Senior Project Officer, Business Improvement

• Ongoing Full Time, 35 hours per week
• Location: Menangle NSW
• Clerk Grade 9/10 – salary starting from $129,464.00 p.a + super and leave loading

About the Role

Are you a strategic thinker and project leader passionate about driving positive change? Ready to take charge of complex business improvement initiatives that make a real difference? Join our team as Senior Project Officer – Business Improvement and lead the way in transforming how we deliver essential services in biosecurity and food safety. You will need a strong focus on finance and business management- procurement negotiations, costing and pricing services

Key responsibilities include:

• Develop and implement partnership strategies and plans focused on establishing, developing innovative solutions and maintaining partnerships with organisations and stakeholders across industry
• Build effective working relationships and formulate and deploy strategies that balance the longer-term strategic and more immediate and operational functions of the unit
• Managing dynamic project teams while ensuring compliance with governance and quality standards
• Mentoring your team and staff and contributing to broader branch outcomes
• Delivering high-quality documentation that supports decision-making and ensures accountability
• Identifying and mitigating risks in contracts and service delivery
• Providing timely advice on industry trends and emerging opportunities
• Offering expert guidance on contract conditions and administration

About You

You're a confident leader with a track record in successful identification of savings and efficiency improvements to Facilities, and Goods and Services categories using a range of quantitative and qualitative data sources to deliver value for money procurement outcome. You thrive in complex environments, are highly organised, and know how to engage stakeholders to turn strategy into action.

Key knowledge and experience:

• Tertiary qualifications in business management or similar.
• Proven experience in delivering complex or larger scale projects.
• Experience in achieving business improvement outcomes.
• Current NSW driver licence and the ability and willingness to travel.
• Ability to work from Menangle office location

If you'd like to know more about the role, please view the Role Description

For a confidential discussion about this opportunity, please contact hiring manager Maria Hardy on or at

Please apply via our online portal and submit:

A CV (approx. 4 pages)

A cover letter (approx. 1 page) Tell us how your experience and skills make you a great fit for this role.

Applications close: Tuesday 11 November 2025 at 11:55pm AEDT

What to Expect Next

After applying:

• You'll receive a confirmation email
• We'll review all applications once the ad closes
• If shortlisted, you may be invited to interview (in person or Microsoft Teams video)
• Further assessments will follow (e.g. writing task, skills test, psychometric test)
• Reference checks will be completed for final candidates
• The preferred candidate for this role may be required to undergo reference checks, a national police check, bankruptcy check, health assessment and/or other assessments as required.
• A talent pool may be created for ongoing and temporary roles of the same type that may arise within the next 18 months.

About us – together, we are DPIRD

The New South Wales Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) protects, supports and develops primary industries and regional economies.

Collectively we support strong and sustainable agriculture, forestry, fishing and mining industries, and regional economies. We actively manage our natural assets: our lands and soils, minerals, waterways and oceans, vegetation and forests.

The department brings together:

• Local Land Services
• NSW Resources
• Agriculture and Biosecurity
• Fisheries and Forestry
• Regional Development and Delivery.

We have skilled and dedicated teams working in 200 locations across regional NSW. With nearly 5,000 employees, and 75 per cent of the DPIRD team living and working in regional NSW, we are embedded in the regions we serve.

Learn more about the benefits of joining our diverse and talented DPIRD team.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

At DPIRD, we are committed to fostering a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace that reflects the communities we serve. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds – including, but not limited to, gender, age, ethnicity, cultural heritage, disability, religion and sexual orientation.

DPIRD is a proud Disability Confident Recruiter, Family Inclusive Employer and Carer Friendly Employer

We are committed to ensuring every stage of the recruitment process is accessible and free from barriers. If you require adjustments or information in an alternative format to participate, please contact or the hiring manager listed for a confidential discussion.

We also understand that work is just one part of life. Our Family Inclusive Employer and Carers + Employers Accreditations reflect our commitment to supporting employees to balance work and family responsibilities.