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Principal Executive Officer

Department of Housing, Local Government, Planning and Public Works QLD
Brisbane, QLD
A$129,089 p/a
Community Services & Development → Housing & Homelessness Services
Full-time
On-site

Posted 6 hours ago


What you will be doing:
• Coordinate the delivery of submissions, documentation, proposals and initiatives requiring departmental or divisional responses on behalf of the General Manager.
• Liaise with key departmental officers within Policy, Performance and First Nations, as well as other departmental divisions, to ensure the effective preparation and coordination information requests.
• Provide high level specialist advice and support to the General Manager in relation to stakeholder and client related matters.
• Respond in a timely manner to all requests for information from the Offices of the Minister and the Director-General, which includes requests from Electorate offices and the Department of the Premier and Cabinet.
• Undertake or assisting various research or analytical tasks relating to the operations of the division
• Remain abreast of emerging issues impacting on the portfolio and providing advice to the General Manager and other executives on appropriate courses of action.
• Assist in the management of the Office of the General Managers mailbox.
• Ensure compliance with information management and recordkeeping requirements
• Work with agility and flexibility to meet changing team and divisional needs.
• Support and help maintain a workplace safety culture by ensuring that all policies and practices concerning Workplace Health and Safety are applied and a part of day-to-day operations.

What we are looking for:
We are looking to find the person best suited for the role and will be considering your knowledge, skills, experience, potential for development and future contribution to the department as well as your personal qualities and how they contribute to our department's equity and diversity objectives which aim to build a workforce that reflects the Queensland community.

It is recognised that everyone is a leader regardless of classification level. Refer to the Team Leader stream of the Leadership competencies for Queensland framework to understand the expectations for this role.

The skills you will need include being able to:
• Well-developed analytical and strategic skills to provide direction and advice at a senior level.
• Build and manage productive working relationships with internal and external partners and stakeholders to achieve agreed results.
• Superior written and interpersonal skills with the ability to build and maintain productive relationships, communicate, negotiate, influence, network and consult at all levels within Government and with external stakeholders.
• High quality advice and use analysis, experience and critical judgement to make information decisions that are rigorously considered and supported by clear rationale.
• Personal responsibility in meeting objectives, including the ability to recognise and resolve issues impacting on the achievement of desired outcomes.

Applications to remain current for 12 months.

Job Ad Reference: QLD/644274/25

Closing Date: Friday, 04 July 2025


About Department of Housing, Local Government, Planning and Public Works QLD

Brisbane, QLD, Australia

The Department of Housing and Public Works delivers a range of housing, building and procurement services.

We work to ensure that our most in need Queenslanders have access to housing and homelessness assistance. This assistance is provided through government-owned and managed social housing, and grant funding to registered providers. We also help thousands of low income earners to enter and remain in the private rental market.

Another key focus for the department is to provide policy, advice and delivery of services to government agencies in the areas of construction, asset and facilities management, procurement and fleet management.

The department consists of five major areas: Housing and Homelessness Services, Public Works and Asset Management, Building Industry and Policy, Queensland Government Procurement and Corporate Services.

Source: This is an extract from the company's own website.

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