The Queensland Government Accommodation Office (QGAO) centrally manages the largest office property portfolio in Queensland, with approximately 1 million square metres of office space, accommodating more than 60,000 public servants and a broad range of property assets including cyclone shelters, parks, bridges and heritage buildings. Our Government Employee Housing (GEH) business unit efficiently and actively manages a portfolio of approximately 3100 government employee housing residences to support the delivery of government services across Queensland.
Reporting to the Senior Asset Manager, the Project Officer is responsible for supporting the effective management of the maintenance and upgrade components of the GEH portfolio to facilitate its smooth and efficient management across the State.

Job details

What you will be doing:
• Provide value for money outcomes, advice, and recommendations relating to maintenance and upgrade works on a state-wide, remote residential portfolio.
• Deliver maintenance and upgrade programs to agreed timeframes, budget, quality standards, and client satisfaction, further analysing the comparisons between quotes and GEH specifications.
• Manage tenant, property, and program expenditure, including the monitoring, review and reporting on the financial performance of projects, programs, credits, debtors and portfolio.
• Review and endorse the payment of services, including service maintenance programs, tenant relocations, as well as property modification requests.
• Ensure properties are maintained to a consistent standard, taking into consideration GEH specifications, Australian standards, and statutory requirements, including minimum rental standards.
• Consult, negotiate, and work collaboratively in a professional manner with the overall GEH team, across multiple agencies, local governments, and QBuild.
• Contribute to the development of correspondence, briefings, reports and information papers.
• Support the development and review of key policies, guidelines, and processes for best practice of portfolio and asset management.
• Establish and maintain effective relationships with key departmental contacts, including internal and external stakeholders such as state and local government agencies, QBuild, industry and legal representatives.
• Manage and maintain the integrity of multiple data sources, including the review of supporting documentation and processes.

Applications to remain current for 12 months. 

Further information

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Documents

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

• 1. HPW Applicant Guide 2 (Word, 1.01MB)
  
  
  663680 25 Role Description (Word, 347KB)