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Technology Assets & Software Contracts Specialist

Job No: WaterNSW3199
Location: Parramatta


Ready to make a splash in your career? WaterNSW is seeking an experienced Technology Assets & Software Contracts Specialist (Full Time, Permanent) to join our team.  

This is an opportunity to work with an essential organisation creating a more sustainable future for the state.  

This role offers the flexibility to work around life, your contribution will be valued, and you’ll be supported to build a rewarding career. 

 

Our perks and Benefits:

At WaterNSW, we believe that our employees should be as well taken care of as our rivers, dams, and pipelines, that’s why we offer a load of benefits.  

  • Flexible working  

  • Work a 9-day fortnight at Full pay on the Enterprise Agreement  

  • Up to 16 weeks paid parental leave  

  • Fertility leave  

  • Corporate wear allowance  

  • Professional development and educational assistance  

  • Access to remote area benefit packaging – based on work location

  • Salary starting from $99,595 base + 12% Super  

  • And so much more! 

 

What you’ll do: 

  • Develop, maintain, and continuously enhance high-quality, current registers for ICT contracts, hardware, and software assets, ensuring data accuracy, integrity, and traceability across all systems.
  • Lead and expert advice on commercial and contractual lifecycle management for ICT suppliers, ensuring alignment with procurement frameworks, service-level outcomes, and vendor performance targets.
  • Ensure adherence to procurement and contract management frameworks, mitigating contractual, financial, and cybersecurity risks. Maintain audit-ready documentation to support governance and compliance requirements.
  • Coordinate the asset planning cycle, enabling accurate budgeting, financial forecasting, and cost optimisation of technology assets and renewals.
  • Provide strategic asset insight, commercial risk management, and optimisation of contract value and provide recommendations.
  • Support and influence vendor relationships in collaboration with Technology owners and Procurement. Drive value-for-money outcomes and measurable service improvements through structured vendor performance reviews and KPI reporting.
  • Integrate asset and contract data into corporate reporting frameworks; design dashboards and reports to track KPIs, renewals, cost trends, and contract health. Provide data-driven insights to inform strategic sourcing decisions.
  • Educate staff on asset renewal cycles and ensure timely renewals or discontinuation.


What we are looking for:  

  • Tertiary qualifications in Business, Procurement, IT, or related discipline.
  • Understanding of ICT hardware and software lifecycle.
  • Familiarity with procurement processes, compliance requirements, and reporting.
  • Demonstrated experience in Information and Communications technology specifically regarding contract management including procurement, negotiation and ongoing contract management.
  • Extensive relationship management skills demonstrated ability to proactively and effectively provide high quality customer service, vendor management and high-level interpersonal and communication skills.
  • Demonstrated success in developing and implementing vendor relationships.
  • Demonstrated understanding of ICT hardware and software lifecycle and licencing.
  • Strong analytical and financial skills.
  • Current NSW Drivers Licence

 

How we will support you: 

At WaterNSW, we balance flexibility – and the way we work – with the needs of the business, our teams, and us as individuals.

When it comes to working in an office, we work in a hybrid way. If you’re required to be in the field or on site, the benefits of flexibility can be achieved in other ways, such as through a condensed work week.

 

We are proud to be a WORK180 Endorsed Employer and are committed to providing equal opportunities for women. Visit our WORK180 page to access our benefits and career development opportunities. 

 

More about our team / culture:

No matter how or where you work, safety is the number one priority. This means the physical and mental safety of you, your colleagues, and the public.

 

Who is WaterNSW? 

WaterNSW operates the state’s dams, capturing and storing water, and then supplying it ready for distribution – for the environment, agriculture, industry and the community. With 41 major dams and hundreds of waterways across the state, we play a vital role at the source of the state’s water, delivering two thirds of all water used in NSW.   

We’re the people taking care of the state’s water at the source – capturing, storing, delivering. Find out more at waternsw.com.au. 

 

For more information, please reach out to: Nathan Hollis (Nathan.Hollis@waternsw.com.au )

  

Please note applications for this position will close on 12 December 2025, 5.00 pm.

 

Click for Position Description - Please note this can only be accessed on the WaterNSW Careers Page. 

 

You must have full work rights in Australia to qualify for all positions at WaterNSW.  

  

We are a 2025 Circle Back Initiative Employer – we commit to respond to every applicant. 

  


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