Aboriginal Identified Maritime Environmental Service Officer

You want to play a part in making NSW a better place to work, live and travel.

Every day will be different and you’ll thrive in the fast-paced environment that will see you embedded in our frontline, connecting with millions of people from across NSW.

In this role, you'll:

Be responsible for providing a harbour cleaning and environmental maintenance service for public foreshores and waterways through the application of judgement and skills in operating equipment in adverse and changing on-water conditions to ensure that NSW Maritime’s environmental obligations are met in a customer focused manner and in-line with organisational policies and procedures. You will skipper a small vessel which assists in clearing waterways and will assist in the cleaning of beaches within Sydney Harbour.

The Maritime Environmental Services Officer contributes towards the following day to day responsibilities:

• Undertake harbour cleaning, inspections and environmental maintenance activities using specialised cleaning equipment, maintain Harbour Cleaning depot grounds, booms and workshops to ensure activities are delivered in in a safe, timely, efficient and cost-effective manner
• Conduct urgent/emergency activities to remove navigation/environmental hazards in a safe, timely, efficient and cost-effective manner
• Prepare, navigate and operate the wide range of Maritime Environmental Services Vessels;
• Cranes, plant and other required equipment ensuring efficient and safe operation, correct positioning at required locations as well as ensuring safety to personnel and the vessel including compliance with WH&S guidelines and safe working practices, the Collision Regulations and other marine legislation as required.

This role will require you to work weekends and public holidays throughout the year. Role is based from Rozelle and works in shift pattern. Shifts are 12 hours, and this is a 365 day operation.

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About you

You will be of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent.

You are self-motivated with mechanical skills and aptitude including the ability to carry out basic maintenance of vessels, vehicles, plant and equipment for daily activities.

We are looking for a flexible candidate who is a good team player and who is not afraid to do a physical job. If you enjoy working in team and are competent in vessel manoeuvring and small boat handling across a range of on-water conditions and ensuring the safe operation of vessels we want to hear from you.

The successful candidate will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work as part of a supportive and dynamic team environment.

This is an exciting and rare opportunity to work in our prestige Sydney Harbour waters. You will require a Coxswain Certificate of Competency or greater or proven marine experience on vessels up to 12 metres.

This is an Identified role as it involves the development and delivery of services and programs that impact or require liaison with Aboriginal people and/or communities.

This role uses an Aboriginal-Identified recruitment process as part of Transport’s Anti-Discrimination Board of NSW (ADB) exemption 2022-2027/Government Sector Employment (GSE) rule 26. Our Aboriginal Employment Unit (AEU), run by a team of Aboriginal employees, is available to support current and prospective employees. For more information, email the AEU team at ***************@transport.nsw.gov.au.

Who we are

Transport for NSW provides a safe, integrated, and efficient transport system. We connect people, communities and industry every day. 

Join us

Our workforce is as diverse as the community we serve. If you’d like further information on our inclusion and diversity initiatives, visit Transport careers.

We offer a wide range of employee benefits, like our award-winning flexible and hybrid work options.

This is an in-person, on-site role.

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Applications close: 11:59 pm 28th April 2024.

For more information about this role, please contact **********@TRANSPORT.NSW.GOV.AU.

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