Last updated: 11 September 2026
Choose the commercial work that fits your experience
Procurement experience can lead to quite different jobs across NSW Government. The current roles below range from keeping purchasing and facilities services running at NSW Health to negotiating land acquisitions and managing major light rail contracts. Review the responsibilities alongside the application task to decide where your experience fits.
Your recent work will help narrow the list. Someone who supports purchase orders and service providers could start with the Assistant Procurement and Facilities Officer role. An ICT sourcing specialist has a more direct match in DCJ’s Senior Category Specialist position, while a commercial manager handling claims and variations should examine the Light Rail Contracts role. The land roles need their own statutory and acquisition evidence, even when your negotiation experience is strong.
Every role below links to the official advertisement and a Team 3Thirty Application Checklist. Start with the roles where you can show clear examples of judgement, stakeholder advice, negotiation, governance and measurable commercial outcomes.
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Compare the 10 roles
| Role | Organisation | Location | Closing date | Guide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assistant Procurement and Facilities Officer | NSW Ministry of Health | Sydney City | 15 September | Full checklist |
| Senior Category Specialist | Department of Communities and Justice | Parramatta, hybrid | 15 September | Full checklist |
| Senior Manager Acquisitions | Property, Workplace and Development | Parramatta, flexible | 16 September | Full checklist |
| Supply Chain Category Manager, Finance | Western Sydney Local Health District | Sydney, Greater West | 16 September | Full checklist |
| Senior Procurement Advisor | NSW Public Works | Wollongong, Newcastle or Sydney | 17 September | Full checklist |
| Senior Officer Statutory Land Transactions | Transport for NSW | Macquarie Park | 17 September | Full checklist |
| Statutory Land Advisor | Transport for NSW | Macquarie Park | 17 September | Full checklist |
| Senior Manager Commercial Light Rail Contracts | Transport for NSW | Sydney City | 18 September | Full checklist |
| Procurement Officer | NSW Trustee and Guardian | Parramatta and Sydney CBD, hybrid | 20 September | Full checklist |
| Senior Program Officer | Homes NSW | Parramatta | 21 September | Full checklist |
| Contract Manager | eHealth NSW | Chatswood, hybrid | 23 September | Full checklist |
| Procurement Officer | eHealth NSW | Chatswood, hybrid | 23 September | Full checklist |
Current NSW Government roles
Assistant Procurement and Facilities Officer
This is the most accessible role in the group for applicants who have combined administration, purchasing support, facilities coordination and customer service. Strong examples will show how you kept records accurate, handled enquiries professionally and managed competing schedules or service requests. The two targeted questions make communication and time management central to the written application.
Application requirements
Up-to-date resume, maximum 5 pages; responses to 2 targeted questions.
What to highlight
Responsive service, stakeholder and provider coordination, accurate records, facilities support, scheduling and competing priorities.
Senior Category Specialist
This ICT category role suits procurement specialists who can interpret business needs, assess commercial risk and guide stakeholders through sourcing and contract management. Your strongest evidence will connect technical procurement work with the decision it enabled and the outcome it delivered. Include examples of negotiation, supplier management and producing high-quality procurement documentation under competing deadlines.
Application requirements
Cover letter, maximum 2 pages; up-to-date resume, maximum 5 pages.
What to highlight
Strategic sourcing, ICT procurement, supplier relationships, contract management, commercial analysis, influencing and legislation or policy interpretation.
Senior Manager Acquisitions
This senior role is built around complex land acquisitions, negotiation and advice on sensitive transaction, legal and financial matters. It suits applicants who can coordinate valuers, lawyers and technical specialists while keeping risks, budgets and delivery timeframes under control. Your application should show sound judgement in a difficult acquisition or property matter and the quality of the outcome you secured.
Application requirements
Current CV; cover letter addressing your suitability. Check the online application for any additional questions.
What to highlight
Acquisition strategy, landowner negotiation, specialist coordination, legislative compliance, budgets, litigation risk and executive advice.
Supply Chain Category Manager, Finance
This role connects finance, supply chain processes and contract management within a large health service. It suits applicants who can analyse complex issues, appraise options and work with clinical, corporate and supply chain stakeholders. Your selection-criteria responses should use concrete evidence of consultation, financial or contract judgement and a change that improved performance, sustainability or value.
Application requirements
Current CV; individual responses to the listed selection criteria.
What to highlight
Financial management, contract management, supply chain systems, option analysis, change or quality improvement and senior stakeholder consultation.
Senior Procurement Advisor
This position needs deep construction procurement and contract-management experience across complex infrastructure or engineering projects. The hiring team will want confidence that you can lead compliant procurement, provide assurance and improve capability across a regional service. Use examples that show scale, relevant government frameworks, pragmatic advice and how your decisions improved delivery or reduced commercial risk.
Application requirements
Current resume; brief cover letter; responses to 2 questions within a combined maximum of 1 page, with dot points accepted.
What to highlight
Construction procurement, infrastructure contracts, government frameworks, assurance, systems compliance, client advice and continuous improvement.
