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Opportunity to play a lead role in the delivery of the Reconnecting River Country Program to improve the health of the environment in Murray and Murrumbidgee River systems.

• Senior Project Officer, Reconnecting River Country Program Role
• Temporary full-time (35 hours per week) opportunity to 31 December 2026
• Albury, Wagga Wagga or southern NSW office location by negotiation
• Salary relative to experience, and ranges from $129,464 to $142,665 plus super

Join a team of professionals in the Reconnecting River Country Program, a key Murray-Darling Basin Plan initiative designed to improve the health of the environment through relaxing constraints to enable flexible delivery of water for environment. The program aims to connect rivers to wetlands and floodplains through working with First Nations people, landholders and broader community to achieve quadruple bottom line outcomes.

About the Role

The Water Group is seeking to appoint a Senior Project Officer, who will coordinate a multidisciplinary team to ensure the safe, efficient, and coordinated delivery of operational activities under NSW’s Reconnecting River Country Program to achieve project outcomes and support the achievement of continuous improvement in operations.

About You

To be successful in the role, you will have experience in balancing competing demands to deliver and coordinate a range of activities, leading and supporting a team to deliver safe and effective operational outcomes, administrative and communication deliverables, including maintaining a thorough and current understanding of issues that may impact on the project and program outcomes and escalating key issues and risks on a timely basis.

You will have strong communication skills with the ability to effectively engage with multiple stakeholders to enable program outcomes to be effectively and efficiently delivered. You will also have strong project management skills, staff coordination experience, and budget management.

You will also have a genuine interest and/or knowledge of the Murray-Darling Basin floodplain and wetland ecology and threatening processes.

For more information read the full Role Description: Senior Project Officer, Reconnecting River Country Program

About Us 

The Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) works to protect the state’s environment and heritage. It leads the way on climate change, driving the sustainable transition to a net zero economy, powered by affordable, reliable, and clean energy.

DCCEEW conserves and protects the state’s natural environment. It manages the NSW national park estate, including its rich and diverse biodiversity and Aboriginal cultural heritage for future generations.

DCCEEW also ensures sustainable management of water resources across the state, to support the environment, communities and industry.

We acknowledge the ongoing custodial responsibilities of the Aboriginal peoples of NSW to care for Country and water and are committed to establishing meaningful partnerships with Aboriginal peoples in the management of the environment.

To Apply

If excited by the information above, we look forward to receiving your application, including a copy of your resume and cover letter expressing your interest and suitability for the role.

DCCEEW strongly recommends all applicants who can be safely vaccinated for COVID-19, to be so.

Applications close Wednesday 20 August 2025 at 11:55PM.

Should you require further information about the role please contact Andrew Cooper, Manager Operations, Water Group, on mobile on 0417 653 084 or andrew.cooper@dcceew.nsw.gov.au

A recruitment pool may be created for ongoing and temporary opportunities of the same role or role type that may become available over the next 18 months.

Our goal is to build a workforce that not only represents but also understands and serves the diverse communities of New South Wales. We are committed to making our state a vibrant and inclusive place to live, work, and thrive for everyone. Our workforce represents people of all ages and genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disabilities, the LGBTQI+ community, and people from diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds

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