Architectural Analyst

About the Department

The Department of Education supports Victorians in achieving prosperous, socially engaged, healthy, and happy lives by fostering lifelong learning, healthy development, family strengthening, and equipping individuals with skills for the modern economy and society.

About the Victorian School Building Authority (VSBA)

Formed in 2016 and part of the Department, the VSBA manages Victoria's largest school building initiatives since the introduction of free public education. The authority oversees upgrades, expansions, new school planning and construction to meet growing enrolments, while also supporting school maintenance through expert advice and coordination of grants.

With new funding for two years of kindergarten, VSBA is actively engaged in a broad kindergarten construction effort alongside the early childhood sector.

The Asset Planning and Support Division

This division manages and supports school buildings and grounds maintenance, training school leaders as facility managers, and helping them develop maintenance strategies. It coordinates various maintenance, cleaning, and energy efficiency programs for schools, aiming to consolidate asset management efforts and enhance customer service.

Information and Reporting Unit (IARU)

Within the School Asset Management Support branch, IARU manages asset data for all Victorian government schools, maintaining land and building data for over 1,800 campuses valued at approximately $20 billion. It provides vital reporting to aid capital works planning, budget investment decisions, cleaning management, data visualization, and funding-related reporting.

IARU is crucial for calculating school maintenance funding and collaborates with principals to provide asset management support. It also offers expert advice on data management, system migration, and maintains adherence to Victorian Data Quality Standards.

Role Overview

• Maintain and update physical land and building asset data in the Asset Management System.
• Manage CAD and asset data operations and contribute to refining data capture methodologies.
• Provide guidance and support to team members on asset data and CAD activities.
• Conduct land and property-related tasks such as title searches and land status investigations using spatial databases.
• Analyze data to deliver authoritative insights on trends, risks, and support business requirements.
• Identify future data needs and recommend ongoing improvements.
• Offer consulting and advisory services concerning asset data to assigned clients.
• Deliver technical expertise and conduct analysis and reporting for asset data collection and management projects.

Candidate Attributes and Skills

• Proficiency in AutoCAD is essential.
• Experience with spatial/GIS software such as Revit, advanced MapInfo, and MapBasic, and familiarity with spatial data handling is highly desirable.
• Tertiary qualifications in Architecture, Planning, Building, Geospatial Information, Construction, Statistics, or related disciplines are mandatory.

Diversity and Inclusion

The department champions diversity across gender, religion, ethnicity, LGBTIQ+, disability, and neurodiversity, strongly encouraging Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants.

Additional Information

Applicants may be subject to Police Checks and other pre-employment screenings with confidentiality assured. Assistance is available for accessibility needs during recruitment.

Contact Christina Inbakaran, Manager, Information and Reporting Unit, for further role details.