Manager, Workplace Planning
Location: Parramatta (hybrid office & WFH)
Employment type: Ongoing Full Time
Salary: Clerk Grade 9/10, $125,693 to $138,510 pa, plus employer’s contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading
Your role
The Manager, Workplace Planning, is responsible for managing the development of evidence-based strategic accommodation planning to help inform infrastructure investment priorities and asset management activities across DCJ’s leased offices portfolio to ensure the office portfolio is safe and fit-for-purpose accommodation for DCJ staff and judiciary officers, as well as ensuring the portfolio’s health in line with NSW Government Accommodation Standards and KPIs.
What you’ll do
As part of the Capital Planning and Investment team within Infrastructure and Assets division, you are responsible for but not limited to:
- Assess the leased asset portfolio and identify areas of improvement / efficiency. Identify and create a 4-year rolling infrastructure plan for our leased asset portfolio. (reducing rent, reducing space, consolidating, refurbishments and improvements of office space)
- Aged portfolio, prime for improvement
- Identify possible site consolidations
- Improve landlord investment and incentive
- Work with Property and Development NSW (PDNSW) to commence Market Searches for new office requirements / sites and support lease negotiation to achieve the best possible incentives
- Work with multiple teams to complete site due diligence of base building services, and plan the program of works to hand over to project managers for fit out / construction as required
- Maintain strong engagement and relationships with divisional clients
- Prepare briefing notes, program briefs, decommission briefs, New Policy Proposals (NPP)
- Support strategic merit assessment (SMA) on potential program/projects to achieve strong long-term strategies
- Participate in site inspections
- Prepare building stacks on multi-tenanted buildings
- Improve the data quality and reporting to support evidence-based decision making
- Support Landlord approvals for new fit outs
You will be working with a diverse and inclusive team in a flexible and agile working culture.
What we’re looking for
As the successful candidate, you must demonstrate strong capabilities in line with the role description and per below:
- You are able to provide examples of innovation and creativity in solving complex work problems, collaborating with multiple stakeholders to meet competing priorities and needs
- You excel in building credible relationships, able to actively listen, understand and adjust your communication style to meet the needs of others
- You can demonstrate your ability to be highly resilient and work well under pressure
- You can undertake research and formulate recommendations to support evidence based best practice
- Previous experience in property strategy and exposure to leasing is required
- You can provide advice and information to stakeholders on emerging issues and support project development and delivery in line with established plans, budgets, timeframes, policy objectives and other priorities
- Previous experience working in government is not essential
Download the role description.
We focus on hiring people who share our commitment and goals of inclusion, collaboration, adaptability, courage and integrity. If you meet the essential requirements and the role resonates with you, please apply – you do not need to meet every desired requirement for us to want to talk to you.
What We Offer
We offer a variety of benefits, including:
- A challenging and rewarding career
- Flexible, autonomous work environment
- Competitive pay and conditions
- Training and development opportunities to build and maintain capabilities
- Health & Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programs.
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We do work that really matters
Working for the Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) provides lots of opportunities to make a real difference. We collaborate with other agencies and community partners, to improve lives and realise the potential of children, adults, families and communities. We're focused on breaking, rather than managing, disadvantage. It’s work that really matters.
Apply now and join Australia’s top public sector employer where we will support you and provide an exciting and flexible working environment!
Are you ready to join us?
Click apply, attach a cover letter (maximum 2 pages) outlining how you meet the requirements of the role as well as an up-to-date résumé (maximum 5 pages).
Applications close Sunday, 20th July 2025 at 11:59pm AEST.
Got a question?
For more information about the role or what it’s like to work for DCJ, please contact the hiring manager Lisa Diver-Tuck, Senior Manager, Workplace Leasing and Planning on 0498 833 008 or at lisa.diver-tuck@dcj.nsw.gov.au
If you’ve got a question about applying or would benefit from an adjustment in the recruitment process to help you perform at your best (including an alternate method submission of the application), please call Sarah Nguyen on 02 9765 5046 or via thikimyen.nguyen@dcj.nsw.gov.au
Visit Recruitment adjustments on the DCJ website to learn more.
Inclusion and Diversity lies at the heart of how we recruit
We continue to hire great people with a wide variety of skills, experience and backgrounds. This includes people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, women, people identifying as LGBTIQ+, culturally and linguistically diverse people, carers and other diversity groups.
To find out what DCJ are doing to build an inclusive and diverse workforce, visit Inclusion and diversity on the DCJ website.
Other Information
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