Team Leader

**_Do you want your work to make a difference for NSW?_**
- Together, we create thriving environments, communities and economies._
- **Temporary (13 November 2026) full-time opportunity**:

- **Office location - Lidcombe or other key SPSE Science and Insights locations by negotiation only**:

- **Salary relative to experience and ranges from $139,823 to $154,095 + Super**
- Are you an experienced people leader, science program manager and scientist?_
- Are your skills relevant to estuaries and freshwater catchments and environments?_
- Do you have a passion for delivering impactful science that drives environmental policy and management decisions for these important ecosystems and for NSW? _

**About the role**

The Estuaries and Catchments team is large NSW government science team delivering fundamental data and evidence-based science to improve the management of NSW estuarine and freshwater waterways. Our work includes state-wide and regional strategic assessments aimed at understanding key risks, hazards and threats to the NSW aquatic environment as well as the provision of improved data and tools to underpin management actions.

Our Estuaries and Catchments program delivers exciting and critically important science:

- Science to address key threats and risks to the NSW marine estate, funded by the Marine Estate Management Strategy
- Catchment health: delivering water quality monitoring for NPWS to support the development of National Park Eco-health report cards and monitor the impact of threats and stressors on the waterways within the NPWS estate
- Water quality monitoring for several coastal local government areas to support local government investment decisions and Coastal Management Programs
- Incident investigation and monitoring for the NSW EPA
- Investigating river condition and recovery as a result of natural disasters

As the Team Leader Catchment Health you will be part of a supportive leadership team within the Water Wetlands and Coastal science Branch. You will be committed to working collaboratively with a geographically dispersed project team to deliver customer-focused results from technical or scientific projects and to consistently deliver high quality data and advice.

**As Team Leader, you will;**
- Coordinate and manage project development, implementation and delivery, including preparing project plans, identifying and coordinating resources, developing and managing budgets and delivering reports to a high standard.
- Provide the highest standards of open communication, collaboration, data and knowledge management in accordance with department policies.
- Guide and oversee stakeholder and community engagement activities to foster co-design on the project outcomes and deliverables
- Support the Science and Insights Division on the development, implementation, management and reporting of scientific projects, ensuring that technical and scientific considerations are properly considered by the Division.

**About You**

You will have:

- Experience in developing and leading rigorous science programs
- Demonstrated ability to lead a flexible, multi-disciplinary team maximising opportunities for collaboration and delivering customer focussed results from science programs.
- Demonstrated ability to establish and foster relationships with peers including in government agencies and external clients and collaborators to deliver science programs.

**Essential requirements**
- Scientific degree in a relevant field and/or demonstrated experience developing and experience leading rigorous, science programs in a relevant scientific discipline.

For more information read the full Role Description**:Team Leader, Estuaries and Catchments**

**Who we are**

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.

**Participation in the NSW Biodiversity Offsets Scheme (BOS)**

Please read the Biodiversity Offsets Scheme Protocol to understand if it applies to your circumstances. All applicants for this role and new employees with an existing defined interest in the BOS will be required to disclose their personal (or a close family member’s) participation to ensure potential conflict of interests are declared and manage