Senior Project Officer

Do you want your work to make a difference for NSW?

Working to protect the state's environment and heritage.

• Senior Project Officer – Natural Capital Markets & Accounts
• Temporary (Up to 30 June 2026) full-time (35 hours per week) opportunity
• Salary relative to experience, and ranges from $124,322 to $138,494 + super

Our Natural Capital Markets & Accounts team is currently seeking to appoint a Senior Project Officer. In this role you will be working closely with the Natural Capital Markets & Accounts' (NCMA) economists, econometric data scientists, and managers and deliver expert advice and services to design and build data solutions that support the creation and maintenance of natural capital accounts and market tools to enable better, faster, data-informed decision making for our stakeholder.

About You

To be successful in this role, you must:

• Demonstrate knowledge of the operational and strategic requirements for the successful delivery of programs in the context of current policy and legislative frameworks.
• Have experience in designing and building data services, manipulating data and using data visualisation technologies with on natural capital accounts.

 About the role

This role involves acting as a trusted partner, collaborating with various stakeholders to co-design complex data systems to ensure they effectively meet user needs. You will apply agile principles to design, develop, and implement new processes and applications for comprehensive data manipulation, collection, analysis, and visualisation. A core responsibility is leading the establishment and maintenance of the highest level of development best practices, encompassing technical design, solution development, systems configuration, testing (documentation/execution), issue resolution, and writing clean, modular, and predictable code. Finally, the role requires you to translate complex technical information into simple, accessible language for non-technical audiences, facilitating productive discussions with diverse senior stakeholders.

Essential Requirements

• Tertiary qualifications in a relevant discipline and/or equivalent experience.

For more information read the full Role Description: Senior Project Officer Natural Capital Markets and Accounts

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 managed appropriately.

To Apply

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: Wednesday 26th November 2025 at 11:55pm

Should you require further information about the role please contact Sten Christensen via or

A recruitment pool may be created for ongoing and temporary opportunities of the same role or role type that may become available over the next 18 months.

Our goal is to build a workforce that not only represents but also understands and serves the diverse communities of New South Wales. We are committed to making our state a vibrant and inclusive place to live, work, and thrive for everyone. Our workforce represents people of all ages and genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disabilities, the LGBTQI+ community, and people from diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds.

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