• Temporary full time position
• Location – North Coast LLS Region
• Salary starting from $106,025.00 pa + super
• Work with your community, for your community!
• Create impact in your industry, using your specialist skills and experience

About the role  

This role supports the delivery of a two–year State funded Riverbank Rehabilitation Project being delivered across flood impacted catchments between Tweed in the north and Greater Sydney in the south.

The project is supporting impacted waterways and rural landholders in two key areas,

1. undertaking targeted riverbank rehabilitation and erosion control works and
2. providing support to flood impacted landholders through the delivery of awareness raising, education, and capacity building activities.

You will work closely with key stakeholders and land managers in the North Coast LLS Region to implement the on-ground delivery components of the project.

Essential requirements

• A degree in agricultural, environmental, natural resource management - and more specifically qualifications and/or equivalent experience in riverbank and riparian management.
• Advanced collaboration and teamwork skills including experience in supporting small project teams
• Proficient project management skills
• Advanced communication and community engagement skills
• Current Driver Licence and the ability and willingness to travel and perform field work such as inspections and assessments.
• Be willing to undertake regular travel within the North Coast LLS region including overnight travel.

Operational Focus Activities

• Develop and maintain effective relationships with land managers, delivery partners and stakeholder groups to facilitate the delivery of the project outcomes and foster working relationships.
• Provide technical (Riverbank and riparian management) advice and support to the operational and project management teams
• Manage a small project team
• Coordinate, manage and report on the implementation of riverbank rehabilitation works being delivered by project team, external contractors and land managers.
• Support the development of project specific educational resources and communications material.

For more information on the position (including essential requirements), you can download the role description.  
 
Closing Date: Tuesday, 21 May 2024 @ 11:55pm

Want more information? Just contact Craig Hart via craig.hart@lls.nsw.gov.au 

We work hard every day to support and grow thriving communities across regional NSW that will have a positive impact on generations to come. Our goal is always to be a trusted local partner and problem-solver working deeply in the community. 

Diversity and inclusion are core values of the Department of Regional NSW. The Department of Regional NSW is a workplace where everyone is able to contribute and participate to their full potential, and we are proud to have a team that reflects the richness and complexity of the regional NSW communities we serve. 

If you require adjustments in completing your application, interviewing, completing any pre- employment testing, require information in an alternative format, or otherwise participating in the recruitment process, please let us know so we can assist. Send an email to capability.talent@regional.nsw.gov.au or contact the hiring manager listed below for a confidential discussion. 

The Department of Regional NSW (DRNSW) is the department focussed on protecting and growing primary industries, supporting sustainable land management, overseeing the state’s mineral, mining resources, and ensuring that government investment supports strong regional communities and economies. DRNSW brings together the Department of Primary Industries; Local Land Services; Mining, Exploration and Geoscience; Regional Development; the Regional Growth NSW Development Corporation; NSW Public Works and Soil Conservation Service.

We have nearly 5,000 employees, with almost 80 per cent of us living and working in regional NSW.

Additional Information:

The successful applicant in this role may be required to undergo a police check, health assessment and other assessments as required.

A recruitment pool may be created for ongoing and temporary roles of the same role or role type that may become available for filling over the next eighteen months.