
Principal Project Officer
Department of Housing, Local Government, Planning and Public Works QLD
Posted 20 days ago
What you will be doing:
• Leading the design feasibility investigation and design-management of public housing projects, including bespoke projects with a focus on person-centred design.
• Leading co-design with internal and external partners and stakeholders to identify project scope and design responses that match client and program needs.
• Creating and interpreting complex written, oral and graphical communications in a simple and concise form.
• Preparing reports and correspondence on design and standards matters.
• Providing design and standards advice to senior leadership and critical business partners.
• Contributing to post-occupancy evaluation and the ongoing improvement of design guidelines for housing programs.
• Supporting and helping 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.
The skills you will need include being able to:
• Understand and communicate the organisation's current and potential future role within government and the community and provide effective governance frameworks and guidance to enable high quality strategic, corporate, business, and operational planning and delivery.
• Clarify team and individual role and purpose and connection to strategic goals to support a culture of continuous improvement.
• Communicate with influence, articulating complex concepts and compelling rationales to diverse audiences, and promote the organisation's position with authority and credibility cross-government, cross-jurisdictionally and outside of government.
• Build and manage successful partnerships and relationships with internal and external partners and stakeholders.
• Model and promote professional and ethical behaviour, strengthening a culture of integrity in your team and across the broader team.
• Undertake objective, critical analysis to draw accurate conclusions that recognise and manage contextual issues.
Mandatory Requirement
Current driver's licence
The successful candidate will be required to be a registered architect or licensed building designer or have a building industry design related qualification at degree level.
Applications to remain current for 12 months.
Job Ad Reference: QLD/644434/25
Closing Date: Monday, 7 July 2025
About Department of Housing, Local Government, Planning and Public Works QLD
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.
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