Blacktown City Council

Project Officer – Project Management Office

Blacktown City is a growing and thriving city, located halfway between Sydney City and the Blue Mountains. With 435,000 residents, we are the largest and most diverse city in NSW, spread across 54 suburbs. Blacktown City is vibrant, dynamic and multicultural, home to a large First Nations community, and more than 180 different birthplaces and languages.

With $22.6 billion regional economy, Blacktown City is also home to 30,000 businesses. Working at Blacktown City Council provides widespread, exciting professional opportunities. Our Council is leading the transformation of Blacktown City and Western Sydney. We are implementing a vision for a modern city, full of opportunity for our residents and businesses.

Our Council is led by highly skilled and experienced professionals, working with talented and passionate teams across a diverse range of business units. We are delivering high quality, customer-focused services, experiences, and facilities, and leading a program of strategic planning, activity and investment.

Blacktown City Council strives to be an inclusive workplace for all people. We welcome applications from all ages and genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, the LGBTIQ+ community, veterans and people with disabilities.

About the opportunity

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced project officer to join our Digital Services team on a permanent, full-time basis. Blacktown City Council is growing rapidly, and the use of technology is critical to our success. This role will be responsible for undertaking project support activities with stakeholders from all sections of the Council.

You will provide support for the successful delivery of projects through all stages of the project lifecycle. Duties of the role includes, enhancement to existing systems such as TechnologyOne, as well as the implementation of new systems including customer experience and a field worker management platform.

A successful candidate will use their project knowledge and stakeholder management experience to help us improve our employee experience with systems. 

Qualifications and experience

Essential:

• Certificate IV in Computer Science, Information Technology or a related field
• In-depth experience in project delivery, governance and reporting
• Experience in a Project Officer role in a similar organisation 
• Current class C driver's licence.

Desirable:

• Project Management certification
• ITILv3 Foundation certification
• Experience with Agile and Waterfall project delivery methodologies. 

Remuneration and benefits

The salary and conditions of employment are in accordance with Blacktown City Council’s Enterprise Agreement.

• Entry level for this position starts at $1,730.04 per week
• 35-hour working week 
• Opportunity to participate in Council's flextime arrangement
• Employee benefits such as leave entitlements (where applicable), 11.5% employer contribution payable to your nominated superannuation fund, Fitness Passport, gym membership discounts, and social clubs.

Our commitment to safety

Blacktown City Council is committed to safety. We have introduced alcohol and other drug testing at the pre-employment phase, and via a series of random and cause testing.

We are a child safe organisation that supports and promotes the safety, wellbeing and empowerment of children.

Position description 

Click here to view or download the position description.

  Apply now using our fast and easy-to-use online application process:

1. Have your resume and any other relevant documentation ready to attach. 
2. Have a personal email address ready to use and complete your application without 'logging out' of the system.
3. Review the questions and decide on your responses before commencing your application.

   Best of luck.

Closing date:           Friday 7 February 2025, 11.59 pm    

Contact officer:       Rosanna Maccarone on 9839 6449  

Internal ref:              BCC1856