Strategic Advisory Manager

Strategic Advisory Manager

Location: Sydney Metro – Parramatta (hybrid working), a mixture of working from the office and home

Employment type: Temporary Full-Time up to 6 months

Salary: Clerk Grade 9/10 ($129,464 - $142,665 pa), plus employer's contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading

Generous leave entitlements including flex leave

35hrs per week, hours above that you earn flex leaves

Health and wellbeing benefits including Fitness Passport

Ongoing career development and support

Supportive leadership/ management team

Brand new office next to train line easily accessible

Your role

Your primary purpose of the role is to manage and develop Department of Communities and Justice's planning, environmental and heritage statutory requirements and functions and implement and monitor plans to ensure the Department's facilities comply with planning, environment and heritage legislation.  The role also supports planning, environment and heritage matters for Corrective Services NSW and their asset portfolio.

Managing the statutory Environment & Heritage Planning work program within the Strategic Infrastructure, Risk & Resilience team, you will lead the team in the development and implementation of projects.  This will include assessing projects against legislative requirements, formulating project plans, policies and solutions, contributing to issue resolution and escalation, research, analysis activities, and planning and monitoring activities.

You will be working with a diverse and inclusive team in a flexible and agile working culture. There will be plenty of opportunities to take your skills to the next level.

What you'll do

As part of the Strategic Infrastructure, Risk & Resilience team within the Major Program Delivery branch, you will be managing and coordinating heritage and planning applications and environmental matters across the Department to ensure compliance with relevant legislation and government policy.

You will also be developing initiatives for implementation based on current projects and planning, heritage and environmental policy.

You will also be responsible for:

• Providing guidance on statutory requirements to ensure compliance with relevant legislation and government policy, and share this information with staff and clients as required.
• Contributing to the development of environmental and heritage policies, processes and procedures for the division and Department to drive compliance with planning, environmental and heritage legislation, and be involved in updating the Department on sustainability and environmental initiatives.
• Managing the engagement of external sources of advice regarding planning, heritage and environmental issues including scoping, procurement, engagement and performance management of contractors to ensure work delivered meets agreed time, cost and quality requirements.
• Assisting with maintaining the Department's Conservation and Heritage registers in accordance with Section 170 of the Heritage Act 1977 and maintaining the State Heritage Inventory database for Department of Justice heritage assets to ensure registers are current and accurate.
• Monitoring capital works projects to ensure compliance with relevant heritage legislation, identify areas of non-compliance and recommend strategies to ensure compliance with requirements.
• Managing the review of and provision of advice regarding the statutory requirements for Project Delivery Plan works to DCJ assets in relation to environmental matters including Aboriginal heritage, threatened species, native vegetation and contamination/hazardous materials on sites.

Essential requirements

• Tertiary qualifications or equivalent experience in heritage, environment or planning.

What we're looking for

The successful candidate will demonstrate the following:

• Current knowledge of legislative and policy changes in the planning, heritage and environmental fields and the ability to promptly incorporate changes in to work practices and education initiatives.

• Be able to develop initiatives for implementation based on current projects and planning, heritage and environment policy.

• Be able to engage staff and deliver tailored education and awareness initiatives that ensure compliance with requirements.

Download the role description

We focus on hiring people who share our commitment and goals of inclusion, collaboration, adaptability, courage and integrity. If you meet the essential requirements and the role resonates with you, please apply – you do not need to meet every desired requirement for us to want to talk to you.

What We Offer

We offer a variety of benefits, including:

• A challenging and rewarding career

• Flexible, autonomous work environment

• Competitive pay and conditions

• Training and development opportunities to build and maintain capabilities

• Health & Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programs.

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We do work that really matters

Working for the Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) provides lots of opportunities to make a real difference. We collaborate with other agencies and community partners, to improve lives and realise the potential of children, adults, families and communities. We're focused on breaking, rather than managing, disadvantage. It's work that really matters.

Apply now and join Australia's top public sector employer where we will support you and provide an exciting and flexible working environment

Are you ready to join us?

Click apply, attach a cover letter (maximum 2 pages) outlining how you meet the requirements of the role as well as an up-to-date résumé (maximum 5 pages).

Applications closes: Monday 22nd September :59pm AEST.

Got a question?

For more information about the role or what it's like to work for DCJ, please contact the hiring manager Catherine Colville, Senior Manager – Environment & Heritage Planning on or at

If you've got a question about applying or would benefit from an adjustment in the recruitment process to help you perform at your best (including an alternate method submission of the application), please call Sarah Nguyen on or via

Visit Recruitment adjustments on the DCJ website to learn more.

Other Information

A talent pool may be created for future ongoing and temporary roles and is valid for a period of up to 18 months.

For more information visit Your recruitment journey on the DCJ website.

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