Senior Project Officer - Facilities Planning

This is a permanent full-time position commencing December 2026

The Infrastructure Division has responsibility for the planning and provision of facilities (land, buildings and equipment), which includes land planning, student enrolment forecasting and facilities planning, strategic asset management, capital works programs, maintenance and minor works programs and provision of facilities related services. The Capital Works and Maintenance Directorate is responsible for managing and implementing the asset investment program including capital works projects and maintenance at public schools across the State.

The Role

The successful applicant will research, review and assist in planning the infrastructure within schools to maintain or improve the quality of the built learning environment across all capital works programs, including conducting post-occupancy evaluations, utilisation audits, gap analysis and other field research projects. They will ensure that policies, schedules, standards and specifications as they apply to infrastructure requirements for WA Government School projects are met and implemented by service providers and consultants.

Additionally, the successful applicant will assist the Principal Facilities Consultant in the maintenance of listings of standard suites of facilities, enrolment capacity data, and preparation of schedules of accommodation for new projects. They will be expected to ensure that matters related to an improvement in the standards, quality and performance of the built physical learning environment have an empirical basis. They will contribute…