• 38 hours per week
• Ongoing full-time position
• Location: Armidale, Glen Innes, Inverell or Tenterfield
• Advisory & Technical 38hrs Grade 5 | Salary from $99,938.00 plus super and leave loading

About the role

As a Senior Travelling Stock Reserve Ranger (LSO), you’ll deliver on the ground services, projects and activities to care for and protect TSRs in the Northern Tablelands region. You will be working closely with a high performing and tight knit team who are passionate about the work they do.

We are looking for an individual who can confidently:

• Monitor compliance and undertake regulatory duties across the region
• Manage projects and implement plans and activities that ensure the region’s Travelling Stock Reserves are used sustainably and are maintained in accordance with legislative obligations
• Collect and collate data, analyse information and provide accurate and appropriately balanced advice, reports and recommendations on the use and condition of Travelling Stock Reserves
• Provide advice on opportunities to create additional revenue generating activities and increase accessibility to travelling stock reserves and implement regional plans related to travelling stock reserve uses including leading competitive processes to source and secure commercial arrangements, issue permits and maintain relationships with lessees and permit holders to ensure contractual compliance
• Undertake assessments of travelling stock reserve conservation values and provide advice on, and implement, appropriate actions to maintain and/or improve conservation values
• Ensure that travelling stock reserves are maintained in readiness to support emergency management and control of livestock during natural disaster events and participate in other LLS emergency management prevention, preparedness, response and recovery activities

About You

To be successful in this role, our ideal candidate will have the following:

• Have experience in a previous compliance role
• An ability to engage with landholders, clients and stakeholders, build rapport and deliver successful outcomes across the business unit
• Be self-motivated, capable of working independently while being a strong team contributor
• An understanding and appreciation of rural issues and challenges
• Possess excellent verbal, written and computer abilities to meet reporting requirements as well as high level communication and negotiation skills. Previous experience with finance and managing budgets would be a bonus!

Applying for the role

Apply online by submitting a current resume (max 3 pages) and brief cover letter (max 2 page) that outlines your skills and experience relevant to the role.

A downloadable copy of the role description is linked below for your reference.

Role Description - Land Services Officer Travelling Stock Reserves

If you would like to hear more about this role, please contact James Crossle, TSR Team Leader, james.crossle@lls.nsw.gov.au or phone 0460 693 031

Closing Date: 11:55pm Sunday, 1 March 2026

What to expect next

Once you submit your application, you’ll receive an email confirmation. After the advertisement closes, all applications will be reviewed by the hiring manager and selection panel. If shortlisted, you may be invited to an interview—this could be in person, over the phone, or via video. You may also be asked to complete role-related tasks, such as a written assessment, skills test, or psychometric assessment.

Reference checks will be conducted for candidates progressing to the final stages. 

The successful applicant may also be required to undergo a police check, health assessment, and other relevant checks as part of the recruitment process. 

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 talent.advisory@dpird.nsw.gov.au or contact the hiring manager listed above for a confidential discussion.

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. 

Why work for Us?

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 community. 

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

• Deliver 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’.

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.

Diversity, equity and inclusion are central to the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development. We are committed to fostering a workplace where everyone has the opportunity to thrive, reflecting the rich diversity of the communities we serve.

We actively encourage individuals of all backgrounds – including but not limited to; gender, age, ethnicity, race, cultural heritage, disability, religion and sexual orientation to submit an application. We strive to ensure that every stage of the recruitment process and overall employee experience is accessible, welcoming and free from barriers.