Senior Project Officer

This role within the Program Governance and Integration branch of Offshore Wind Energy Victoria supports the delivery of outputs and objectives including Governance, business planning, risk management, program reporting, and probity. This position requires a personable, self-starter who can communicate in a succinct and clear manner, with excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with an ability to exercise tact and discretion.

The role requires you to build your own understanding of the department’s processes and systems to support the Program Governance and Integration branch to meet timeframes and develop high-quality deliverables. The Project Officer will also be required to support the business planning for the branch working closely with in Offshore Wind Energy Victoria and provide policy and business planning support to the team and branch as required.

Specialist/Technical Expertise/Qualifications

• An appropriate qualification or demonstrated knowledge and experience in Project and/or Program Management is mandatory.
• Demonstrated capability and experience with Primavera P6 or Oracle Primavera Cloud (OPC) is highly desirable.
• Understanding of offshore wind project development or Energy policy in Victoria is highly desirable.
• This is a fixed term position available until 30 June 2028. The work location for this position is 8 Nicholson Street, East Melbourne with hybrid work arrangements available.
• To be considered for this position, applicants are encouraged to submit a resume and cover letter (no longer than 2 pages) summarising their skills and relevant experience.
• Please refer to the Key Selection Criteria provided in the Position Description, including the mandatory requirements.

How to Apply

• If you are a current DEECA employee, please apply via DEECA Careers.
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• Applications close 11.59pm on Sunday, 01 November 2026.
• All applications must be submitted through the online portal. We are unable to consider email or manual applications at this time.

Other relevant information

Preferred candidates will be required to undertake pre-employment screening, including a Declaration and Consent form and a Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check.

To be eligible for appointment to this role, applicants will possess corresponding work rights for the advertised employment period. Appointment to an ongoing position is only available to an Australian/New Zealand citizen or an Australian Permanent Resident.

An inclusive, culturally safe and flexible workplace

DEECA fosters an inclusive workplace culture and is committed to a fair, accessible, and equitable recruitment process.

We strongly encourage Aboriginal and or Torres Strait Islander people to apply. We recognise the strengths, knowledge and perspectives First Nations people bring and DEECA is committed to a culturally safe and respectful workplace. If you need support to participate, please contact [email protected].

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