This contract opportunity is within one of QLD's largest state government departments committed to delivering high-quality facilities and infrastructure services that support education across Queensland. As an Infrastructure Advisor, you’ll play a key role in providing expert advice, coordinating projects, and ensuring that schools and educational facilities receive the infrastructure support they need to thrive.
Key Responsibilities - Provide high-quality, client-focused facilities advice and consultancy services to schools, senior management, staff, and the wider community.
- Offer strategic advice, information and support on facilities planning, investment and asset management.
- Coordinate with regional facilities teams, the Infrastructure Services Division, and external providers to deliver a broad range of facilities services.
- Collaborate across teams and agencies to provide field-based facility support services.
- Prepare ministerial responses, reports, and briefing materials.
- Ensure business practices and processes align with divisional standards and directions.
- Manage and monitor delivery of capital works, maintenance, and facilities services to scope, budget, and quality requirements.
- Advise senior officers on a wide range of facilities planning and asset management matters.
- Conduct and report on operational audits of physical assets.
- Support and participate in the professional development of regional staff.
Successful Candidate - Proven experience in facilities planning, asset management, or infrastructure delivery within a complex organization (public sector or education sector experience highly regarded).
- Strong stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across multiple teams and agencies.
- Blue card required
- Demonstrated capability in managing projects to scope, budget, and timeframes.
- High-level written communication skills, including the ability to prepare quality reports and ministerial briefings.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with a focus on practical solutions.
- A commitment to high-quality customer service and continuous improvement.
- The ability to work both independently and as part of a collaborative team environment.
If you are someone based on either the Gold Coast or Mackay region & experienced in the facilities/ infrastructure planning, investment & management space, this is the role for you!
Send your application through to: daniel@publicsectorpeople.com.au prior to the role close date of the 20/10 & give me a call on 0466 265 446 to discuss this opportunity in further detail today!