Senior Project Officer

Senior Project Officer - Land Supply ) Homes Tasmania is building homes and creating opportunities for Tasmanians by delivering new social and affordable homes. We work with a range of agencies and sectors so Tasmanians can benefit from a resilient and diverse housing market that allows them to continue to improve their housing situation and all the opportunities that better housing makes possible. Homes Tasmania is committed to investing in its people to ensure a sustainable and successful organisation through a positive workplace culture and highly capable employees. Find out how this role could work for you. Period of employment / Hours: Permanent full-time (76.00 hours per fortnight) day work (part-time hours may be considered by negotiation) Location: Specific work location could be negotiated with the successful applicant. Duties: As a member of the Asset Management and Planning team, contribute to the growth and sustainability of Tasmania’s community infrastructure portfolio, with a particular focus on social and affordable housing, through the delivery of major land development projects. Identify, plan and secure approval for land development projects that meet current and future demand for social and affordable housing. Provide specialist land use planning advice across Homes Tasmania, with specific reference to the Community Infrastructure business unit. Develop contract specifications to procure specialist services external to government, manage associated procurement processes, manage contracted parties in terms of project delivery, ensure compliance with contract specifications, and undertake performance reporting. Skills and experience: Demonstrated ability to develop and deliver community infrastructure projects, ideally land development, asset management and social and affordable housing, that require high level problem solving and stakeholder engagement, and achieve best practice client outcomes. High level interpersonal, communication, negotiation and conflict resolution skills, with the proven ability to identify and negotiate mutually acceptable solutions in situations of differing interests. Demonstrated experience in project management, including organisational skills to plan, coordinate and contribute to numerous concurrent project activities whilst working in an environment subject to work pressures and change. Tertiary qualifications related to the following disciplines: Land use planning – town and/or statutory; Project management; Construction management – residential and commercial, and Auditing and compliance. Other selection criteria refer to the Statement of Duties for all criteria. Pre‑employment checks required: Conviction checks: crimes of violence; sex related offences; serious drug offences; crimes involving dishonesty; serious traffic offences (if driver's licence is an essential requirement). Identification check. Disciplinary action in previous employment check. Download the Statement of Duties and any Associated Documents: Statement of Duties (PDF) : Senior Project Officer Land Supply band 6 (February 2025) HAHSA.PDF Statement of Duties (Word) : Senior Project Officer Land Supply band 6 (February 2025) HAHSA.docx APPLICANT GUIDE: Homes Tasmania - Applicant Guide SFA July 2025.pdf Homes Tasmania - Applicant Guide SFA July 2025.docx Contact Information: Name: Pip Bilson Email: ***********@homes.tas.gov.au Phone: (mob) *** To apply, submit a Short Form Application (SFA) online or via email at ***************@homes.tas.gov.au. The SFA consists of a maximum two-page written application plus a resume. Please see the SFA Applicant FAQ for details. #J-18808-Ljbffr