Big Housing Build opportunities
Victoria’s Big Housing Build just got bigger - are you ready to make an impact?
We are leading Australia’s largest urban renewal—redeveloping Melbourne’s 44 public housing towers to provide modern homes for 30,000+ people.
This visionary mega-project includes a construction pipeline of major projects up until 2051.
Whether you are driven by the commercial challenges of mixed-use residential development, innovation in social infrastructure delivery or want to really improve thousands of people’s lives – we want to hear from you.
Working with us
Help shape the future of social and affordable housing in Victoria by pursuing a career with Homes Victoria.
It’s an exciting time to work with Homes Victoria. We are a dynamic organisation with a bold vision to transform the social housing system by delivering the largest single increase and largest-ever investment in social and affordable housing in Victoria’s history.
What we do
We work across government, industry and with sector partners to manage the expanded social and affordable housing system, oversee homelessness service delivery and deliver significant housing infrastructure such as through the landmark $5.3 billion Big Housing Build. It’s an initiative that will construct more than 12,000 new homes throughout metro and regional Victoria and change many lives for the better, now and into the future. We are also responsible for managing the more than $31 billion in housing assets that currently house more than 116,000 Victorians.
We’re building expert teams in construction project management, planning and development, policy, analysis, administration, communications and engagement to provide innovative and sustainable solutions to ensure our housing system meets the current and future needs of all Victorians.
Careers at Homes Victoria
Homes Victoria values positive client outcomes, excellence and accountability. We support our staff to learn and thrive.
We value diversity and encourage people of all abilities, backgrounds, genders and cultures to join our organisation.
If you are passionate about social and affordable housing and interested in contributing to the planning, design and delivery of a world-class social and affordable housing system, then we want to hear from you.
Note: These career opportunities are open for application by direct candidates only rather than hiring agencies.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employment
Homes Victoria is committed to Aboriginal employment and investing in our Aboriginal workforce. The Aboriginal Workforce Strategy 2021–2026 sets out our goal to become an employer of choice for Aboriginal people. We will do this by creating a culturally safe employee experience, where individuals are valued for their cultural knowledge and lived experience.
We offer you the opportunity to work on interesting and meaningful projects and policy that aim to support Victoria's Aboriginal people and communities. We also offer an Aboriginal Staff Support Network to support our Aboriginal employees with learning and development and strong networking opportunities.
- Meet Santo Richardson, Manager, Policy and Reform in the Aboriginal Homelessness and Housing Branch in Homes Victoria.
- Meet Rachael Balcombe, one of our Senior Policy Officers in the Aboriginal Homelessness Reform Unit in Homes Victoria.
Why work for us?
In addition to working in an inclusive and supportive team environment, our employees also enjoy benefits, such as:
- Competitive salaries for opportunities at all levels, plus additional entitlements such as an annual lump sum mobility payment as per the VPS Agreement 2020
- A commitment to providing flexible working arrangements to support work/life balance
- Salary packaging of superannuation and motor vehicle novated leases
- Generous leave entitlements, including annual leave loading, paid parental leave, and the opportunity to purchase additional leave
- Commitment to providing learning and development opportunities through our annual performance and development scheme, with access to LinkedIn Learning and Australian Institute of Management courses
- Access to a range of wellbeing support services for our employees through our Employee Assistance Program, Peer Support Network, Aboriginal Social & Emotional Wellbeing Program and Employee Support Program for Parents and Careers
- Partnership with Fitness Passport to provide exclusive access to a significantly discounted fitness membership
- Opportunities to undertake temporary assignments and secondments, both internally and within other Victorian Government departments and agencies
- Access to Myki Commuter Club for discounted annual Myki metro or V/Line pass
- Annual flu vaccinations