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Join QBuild for an exciting career opportunity as a permanent Procurement Officer to provide a high level of procurement process support to QBuild.

Job details

QBuild is a commercialised business unit of the Queensland Government.  It has been Queensland Government's builder for over 160 years, playing an important role in communities across the state by building and maintaining government-owned assets such as schools, social housing, police stations and correctional and health facilities.

About the role:

You will play a pivotal role in supporting QBuild's ambition to strengthen Queensland's building and construction industry by providing exceptional procurement process support. The SEQ Procurement Contract Management Team (CMT) is responsible for creating and managing long term contracts such as Standing Offer Arrangements. Regular tasks/duties include Supplier Engagement and Management and Contract Management, including Performance Management activities and annual contractor meetings. Other team tasks include providing support, including training sessions and document management, to internal stakeholders and presenting Industry Briefing Sessions to external contractors.

Duties and skills involved:

• Sourcing and correlating a range of feedback from both internal and external stakeholders, comparing resources to other government agencies and industry standards and producing a range of procurement documentation.
• Develop, implement and maintain procurement documentation and systems in accordance with QBuild's Quality Certification ISO 9001.
• Providing guidance and assistance to regional staff in Procurement, purchasing and the associated policies.
• Maintaining awareness of industry procurement and striving to continuously improve the procurement function within the region.
• Developing and delivering procurement training programs, ongoing skills frameworks, training materials and coordinating the presentation of training sessions.
• Developing, implementing and monitoring procurement instructions, procedures, guidelines and standard forms while maintaining document control (in conjunction with Quality Assurance).
• Providing efficient and high standards of customer service to both internal and external stakeholders including coordinating responses, ensuring a high-quality service.
• Knowledge of legislation and/or policies directly related to procurement in QLD Government and the Building Construction Maintenance industry.
• Demonstrated ability and advanced knowledge of the Microsoft suite in particular word, excel, SharePoint and Adobe PDF to automate forms to streamline processes.
• Knowledge of the QPulse system to manage document control.
• Interpersonal skills including negotiation, and dispute resolution.

Preferred skills and experience:

• Procurement Certification Levels 1 or 2.
• Excel skills.

How do I apply?

All applicants must be eligible to work in Australia.

Interested candidates are encouraged to review the below attached applicant guide and role description. Once reviewed please submit the following documents to apply:

• Resume
• Cover letter (2 pages maximum) telling us why you are interested in and capable of performing the role.

If you have any questions about the position or your application please contact Michelle Chiappara, Senior Procurement Advisor on Ph: (07) 5514 9403 or Email: Michelle.CHIAPPARA@hpw.qld.gov.au .

Applications to remain current for 12 months.

Job Ad Reference: QLD/672796/25

Closing Date: Monday, 05 January 2026

Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

Please ensure you download all attachments and follow the instructions on how to apply.

Documents

Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.

• applicant-guide HPW (2) (PDF, 350KB)
  
  
  672796 25 Role Description v2 (PDF, 240KB)