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Principal Facilities Officer
Business Support; National Fire Ant Eradication Program; Biosecurity Queensland; Berrinba
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As our Principal Facilities Officer, you will:
• Support the Manager Logistics and Supply Chain to lead the team responsible for managing the National Fire Ant Eradication Program (the Program) facilities to ensure delivery of an effective and safe work environment. May include oversight of after-hours and weekend security and duties.
• Contribute specialist knowledge and provide associated advice to the Program to facilitate effective delivery of on-going services, projects, and strategies in relation to management of facilities.
• Prepare reports, submissions, correspondence of a substantial & complex nature addressing important and sensitive issues requiring specialist expertise and nuanced advice relating to fleet and asset management.
Just imagine what you could achieve with us.
Job details
| Position status | Fixed Term Temporary |
|---|---|
| Position type | Flexible full-time |
| Occupational group | Administration |
| Classification | AO7 |
| Workplace Location | Brisbane - South |
| Job ad reference | QLD/645334/25 |
| Closing date | 10-Jul-2025 |
| Job duration | until 30 June 2027 with possible extension |
| Contact person | Adam Calver |
| Contact details | Phone: 0461 524 650 Access the National Relay Service |
As our Principal Facilities Officer, you will:
• Support the Manager Logistics and Supply Chain to lead the team responsible for managing the National Fire Ant Eradication Program (the Program) facilities to ensure delivery of an effective and safe work environment. This may include oversight of after-hours and weekend security and duties.
• Contribute specialist knowledge and provide associated advice to the Program to facilitate effective delivery of on-going services, projects, and strategies in relation to management of facilities.
• Prepare reports, submissions and correspondence of a substantial and complex nature addressing important and sensitive issues requiring specialist expertise and nuanced advice relating to fleet and asset management.
• Ensure ongoing business improvement to achieve maximum return on investment for resource expenditure (e.g., manage budget set for facilities leasing, managing relocation and maintenance of delivery of goods and vehicles) build and share internal and external networks and work cooperatively across boundaries to achieve effective outcomes.
• Advise and support management in the development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of facilities strategies for the Program (e.g., security access).
What we are looking for
We are seeking the best suited candidate for the role. We will achieve this by:
• assessing your eligibility and suitability to fulfill the role requirements (including, where relevant, the way you carried out previous roles)
• evaluating your potential contributions to the department and how your involvement would uphold our commitment to equity, diversity, respect and inclusion.
The work we do is widespread and varied, but our people are united by an innate sense of purpose, and a passion to serve their fellow Queenslanders. Our people are talented, down-to-earth and resilient, and the work they do every day fills them with gratification and pride. This is what keeps them coming back.
Here are some other reasons why our people choose us:
• Have visible impact in your community, and directly contribute to making Queensland a better place to live.
• Flexible working options that encourage a healthy work-life balance.
• Salary sacrificing options and competitive superannuation.
• A variety of fantastic leave benefits, supported across the broader Queensland public sector.
• Access to confidential and free counselling for you and your immediate family members through our Employee Assistance Program.
• We are committed to preventing violence against women and are proud to be a White Ribbon accredited workplace.
Join us and help preserve and protect Queensland's biosecurity. Visit www.daf.qld.gov.au to learn more about us and what we do.
Applications to remain current for 12 months.
Job Ad Reference: QLD/645334/25
Closing Date: Thursday, 10 July 2025
Further information
We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.
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