Senior Resilience Project Officer

Location : Bayside Council, Sydney, NSW, Australia

• Join a diverse and family-friendly work environment.
• 5mins from Maroubra Beach and adjacent to Southlands Shopping Centre
• Full Time, 35hrs per week enjoying a 9 day fortnight

Our team
At Bayside Council, we are committed to a positive, flexible and supportive workplace culture, where our people and customers feel respected and valued. We are proud to serve our community through operating with transparency, integrity and in the best interests of the Bayside community to deliver exceptional service.

The City Life directorate delivers personalised and public services to enhance community life, including family, aged, leisure and cultural services.

About The Role
This role will be responsible for the development and implementation of Council's Environment and Resilience strategies, policies, procedures, contracts, programs and provide a professional and confidential service.

The role is also, working with the community to provide efficient, risk responsive, and customer-focussed services in improving community resource behaviour and considerations to better align with the principles of ecological sustainable development, resilience building and sustainability.

You can also expect to:

• Working with the Manager Environment and Resilience to develop Council's Environment and Resilience Action Plans, Net Zero Emission Plans.
• Implement and/or facilitate, review and update of Council's Environment & Resilience Strategies and Action Plans under guidance of the Manager.
• Develop, implement and evaluate community engagement and education program in collaboration with Circular Economy and Environment teams
• Supervise/manage identified projects under the guidance of the Manager Environment and Resilience.
• Work in collaboration with key relevant departments to embed resilience into future council policy and planning policies to manage shocks and stresses impacting the natural resources, the environment and community.
• Prepare grant and awards submissions by seeking alternative sources of funding and administer grants.
• Work across council departments, inter-agencies and stakeholder groups to report on the progress of projects delivered as aligned with outcomes under the Environment and Resilience Strategy and resource efficiency.

We are looking for someone who has:

• Tertiary qualifications and/or equivalent recognised tertiary qualification in environmental management, urban strategy or planning, resource efficiency, climate change, environmental science, or related discipline with proven experience in delivery across similar areas.
• Demonstrated experience in development of strategies and policies.
• Proven work experience in areas of climate change mitigation and adaptation, resource efficiency, renewable energy and/or resilience planning.
• Demonstrated experience in the delivery of community education and events within outcome areas as related to building community resilience, emergency preparedness and environmental sustainability activities and programs.
• Demonstrated strong community engagement and behaviour change skills and experience.
• Advanced knowledge of risk management practices, leadership, and financial management.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, presentation, and technical advisory skills.
• Demonstrated experience in grant application for sustainability, resilience and environmental projects and delivery of these as related to reporting requirements.

Our Benefits And Culture
As an organisation, we pride ourselves in offering a flexible working environment centred on delivering great outcomes for our customers, whether internal or external. Bayside Council has a strong culture of collaboration and delivering exciting new initiatives for our community.

• 3 extra days off during Christmas each year
• 15 days sick leave each year.
• 2 days health and wellbeingleave each year.
• Gym membership discounts
• Additional parental leave entitlements for both parents

Apply now
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Deadline:
Tue 26 Aug, 2025

Salary Range:
$112,129 to $125,585 per annum, plus superannuation plus 12% superannuation

Applicants may be required to satisfactorily undertake a Criminal History Check, Medical and/or Working with Children check in accordance with the position.
Bayside Council is proud to be both an Equal Opportunity Employer and a Child-Safe Organisation. We are committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and safe workplace where all individuals regardless of background, experience, or identity, feel valued and respected. We also recognise the rights of children and young people to feel safe when accessing Council services, and we strive to maintain an environment that promotes their safety and wellbeing. All hiring decisions are based solely on individual merit and alignment with requirements of the role. Applicants can request a reasonable adjustment at any stage during the recruitment process by getting in touch with our Talent Acquisition team to discuss their needs in confidence.