flexible working arrangements
• 35 hour working week
• Competitive, salary sacrificing, employer's contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading
• Flex Leave entitlements, generous holidays & leave conditions
• Opportunities for advancement and mobility across the Department to support your career growth
• 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 capabilities of this role.

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 31 August 2025 at 11:59pm.

For role enquiries please contact Chloe Standard 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.