Principal Project Officer (Sunshine Coast)

Develop your career with Sunshine Coast Health in southeast Queensland which extends through the coastal and hinterland areas from Caloundra in the south and Gympie in the north.

Job details Position status Permanent Position type Full-time Occupational group Administration Classification AO7 Workplace Location Sunshine Coast Job ad reference QLD/SC684267 Closing date 19-Jun-2026 Yearly salary Fortnightly salary Total remuneration Salary Other Job duration Contact person Yvette Yapp Contact details 0412 888 323 Access the

We're excited to welcome a Principal Project Officer to our Program and Planning team.

Sunshine Coast Health is a values-based organisation. We are committed to the maintenance of a culture in which we treat our colleagues with respect as we do our patients, consumers and the community. We respect, protect and promote human rights in our decision-making and actions.

The purpose of the Principal Project Officer role is to provide high level leadership and management to allocated projects and contribute to and facilitate the implementation of projects while ensuring they are completed within the Queensland State Government, Department of Health and SCHHS frameworks and policies. It will require you to develop, implement, and maintain adequate policy, processes, systems, and internal controls to ensure effective and effective project delivery.

Key Responsibilities include:
- Manage the delivery of Capital Assets and Infrastructure projects from inception to finalisation, ensuring that clinical and operational requirements and SCHHS policies for capital works, building maintenance and asset management are fulfilled.
- Work with strategic partners to assess or develop appropriate service delivery models underpinned by clinical planning knowledge of the Australasian Health Facility Guidelines, Australian Standards, industry benchmarks and other evidence-based design guidelines.
- Interpret and provide advice on legislation, regulations, policies and guidelines as they relate to building infrastructure works and the impacts on clinical or operational functions of the service.
- Undertake research into best-practice design to support the implementation of new models of care and prepare associated papers or reports for key stakeholders, providing a consultancy service to internal and external parties. Remuneration value up to $171 568 p.a., comprising salary between $140 115
- $150 371 p.a., employer contribution to superannuation (12.75%) and annual leave loading (17.5%) (AO7). Applications will remain current for 12 months. Please note: only applications from candidates will be accepted (applications that may result in an agency fee will not be considered).

Why work for us?

We offer rewarding career opportunities across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical areas across our health service and pride ourselves on providing a work environment that is safe, satisfying, flexible, and promotes a healthy work-life balance. As a Queensland Health employee, you will benefit from a higher than standard employer contribution to Superannuation of up to 12.75%, access to salary packaging, flexible working arrangements and competitive salary rates with annual incremental increases. We are committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workplace for our people and our community. We encourage people of all genders, races, ages and abilities to apply for roles within our Health Service. You can find out more about why it's so great to work at Sunshine Coast here:

As a Sunshine Coast Health employee, you will receive competitive remuneration and have access to:
- A wellness program;
- Generous superannuation;
- Flexible work arrangements;
- Career training and development; and
- Salary packaging. Check out the latest updates here:

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