Job description
Agency: Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Work unit Housing Program Office
Job title: Property Contract Manager
Designation: Administrative Officer 7
Job type: Full time
Duration: Fixed to 30/06/2025
Salary: $113,938 - $122,574
Location: Alice Springs
Position number: 40793 RTF 305185
Closing: 29/09/2024
Contact officer: Tony O'Donohoe, Manager Housing Property Services on 08 8951 5603 or
About the agency: Apply online: Apply Here
APPLICATIONS MUST INCLUDE: A ONE-PAGE SUMMARY ABOUT YOU, A DETAILED RESUME AND COPIES OF YOUR TERTIARY QUALIFICATIONS.
Information for applicants: The NTPS values diversity and encourages people from all diversity groups to apply for vacancies. Reasonable workplace adjustments will be made for people with disabilities. Aboriginal applicants will be granted priority consideration for this vacancy.
Primary objective: To provide primary source of advice on the contract and project management for repairs and maintenance, refurbishments, replacement, or construction of new remote and urban housing assets within the region, ensuring compliance with relevant statutory regulations while maintaining cultural sensitivity in communication to key community, government and non-government organisations, stakeholders, and tenants.
Key duties and responsibilities: Manage a team of Property Contract Officers to ensure efficient delivery of urban and remote housing services, including development of policy and procedures, preparation of ministerial briefings and reports. Ensure team compliance to relevant statutory regulations and legislations in relation to the building industry as well as the Department's policies and procedures in all aspects of property management, including estimating, scoping, and quoting maintenance works. Oversee the condition and record management of assets by ensuring required repairs and maintenance and minor new works programs are identified, recorded, and conducted in a timely manner. Provide high level contractor management to ensure compliance with contract terms including record keeping, managing performance, and reporting on contractual key performance indicators. Monitor, manage and report on works to ensure they are conducted within budget parameters and programs are delivered in the most cost-effective manner. Ability to work with emergency teams in cases of natural disasters/critical incidents, occasionally after-hours. Selection criteria: Essential: Proven experience in a relevant field of contract and project management and government procurement practices in relation to delivering program outcomes. Substantial experience in providing leadership and supervision to a multi-disciplined team, to ensure a high standard of service delivery to a variety of settings with clients from a diverse range of cultural and social backgrounds. Highly developed communication skills, including the preparation of high-level briefings and reports, as well as negotiation and conflict resolution skills, incorporating the ability to provide services in a culturally sensitive manner. Significant experience in budget management, producing project briefs, specifications, and budgets with prioritised outcomes, to ensure programs are managed within budgetary limitations and comply with all relevant legislation and delegations. Demonstrated ability to prioritise tasks, work effectively with minimal supervision, exercise sound judgement and maintain confidentiality. Demonstrated ability to respond positively to change with a commitment to ongoing improvement and professional development. A current NT 'C' class driver's licence or equivalent, physically able to drive 4x4 vehicles for long distances, travel by various means including by light aircraft, and preparedness to work for short periods in remote townships, communities, and urban centres. Desirable: Detailed knowledge of functions, policies, and regulatory controls within the public housing sector, including the Housing Act and Residential Tenancies Act. Understanding of the political, cultural, and economic issues specific to the region regarding asset management. Further information: Applicants should familiarise themselves with the NTPS Capability Framework (CF) which applies to all NTPS employees. The CF is available here.
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