• Ongoing full-time position
• Location negotiable – Dubbo, Condobolin, Coonamble, Coonabarabran or Nyngan
• Salary starting from $113,574pa + super
• Work with your community, for your community!

Central West Local Land Services is seeking a proactive, hands-on Senior Land Services Officer (NRM) to identify and manage a variety of priority landscape and threatened species projects and programs across the region.

About the Role

As part of a dynamic and geographically dispersed team, you will:

• Deliver timely, high-quality advisory and extension services to landholders, stakeholders, industry groups, and partners
• Build strong relationships with landholders to lead and deliver on-ground NRM and agricultural productivity projects, while identifying new opportunities in collaboration with the wider NRM team
• Provide leadership, mentoring, and support to small project teams
• Collect, analyse, and interpret data to deliver accurate, balanced advice, reports, and recommendations
• Develop and strengthen partnerships and collaborative opportunities
• Monitor, evaluate, and report on program and project outcomes, contributing to continuous improvement and strategic planning

About You

To be successful in this role, you will ideally have:

• A degree in agriculture, environmental science, or natural resource management (or equivalent industry experience and knowledge)
• Strong understanding of relevant legislation and policy, including natural resource management, agriculture, biosecurity, and emergency management
• A genuine passion for natural resource management and sustainable land use
• Proven project management experience, with strong relationship-building and partnership development skills
• The ability to engage effectively with landholders and NRM stakeholders, understanding their needs and priorities
• Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines
• Knowledge of regional landscapes and threatened species
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• A positive, solutions-focused mindset, with the ability to think creatively and solve complex problems

As an essential requirement of the role, you’ll also need to have a current NSW Driver Licence, and the capacity and willingness to travel throughout Central West NSW as required.

How to Apply
If this role sounds ideal to you, please apply via our online portal by submitting your resume and a brief cover letter outlining how your skills and experience match what we are looking for. We will then get back in touch after the closing date.

Applications through email will not be accepted.

Closing Date: Sunday 7th June 2026 @ 11:55pm.

For more information about the role, please contact Kyra Roach, Team Leader, Land Services on 0438 695 755 or via email at kyra.roach@lls.nsw.gov.au. You can also download the role description.

Recruitment Adjustments 

 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 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. 

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.  

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, to designing flexibility, that fits you and the team, 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.

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.