• Full time ongoing 35 Hours per week  
• Departmental Grade 12 from $165,865 plus superannuation     
• Location Flexible within regional NSW  
• Leading a specialised environmental team focused on project delivery

About the role

The Soil Conservation Service (SCS), is part of the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development. It seeks an Area Manager to lead teams delivering specialised environmental consulting and project delivery services to a diverse range of clients. This position is unique as it operates within a commercially focused framework in a government context. The Area Manager role is high-volume and requires the ability to balance competing needs and priorities while delivering effective results.

The Area Manager will oversee a team that provides specialised consulting and technical services while delivering soil and natural resource management construction projects. This role involves leading operational management, driving business development, enhancing technical capabilities, and building client relationships. Additionally, the Area Manager will monitor business performance against key performance deliverables and will ensure a strong focus on work health and safety (WHS). Another key aspect of this role is to lead and develop staff to ensure the delivery of high-quality client services.

About you

To excel in this role, you will need proven experience in environmental consulting, project management and construction. Our ideal candidate will possess the following qualifications and skills:

• Leadership in Operational and Technical Management: Oversee client service delivery, ensuring high-quality consultancy and project management for effective soil and natural resource management.
• WHS, Governance, and Risk Management: Develop and implement comprehensive arrangements to support project delivery.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Build and maintain relationships, negotiating contracts and partnerships with clients, industry, government, and other stakeholders to enhance business opportunities and the reputation of the SCS.
• Quality Assurance: Embed the effective use of the SCS integrated management system to ensure high levels of quality and probity across all activities.
• Specialist Knowledge: Extensive technical understanding in key services such as:

• Natural Resource Management
• Riparian Management
• Erosion and Sediment Control
• Landscapes and Revegetation

• Staff Development: Exhibit leadership skills to foster a culture of continuous professional development and commitment to the business's commercial success.
• Resource Management: Demonstrate collaboration skills to optimize resource allocation across projects and advise the General Manager on significant issues promptly.
• Strategic Vision: Ensure sustained commercial viability and growth while implementing strategic objectives to position the business as a high-quality, specialist integrated environmental consultancy.

For further information about the role, please contact the hiring manager Peter Menzies via email: peter.menzies@scs.nsw.gov.au phone: 0431 317 633 or email: katarina.ruszczyk@scs.nsw.gov.au or phone: 0499 854 287 alternatively view the role description for  Area Manager Role Description

Why 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.  

DPIRD brings together Agriculture and Biosecurity; Forestry and Fishing; Local Land Services; Mining, Exploration and Geoscience; Regional Development and 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. 

What does a day look like at Soil Con? 

Diversity and Inclusion 

Diversity and inclusion are core values of the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development. The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development 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.

Soil Con is for everyone! Building a respectful and inclusive workplace

Sounds interesting - want to apply? 

If you are a forward-thinking leader with a passion for advancing the Soil Conservation sector and you enjoy leading teams, we invite you to apply for this exciting opportunity to make a significant impact in the field. Please submit your curriculum vitae and a cover letter addressing your suitability for this position.  

Applications Closing Date: 11:55pm Monday 26 January 2025

If you require adjustments in completing your application, interviewing, completing any pre- employment testing, 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 and a member of the team will contact you for a confidential discussion. 

Additional information:

A talent pool may be created from this recruitment action for ongoing and temporary roles of the same standard that may become available for filling over the next eighteen months. The successful applicant in this role may be required to undergo a police check, health assessment and other assessments as required.