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Assistant Director, Property


Company : Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission


Location : Sydney, New South Wales


Created : 2026-02-07


Job Type : Full Time


Job Description

About the Aged Care Quality and Safety CommissionThe Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission (the Commission) was formed on 1 January 2019. We work to improve the lives of older people by maintaining the integrity of the aged care system. As the single independent regulator of Australian Government aged care services, we offer a variety of interesting and challenging jobs across most capital cities. It is an exciting time to join the Commission, with major reforms underway to improve aged care in Australia. You will be contributing to our role as the national regulator to safeguard and protect older Australians receiving aged care services. Meet some of our people and learn more about the Commission and our Regulatory Strategy on our website www.agedcarequality.gov.auAbout the TeamThe Property Team provides property and facilities and property project management services and specified corporate services (including mail, Cabcharge and stationery) for the Commission''s offices nationally. The Property Team works with the Commission''s WoAG appointed Property Services Provider (PSP) to deliver effective property and facilities management services nationally. On a strategic level, the role of the Property Team on a 24/7 and 365 day basis is to ensure the provision of a safe, secure and enjoyable workspace environment for staff, visitors and third parties across the Commission''s offices. The Property Team are a small, dispersed team with team members based in all of the Commission''s offices, excluding the Darwin and Perth offices.About the RoleThe purpose of this position is to assist the Director Property & Business Resilience to lead and direct the national property and facilities functions within the Commission, including leading property policy, capital works and office relocation projects nationally.Position DutiesAssist the Director with the strategic operation of the Property team and development of strategic responses, including the management and delivery of property capital works projects, including new office fit outs and refurbishments.Provide authoritative expert advice to the Director and senior executive team on complex property and facilities issues, including management and acquisition of property, workspace management and property projects, and routinely advise senior stakeholders on property issues and recommended solutions.Lead the day-to-day BAU property and facilities management operations nationally with support from the Senior Property Officer, including contract management of the Property Services Provider (PSP) to improve efficiencies and service outcomes.Manage property related procurements and contracts and associated contract management in compliance with Commission policies and procedures and Commonwealth Procurement Rules.Provide leadership and support to team individuals to assist them to achieve their potential and contribute to organisational goals and outcomes via performance development assessment plans.Pro-actively build and maintain positive relationships with senior executives, peers and stakeholders across the organisation and externally.Take reasonable care for your own health and safety and for that of others in the workplace by working in accordance with legislative requirements and the organisations'' workplace health and safety (WHS) policies and procedures.Position Eligibility Requirements (Selection Criteria)To be successful in this role you will need to demonstrate the following:A minimum of 7 years of demonstrated and extensive experience in a property and facilities management (including leasing, facilities management, emergency and environmental management and workspace management) within a government organisation. Tertiary qualifications in property and facilities management, project management or a relevant field are desirable.A minimum of 5 years demonstrated experience in property project management, including the management of capital works projects and office relocation projects within a government organisation.Demonstrated knowledge of Commonwealth government procurement practices, including contract and budget management.Ability to communicate with influence, including demonstrated experience drafting a range of written material within government (including staff communications, briefs and reports).Demonstrated high level organisational skills with the ability to work in a reactive environment with very broad supervision to identify priorities to meet competing deadlines and resolve complex property and facilities and property project issues.Role Specific RequirementsSignificant and demonstrated experience in property and facilities management within a government organisation (including experience managing Property Services Provider contracts) is required for this role to operate effectively.Minimum of a Baseline security clearance or ability to obtain a minimum of Baseline security clearance.Flexibility to travel to interstate locations periodically to support on-site project delivery.Flexibility to undertake after-hours work periodically to support property team on-call arrangements and on-site project delivery.Position NotesSalary offered will be between $118,588- $135,251 per annum depending on skills and experience. In addition, 15.4% superannuation will be paid.Only candidates who hold Australian citizenship can apply. Appointment is conditional on successfully completing a national police check. For more information, please visit www.apsc.gov.au/citizenship-apsNon-ongoing opportunity will be offered for an irregular/intermittent term. Opportunities will be offered for varying periods up to 12 months with the option to extend to a total of 24 months.Merit Pool established through this selection process may be used to fill this or future ongoing or non-ongoing vacancies.In your application, please provide a statement of claims against the position eligibility requirements (selection criteria) in no more than 600-words, including what strengths you would bring to the role, and a copy of your CV.Please complete the application and submit by 11:30pm Monday 9th February, 2026 AEDT. Follow our guidelines for candidate use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) throughout the recruitment process.Please contact our recruitment team on (02) 9633 3262 or [email protected] for assistance with accessing our website or with lodging your application.Specific questions about the roles can be directed to Anita Mousa by emailing [email protected] with Attention Anita Mousa and Position title in the subject line. #J-18808-Ljbffr