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SalaryDeliver with impact, connect to what matters & live your way with flexible working options.
- Full time ongoing position available
- Location - all DRNSW regional office locations will be considered.
- Total remuneration package from $225K per annum including super
- Accelerate your career without leaving town
About NSW Public Works:
- part of the , are looking for a Director Heritage, Environment and Planning to join the team and be the Governments peak expert for all Architectural issues related to Heritage Assets.
About the Role:
Accountable for generating revenue of $4M with operating costs of $3.2M along with a team of up to of 30 FTEs, you'll be accountable for the delivery of a variety of projects (most having a quite unique Heritage focus) for government agencies and councils across the state.
In this role you'll be responsible for leading the provision of key services such as Heritage asset advice, asset condition assessment, design and direction of conservation work, environmental impact assessments, environmental planning, and sustainability services.
The role, and directorate, identifies and prioritises heritage project opportunities and needs across all Government department portfolios, and promotes and communicates Conservation Architectural services within and external to government, as part of its overall responsibility for the planning and delivery of NSW's rolling Ministers Stonework Program.
The role also leads the Public Works environmental and planning services team that provides innovative environmental and planning strategic advice and services to State and local government clients across NSW for some of the State's most high-profile and complex regional development initiatives.
To be successful you'll ideally have:
- Extensive experience at senior management level, particularly within the Heritage Architectural arena, and within the environmental planning area
- High level business and commercial acumen complimented with knowledge of contemporary trends in building heritage, environmental and planning sectors
- Demonstrated experience providing leadership at an executive level
- Extensive knowledge of NSW Government and Commonwealth Heritage legislation and policy ecosystem.
- Qualifications and experience in Architecture, with a specialty in Heritage Architecture and/or Conservation management; and additional experience and / or qualifications in the environmental planning discipline
- A valid NSW Driver's license and willingness to drive to remote locations which may include overnight stays.
Compliance with pre-employment probity screening is mandatory for all Senior Executive roles and is a condition of engagement.
Why us?
NSW Public Works is the delivery powerhouse behind some of NSW's most crucial projects.
There's nothing abstract about what we do. Just look around. Our work is in the hospitals, dams, water treatment plants and high schools - the real foundations of prosperous communities.
In NSW Public Works offices all over the state, you'll find local expertise for local issues. We uncover the best talent, scrutinise cost and risk, and bridge the gap between private sector and government.
Bringing passion and focus to everything we do, the projects we work on don't just get done, they become benchmarks others aspire to.
and offer our employees interesting, challenging and rewarding work, as well as providing a safe workplace, learning and development, career development opportunities and a supportive culture.
Work with leading project managers and engineers on some of the largest infrastructure, construction and development projects and programs of work in NSW that contribute to regional and rural communities.
Sounds interesting?
If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply with an (ideally no more than two pages) cover letter outlining your suitability and interest in this role, with your current resume by 11.55pm on Sunday 14 January 2024.
For further information about the role please contact Allan Gear, Group Director Advisory & Partnerships, NSW Public Works on 0436 652 648 or via
Alternatively, view the for specific details.
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 and a member of the team will contact you for a confidential discussion.
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.
About the Department of Regional NSW
The Department of Regional NSW is an accredited Family Friendly workplace and a Disability Confident Recruiter. With a 35-hour working week, we offer a hybrid and flexible work environment as standard. You'll be part of a supportive, collaborative, and welcoming team culture, have access to ongoing development opportunities and can be confident in knowing you can bring your full self to work.
Diversity and inclusion are core values of the Department of Regional NSW. The Department of Regional NSW 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.
The Department of Regional NSW brings together under one super-charged umbrella the skill, insights, expertise, and authority to shape a dynamic future for the state's regional areas.
- The groups within our cluster work hard to identify obstacles, map solutions and drive outcomes for the people of regional NSW
- We are the only central government agency devoted solely to people in regional areas. With nearly 80 percent of our staff living in the community we serve, we are strategic thinkers, problem solvers, and the friend on the ground in good times and bad.
- Our evidence-based, collaborative approach is building thriving communities across regional NSW for generations to come
- We're here for regional NSW, for the long term.
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.
At the Department of Regional NSW, we work hard every day to create thriving communities across regional NSW that will have an impact for generations to come.
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