Project Director

About the Opportunity

Position No: 012618
Salary/Level: Class 1 $204,404 pa, PSCSAA 20241x
Full-Time, Fixed Term position available until 30 June 2030

Come join the team at the new Department of Housing and Works. The Department of Housing and Works delivers and maintains essential social housing and critical infrastructure across Western Australia—including schools, hospitals, and police facilities. We manage tenancy services, support housing provision in remote Aboriginal communities, and oversee government employee accommodation. Through office accommodation solutions, State Fleet management, procurement, planning and asset policy, we empower other government agencies to deliver their best.

We are committed to ensuring our hiring processes are inclusive. If you are an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander person, young person, or person with a disability seeking assistance with your application, please contact Jobs and Skills WA on 13 64 64. If you are a person living with a disability and require any adjustments or accommodations, please contact Fiona Grey, Principal HRBP on 0401 160 330 or via email at ses.hr@communities.wa.gov.au. You can also reach us through the National Relay Service.

Benefits

• Flexible work options, including working from home up to 2 days per week.
• Professional development, training, and on-the-job learning to advance your career.
• Generous leave entitlements, which include 4 weeks annual leave, 3 public service holidays each year, accrued long service leave every 7 years, and an option to purchase additional leave each year.
• Access to cultural leave for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
• Modern workspaces, where you choose your workspace that assists you to do your best work.
• Access to activity-based work hubs in the CBD, Fremantle, and Joondalup for ad hoc flexible work.
• Corporate discounts with selected health insurance providers and access to wellness programs.
• Opportunity to support our Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP), Disability Access and Inclusion Plan, Indigenous Network, Gender Equity Champions Group, and Youth Working Group.

About The Role

The position currently oversees the delivery of Complex Programs which are high-volume, capital-intensive initiatives that also provide socio-economic benefits to communities across WA. These programs include the Kimberley Flood Recovery Program and the North-West Aboriginal Housing Fund (NWAHF), along with agency’s Spot Purchase and Property Transactions programs.

The leadership context for this role is Leading Leader. This context is about leading teams to achieve the strategic direction of a number of different business areas and to implement the associated operational strategies. To be successful for the role, you will need to demonstrate the expected behaviors and mindsets in this context.

How to Apply

If you think you have what it takes to be a part of our dynamic and forward-thinking team, please click the “APPLY FOR THIS JOB” button and you will be redirected to WA Government Jobs and follow the advertising instructions. If not directed straight to the position, please key the position number into the web search box.

Please ensure you apply before the closing deadline as we won’t accept late and incomplete applications.

Further Job Related Information

For further information about the position please contact Monica Nichevich, Executive Director, Housing Delivery and Asset Maintenance on 0478 403 308 or via email at monica.nichevich@dohw.wa.gov.au (not to be contacted for Applicant Information Packs or assistance with lodging your application).

Currently there is one (1) full-time, fixed-term appointment until 30 June 2030 with a possible extension, available for filling. Whilst this selection process will initially be used to appoint to this advertised vacancy, it may also be used to appoint to similar positions that may arise in the Department within the next twelve (12) months on a full-time, part-time, fixed-term basis.

The Department may conduct an Executive Search to supplement the field of applicants.

Closing Date: Monday, 17 November 2025 at 4:00pm (AWST)