Senior Procurement Project Officer

DCCEEW NSW•Orange, Parramatta, FL

8h•A$129,464 - A$142,665•Hybrid

About The Position

This role will lead the rollout of a more sustainable, circular approach to procurement across the department—ensuring recycled content requirements are embedded into planning, purchasing, and end-to-end contract management, while supporting the delivery of key Net Zero commitments. You will drive projects that increase awareness and capability, embed these requirements into policies, systems, and templates, and establish strong reporting, governance, and data processes to track progress and performance. Success in this role requires achieving consistent uptake across teams with varying levels of readiness, integrating new requirements into established processes, and influencing both suppliers and stakeholders with competing priorities. The role involves partnering across the business to provide clear advice, strengthen procurement practices, build capability, and continuously improve outcomes—while coordinating multiple stakeholders and ensuring compliance is practical, measurable, and sustainable over time.

Requirements

Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, to effectively convey ideas and collaborate with team members.
Strong problem-solving abilities to navigate complex challenges.
Capable of driving outcomes while effectively involving stakeholders throughout the process, fostering collaboration and buy-in.
Outstanding stakeholder engagement skills, fostering strong relationships and ensuring alignment with diverse stakeholders to achieve outcomes.

Responsibilities

Lead the rollout of a more sustainable, circular approach to procurement.
Ensure recycled content requirements are embedded into planning, purchasing, and end-to-end contract management.
Support the delivery of key Net Zero commitments.
Drive projects that increase awareness and capability.
Embed new requirements into policies, systems, and templates.
Establish strong reporting, governance, and data processes to track progress and performance.
Achieve consistent uptake across teams with varying levels of readiness.
Integrate new requirements into established processes.
Influence both suppliers and stakeholders with competing priorities.
Partner across the business to provide clear advice.
Strengthen procurement practices.
Build capability.
Continuously improve outcomes.
Coordinate multiple stakeholders.
Ensure compliance is practical, measurable, and sustainable over time.