Job Description

Shape the future of Crown land. Protect what matters. Lead with purpose

• Join a collaborative team and grow your exposure to diverse issues and challenges across the Hunter!
• Ongoing Full Time Opportunity
• Office location: Maitland, with field work travel required
• Salary relative to experience, and ranges from $102,936 to $113,579 plus super

What’s in it for me?

Join our team for a fantastic culture with dynamic collaboration and genuine long-term career support We offer flexibility in work arrangements, diverse and fulfilling assignments, and prioritise work/life balance and wellbeing with initiatives like flex leave and access to support programs. Additionally, we committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels welcome, respected, and empowered to succeed.

The role

The Senior Natural Resource Management Officer plays a key role in delivering government priorities for Crown Lands by providing expert property management advice, conducting environmental assessments, and coordinating land management and hazard‑reduction activities.

The role supports informed decision‑making by ensuring clients understand departmental objectives, maintaining accurate land information, and managing a range of specialist administrative and project tasks.

Success in this position requires strong judgement, the ability to balance competing priorities, and confidence working both in the field and in a high‑volume advisory environment. The role demands the capacity to interpret complex environmental and planning legislation, deliver timely and well‑reasoned recommendations, and respond effectively to diverse land management issues

Key elements of the role include:

• Providing appropriately balanced and timely advice, recommendations, and briefings on environmental, planning, hazard, compliance and land management issues
• Interpreting and applying a broad range of environmental and planning legislation, policies, and procedures
• Undertaking land administration functions relating to Crown tenures, roads, and reserves, incorporating environmental assessment and review of proposals
• Organising hazard reduction activities to mitigate the public liability risk
• Assisting in maintaining the integrity of land information data

For more information read the full Role Description: Senior Natural Resource Management Officer

What you will bring to the role

• Commitment to delivering high level of customer service with a focus on accuracy and efficiency
• Confident in building and fostering positive working relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Demonstrated high-level written and verbal communication skills, enabling clear and effective information exchange with a range of stakeholders.
• Advanced organisational and time management abilities, with proven competence in task prioritisation and meeting deadlines in dynamic environments.
• Capacity to work independently, exercising initiative and sound judgement while managing competing priorities and delivering outcomes autonomously.

Essential Requirements

• Tertiary qualifications in an environmental science, natural resource, planning or other relevant field and/or equivalent level of knowledge and experience
• Current drivers’ licence and willingness to travel

About us

The Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure (DPHI) improves the liveability and prosperity of NSW. To achieve this, we: create vibrant, productive spaces and precincts; manage lands, assets and property effectively and deliver affordable and diverse housing. We strive to be a high-performing, world-class public service organisation that celebrates and reflects the full diversity of the community we serve and builds the cultural capability of our department to improve outcomes with and for Aboriginal people, communities and entities.

We are an inclusive and accessible workplace, where your individual contributions are valued, and where everyone is encouraged to feel a sense of connection and belonging. DPHI supports various employee affinity groups, practices flexible working, offers job share and workplace adjustments.

Join us

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.

Applications close Tuesday, 21st July at 11:55PM

Should you require further information about the role please contact Peter Draper via peter.draper@crownland.nsw.gov.au or Rob Micheli via rob.micheli@crownland.nsw.gov.au

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Please note to be eligible to apply for this position you must be an Australian or New Zealand citizen or permanent resident, or hold a valid Australian working Visa for the duration of the appointment.

We encourage and support applications from people with disability. Please reach out to us to discuss any accommodations or adjustments that may be needed during the recruitment process, ensuring that you have every opportunity to showcase your talent, skills, and potential. Contact the Talent Team via talent.acquisition@dpie.nsw.gov.au or (02) 63637676​ - HR Support, option 2, DPHI People Advisory, option 1 and reference 'Request an Adjustment - Job Title and Reference Number'.

Check out our Aboriginal applicants guide to assist with applying for the role or contact our Aboriginal Career pathways team for a yarn