7/8 Role Advertisement: Senior Project Officer

• Temporary 3 Year Opportunity
• Location:  Newcastle / Taree
• A competitive remuneration (Departmental Officer 7/8) starting at $106,025 + Super alongside great benefits, Leave Loading, Flex Leave, Ongoing Development Opportunities and Fitness Passport.

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.

About the role

The Soil Conservation service is looking for a Senior Project Officer to assist in the delivery of environmental works programs and conservation works within the natural resource industry. The role will develop relationships with key clients and oversee the delivery of projects in the following discipline:

• Riverine & Riparian rehabilitation projects
• Marine & Coastal projects
• Tracks and Trails

Key Accountabilities:

• Provide a range of project management and support services including reports and briefs, coordinating resources, implementing and reviewing project plans and delivering projects to ensure outcomes are achieved on time, within budget to a high quality.
• Negotiating with clients technical and financial aspects of projects and deliver practical solutions that promote the Soil Conservation Service as leaders in the natural resource industry.
• Take steps to implement WHS, Environmental Standards and Quality Management practices and procedures to ensure projects are managed in line with the Soil Conservation Services’ QHSE & Integrated Management Systems (IMS).
• Prepare and review contracts and tender documents to ensure delivery of project outcomes.

• Prepare detailed technical reports and plans and implement project plans, following specifications and technical drawings prepared in-house or by third parties.

About You

To be successful our ideal candidate will hold a relevant degree (not essential), a passion for the environment and demonstrated experience in environmental or civil construction project and site management.

You’ll have strong attention to detail combined with the ability to work autonomously, assess and prioritise tasks in a changing environment and be able to attend to customer requests in a timely and professional manner.

You’ll also have a high level of computer literacy, excellent verbal and written communication skills and understandings of relevant environmental principles and legislation.

A current NSW driver licence combined with the willingness and ability to travel across NSW (including overnight stays) is also required. 

About Us

The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) is the department dedicated to growing primary industries and supporting regional economic development to deliver long term benefits to the state. Our focus is to protect, support and develop our primary industries, mining sector, and regions. 

The department brings together Agriculture & Biosecurity; Forestry & Fishing; Local Land Services; NSW Resources; Regional Development & Delivery; 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. 

NSW Soil Conservation Service is part of the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development and supports local, state and commonwealth government agencies to build and rehabilitate the Australian environment by providing specialist end-to-end services in environmental consulting, conservation earthworks, program management, project delivery and support services.

What is in it for you?

• You’ll work on fulfilling projects which are focused on protecting and enhancing our natural and built environment. 
• Internal support and mentoring are on tap, with collaboration and cooperation across all regions encouraged. 
• You’ll become part of an amazing, experienced, professional & friendly team, contributing and learning from some of the best in the environment field. 
• You’ll be working for an organisation whose flexible work environment allows you to better manage your lifestyle and work commitments. 

Applying for the role

Apply online by submitting a current resume (maximum 2 pages) and brief cover letter (maximum 1 page) that outlines your skills and experience relevant to the role.

For more information about the role, please click here https://files.jobs.nsw.gov.au/ige84dto view the role description

Additionally, if you would like to hear more about this role, please contact Andy Findlay 0408721724 Andrew.findlay@scs.nsw.gov.au or Rhiannon Hughes 0437870665 Rhiannon.hughes@scs.nsw.gov.au

Closing Date: 26th September 2024, 2024 AT 11:55pm

Additional information:

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. The successful applicant in this role will be required to undergo reference checks, National Police Check and Bankruptcy Check.  

Why for Us?

As part of our team, you will be able to:

• Deliver work with impact. You are empowered and trusted to create impact through exposure to cutting edge projects and research, career defining opportunities, and get to be part of a team creating sustainable solutions that will leave a legacy.
• Connect to what matters. We are all about forming deep community relationships, fostering our passionate and connected teams. It is central to our work to support a true sense of belonging across the team.
• Live your way. From bringing your whole self to work, through to designing flexibility, that fits you and the team, at Regional NSW you will be able to find the balance that works for you.

We are a young agency, but with that has come a personality that is dedicated, passionate, proactive, influential, and informed. We’re all about ‘having a crack’.