Senior Officer Statutory Land Transactions
This role supports compulsory acquisition and statutory land processes for major infrastructure projects. It is a strong fit for applicants from property, acquisitions, legal, planning, infrastructure or government environments who can coordinate multiple land-access activities. Your examples should show accurate process management, clear stakeholder communication and how you kept a complex matter moving within legislative requirements.
Application requirements
The job ad does not list specific application documents. We recommend a two-page cover letter and a three- to four-page CV, unless the application portal gives different instructions.
What to highlight
Statutory land transactions, compulsory acquisition, land access coordination, legislative process, project advice and relationship management.
Statutory Land Advisor
The Statutory Land Advisor leads more complex compulsory acquisition, access and compensation matters across transport projects. Applicants need credible advisory experience and the confidence to influence senior stakeholders while balancing compliance, delivery and community expectations. Choose an example that shows your judgement through a sensitive land, property, planning, legal or valuation issue and the outcome you helped reach.
Application requirements
The job ad does not list specific application documents. We recommend a two-page cover letter and a three- to four-page CV, unless the application portal gives different instructions.
What to highlight
Complex acquisitions, statutory advice, compensation or access matters, senior stakeholder influence, community impact and ethical decision-making.
Senior Manager Commercial Light Rail Contracts
This is the clearest major-contract role in the group. It covers end-to-end commercial management, supplier performance, claims, disputes and contract modifications in a highly scrutinised transport setting. Strong evidence will show how you analysed a difficult issue, advised senior decision-makers and achieved a balanced commercial outcome while protecting service delivery.
Application requirements
The job ad does not list specific application documents. We recommend a two-page cover letter and a three- to four-page CV, unless the application portal gives different instructions.
What to highlight
Major service contracts, commercial strategy, claims and disputes, variations, supplier performance, risk mitigation and executive advice.
Procurement Officer
Two ongoing positions offer a direct fit for applicants with at least three years of professional procurement experience. The portfolios cover ICT, professional and property services, with responsibility for sourcing, supplier relationships and procurement advice. Prepare a recent sourcing example and a separate supplier or contract issue for the targeted responses.
Application requirements
Resume, maximum five pages; cover letter, maximum two pages; responses to two targeted questions.
What to highlight
Business needs and market analysis, sourcing decisions, negotiation, supplier performance, risk and clear stakeholder advice.
Senior Program Officer
This construction and building-services role covers the full project lifecycle, including scoping, tendering, contract award, budgets, governance, defects and close-out. It suits project professionals who understand government procurement and contractual administration as part of delivery. Use examples that show disciplined planning, control of risks and budgets, and clear reporting to government, industry or community stakeholders.
Application requirements
Up-to-date resume, maximum 3 pages; cover letter, maximum 2 pages, outlining how you meet the role requirements.
What to highlight
Construction project delivery, tendering, contract administration, governance approvals, budgets, risk, defects and stakeholder reporting.
Contract Manager
This position centres on the performance of ICT supplier agreements across NSW Health. You would work with contract plans, measures, governance, variations and renewals to improve value and manage commercial risk. Use examples that connect supplier relationships with a measurable service or commercial result.
Application requirements
Cover letter and current resume, maximum five pages for the resume. No cover-letter page limit is specified.
What to highlight
Supplier performance, contract governance, commercial negotiation, risk and stakeholder influence.
Procurement Officer
An ICT procurement role supporting the technology used across NSW Health. The work includes sourcing projects, evaluation documents, category management and procurement records. Show how you balance customer needs, sound analysis and probity while moving a purchasing decision forward.
Application requirements
Cover letter and current resume, maximum five pages for the resume. No cover-letter page limit is specified.
What to highlight
Sourcing and evaluation, procurement documentation, governance, analytical judgment and customer or supplier relationships.
How to choose where to apply
Start by matching the role’s operating environment to work you have already done. Procurement support and facilities experience points towards the assistant role. Strategic sourcing, supplier and ICT evidence fits the category positions. Construction procurement and infrastructure contracts align more closely with NSW Public Works and Homes NSW, while property, legal, planning and valuation experience is useful for the land-acquisition roles.
Then compare the writing task with the time you have available. A two-page cover letter needs a tight evidence plan. Selection criteria and targeted questions need distinct examples that answer the wording directly. For roles where the public listing does not state the full document task, open the application portal early and confirm every required field before you begin drafting.
Make the commercial decision visible in your example
For the Senior Procurement Advisor application, both written answers must fit within one page. The first asks about a construction contract dispute. If your example involves a contractor claiming for additional work, explain the claim, the contract provisions you checked and the records you used to assess it. Then show how you developed your advice or negotiated a resolution, including the outcome for cost or delivery. Use your own verified details and make clear which decisions were yours.
The second question asks how you captured and shared lessons from a construction project. Explain what you changed after the issue, such as an approval step or a contract record, and how you helped colleagues use that change. Planning these answers together will help you give each enough space within the combined limit.
Team 3Thirty can help you assess fit, choose examples and prepare the documents for a live role. Request application support here.