Ranger

**Do you want to work to make a difference for NSW?**:

- Together, we create thriving environments, communities and economies_
- Package includes salary $64,961-$100,353 plus employer's contribution to superannuation and 17% loading for working weekends and public holidays
- Ongoing Full-Time role
- Located in Audley

**About the Role**

As a Ranger, you will provide effective management of natural, historic and Aboriginal heritage by undertaking, coordinating and supervising projects, environmental assessments, visitor and stakeholder liaison, and field based activities including burn planning/ wildfire management, pest control, weed management and law enforcement.

You'll love the diversity, flexibility, and autonomy of this role. You will co-ordinate the planning and delivery of work programs on NPWS managed areas, and your work will be varied, stimulating, and your office view will be stunning Your strong communication skills will assist you in tackling evolving priorities across various estates. Outdoor duties such as pest, weed and fire management, consulting and coordination will balance indoor work like environmental assessments and assisting with compiling reports and submissions.

You'll form invaluable professional relationships with Traditional Owners, various commonwealth and state agencies and stakeholders. You'll also create a positive, safe, diverse, and inclusive culture. Together, we achieve more. Our visitors come from all walks of life, and so do we. Our teams bring their full self to the job every day, helping drive innovation for us.

**About You**

Your skills and knowledge of natural land management strategies will help build your success in this role. You'll be a strong decision-maker with the ability to think on your feet, you have a genuine interest in teamwork, collaboration and supporting the growth of others. Your fitness and enthusiasm will enable you to thrive and succeed in this diverse, fast-paced role.

**Essential requirements**
- A degree or equivalent relevant to the field operations of the Agency.
- The ability to carrying out the physically demanding requirements of a specific medical (includes a task based physical assessment), with a clearance to undertake the firefighting task based fitness test which must be met to at least a moderate level.
- Hold a Current Driver’s Licence and ability to operate four-wheel-drive vehicles.
- Have or are required to obtain certification at the appropriate level prior to undertaking firefighting/incident control duties.
- Willingness to fly in light aircraft and preparedness and ability to be involved in incident management duties including firefighting.

For more information read the full Role Description: Ranger

**About Us**

National Parks & Wildlife Service(NPWS) is one of the world’s oldest and most respected national parks agencies. We manage more than 880 national parks and reserves, covering over 7.4 million hectares or 9.3% of the landmass of NSW ranging from rainforests and towering eucalypt forests to rich woodlands, spectacular deserts and precious alpine systems. We deliver effective conservation for our biodiversity and cultural heritage and provide world class visitor experiences for the whole community to enjoy. We carry out fire management, threatened species conservation, land and infrastructure management, sustainable tourism and visitation, and research and education programs. We work together with Aboriginal communities to manage and protect our parks on behalf of the people of NSW.

Our vision is to create thriving environments, communities and economies for the people of New South Wales. We focus on some of the biggest issues facing our state. We deliver sustainable water resource and environment management, secure our energy supply, oversee our planning system, maximise community benefit from government land and property, and create the conditions for a prosperous state. 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 seeks to embed Aboriginal cultural awareness and knowledge throughout the department.

**About the Branch**

The Greater Sydney Branch manages 20 nature reserves, 16 national parks, 8 state conservation areas, 3 historic sites and 9 regional parks. This includes Royal National Park, renowned as the second oldest national park in the world, and Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park, the second oldest national park in Australia.

We work closely with First Nations people to care for diverse landscapes, from dramatic Eucalypt forests in the East to Cumberland Plain Woodland in the West. Our parks host more than 19 million visits each year and we are delivering an ambitious program to improve visitor infrastructure in our key precincts, many of which are State Heritage-listed.

**How to apply**

DPE strongly recommends all applicants who can be safely vaccinated for COVID-19, to be so.

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