Waterway Projects Officer

2 weeks ago

Blacktown, New South Wales, Australia Blacktown City Council Full time $89,921 - $93,921 per year
About the opportunityThe purpose of this role is to:
  • Develop and implement activities to support the implementation of Council's Environmental stormwater management program and Six streams integrated water strategy, to help Blacktown transition to a water sensitive City, that values and improves its waterways for the benefit of the community and the environment
  • Develop and deliver the waterway health planning, monitoring, and community awareness programs to inform catchment management activities, to improve waterway health and enhance liveability for our community.
Qualifications and experienceEssential:
  • Degree in Environmental Science, Environmental Management or Natural Resources Management
  • Minimum 2 years' work experience in a similar work environment
  • Demonstrated knowledge in catchment management issues, ecosystem health and freshwater urban stream management and ecology
  • Demonstrated ability to engage with the community to understand community values and uses of waterways
  • Demonstrated experience in project management including managing contractors to meet timeframes and within budget
  • Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
  • Experience in the use of Microsoft Office
  • Demonstrated commitment to deliver good customer service
  • Demonstrated experience in interpretation and analysis of complex data to inform decision making
  • Good interpersonal skills to effectively work with internal and external stakeholders
  • Current class C driver's licence.
Desirable:
  • Experience in the use of InDesign software
  • Experience in the use of CM9 and Technology One
  • Experience in the use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) including ESRI ArcGIS and QGIS or similar.
Remuneration and benefits
  • Entry level for this position starts at $1,798.21 per week
  • 35-hour working week
  • Opportunity to participate in Council's flextime arrangement
  • Employee benefits such as leave entitlements (where applicable), 11.5% employer contribution payable to your nominated superannuation fund, Fitness Passport, gym membership discounts, and social clubs.
Position description
  • Have a personal email address ready to use and complete your application without 'logging out' of the system.
  • Review the questions and decide on your responses before commencing your application.

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