Project Officer
Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Position Classification: Health Manager Level 2
Location: Station St Penrith
Remuneration: $114,251.00 - $134,809.00 per annum
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ621945
Applications Close: 08/12/2025
With CORE Values of Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment,
working with us will ensure your professional life is provided every opportunity to succeed and develop in your chosen career role.
About Us
Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District (NBMLHD) is an exceptional environment to advance your career while enhancing your skills and expertise. As a recognised leader in the healthcare industry, we deliver a comprehensive range of public health services across the Nepean, Blue Mountains, and Lithgow Regions.
An exciting opportunity is available to join the Finance and Corporate Services team at Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District as a Project Officer. You will work closely with Clinical and Corporate stakeholders to ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope, and aligned with organisational priorities. As the Project Officer, you will play a critical role in ensuring the efficient, transparent, and effective use of resources that enable high-quality patient care.
In this role you will be working closely with stakeholders to document and review current processes and supporting systems to identify opportunities for improvement and integration. Conducting evidence-based data analysis to support FCS projects, build and maintain strong working relationships with various internal and external stakeholders across the organisation, ensuring effective stakeholder identification and engagement occurs in all projects.
This position will have you develop accurate and timely reports to Stakeholders, The Ministry of Health, NBMLHD Board, Members of the NBMLHD Executive and steering committees.
If you are you a detail-oriented professional with a knack for keeping things running smoothly? Apply now.
Benefits available to eligible NBMLHD employees
• Accrued Day Off (ADO)
• Opportunity for extra tax savings through Salary Packaging
• Novated Leasing
• Great education opportunities through Education Training Service which offers over 110 courses each year
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members
• Fitness Passport
NBMLHD is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment which reflects the community we serve. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTIQA+, Cultural and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) people, neurodiverse individuals, and people with disabilities to apply.
NBMLHD is committed to implementing the child safe standards. For more information, please click here Child Safe Standards.
For assistance with applying through the NSW Health Career Portal please click here.
What you will bring to the role
- Relevant tertiary qualifications and/or equivalent industry experience.
- Demonstrated experience in all aspects of project management, leading implementation of projects and/or initiatives and change management
- Ability to effectively engage and work collaboratively with a wide range of stakeholders, internally and externally, across varying disciplines and levels, to achieve project goals.
- Demonstrated problem solving, conceptual thinking and analytical skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills including a proven ability to prepare project and meeting documentation, including briefs, project plans, presentations, agendas, meeting minutes etc.
- Demonstrated understanding, or the ability to gain an understanding, of the policy and legislative environment and the ability to effectively operate and deliver in such an environment.
- High level skills in conceptual and systems thinking on the successful application of innovative approaches.
- Demonstrated ability to interact effectively with senior management and external stakeholders.
Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified and must not exceed the duration or conditions associated with the current visa.
Need more information?
1) Click here for the Position Description
2) Find out more about applying for this position
For role related queries or questions contact Luke Bellman on Luke.Bellman@health.nsw.gov.au
