Address- Temporary Full Time up to June 2025
- Location Negotiable – Penrith or Gosford
- Salary starting from $106,025.00 pa + super
- Work with your community, for your community!
About the role
This role supports the delivery of a two year State funded Riverbank Rehabilitation Project being delivered across flood impacted catchments between Tweed in the north and Greater Sydney in the south.
The project is supporting impacted waterways and rural landholders in two key areas,
- undertaking targeted Riverbank Rehabilitation and erosion control works and
- providing support to flood impacted landholders through the delivery of awareness raising, education, and capacity building activities.
You will work closely with key stakeholders and land managers in the Greater Sydney LLS Region to implement the on-ground delivery components of the project.
Essential requirements
- A degree in agricultural, environmental, natural resource management - and more specifically qualifications and/or equivalent experience in riverbank and riparian management.
- Advanced collaboration and teamwork skills including experience in supporting small project teams
- Proficient project management skills
- Advanced communication and community engagement skills
- Current Driver Licence and the ability and willingness to travel and perform field work such as inspections and assessments.
- Be willing to undertake regular travel within the Greater Sydney LLS region including overnight travel.
Operational Focus Activities
- Develop and maintain effective relationships with land managers, delivery partners and stakeholder groups to facilitate the delivery of the project outcomes and foster working relationships.
- Provide technical (Riverbank and riparian management) advice and support to the operational and project management teams
- Coordinate, manage and report on the implementation of Riverbank Rehabilitation works being delivered by project team, external contractors and land managers.
- Support the development of project specific educational resources and communications material.
About Us
Local Land Services (LLS) was established in January 2014 to provide quality, customer focused services to landholders and the community across New South Wales. This is an Executive Agency related to the cluster. It provides quality, customer focused services to landholders and the community across New South Wales. This regionally-based organisation brings together a wide range of service and advisory functions including agriculture, biosecurity, natural resource management, land management, biodiversity, emergency services and private native forestry.
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.
For more information on the position you can download the role description or contact Craig Hart on 0427 214 *** or via **********@lls.nsw.gov.au
Closing Date: Sunday 30 June 2024 at 11:55pm
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 the community.
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.
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 ***************@regional.nsw.gov.au or contact the hiring manager listed below for a confidential discussion.
Additional Information:
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.
