Fire Planner

About the Company

Every day our people provide reliable and trusted water services for more than 1.8 million South Australians. Our work helps ensure this state is a sustainable and healthy place to work and live. 

Our business supports our state’s prosperity and is significant in both size and impact. With a commitment to being climate-ready, we are guided by environmental goals and practices that enable continued service delivery, not just for today’s community, but for future generations.  

For more than 165 years we have been delivering services for South Australians. Ongoing adaptation is necessary, and our people are encouraged to share and develop innovative solutions and fresh ideas. 

In short, we make a positive different to the lives of South Australians and the communities they live in every day. 

About the job  

The Fire Planner role will develop and update Fire Management Plans for major SA Water landholdings in order to ensure SA Water continues to meet its legislative and community responsibilities in relation to fire management and reducing fire risks to the community and SA Water. This involves liaising with external stakeholders like the Department for Environment and Water (DEW) and the Country Fire Service (CFS) to assess their planning frameworks, reviewing and improving the current SA Water Fire Management Plan template, and ensuring alignment with the Bushfire Management Area Plan (BMAP).

This max term opportunity is available until 30th June 2025.

In addition, your responsibilities will include: 

Fostering trust with our people, customers and community by providing expert advice and service that ensure we effectively communicate and engage audiences with our business strategy and its delivery across South Australia, every day. 

You will: 

• Review current SA Water Fire Management Plan template.
• Liaise with key internal stakeholders including Environment and Energy on suggested improvements to template.
• Undertake an assessment of all SA Water held fire management information.
• Develop updated plans applying new Fire Management template.

Your success in this role will come from: 

• A good understanding of the Fire Management Planning on Public Land in SA.
• Experience in developing Fire Management Plans.
• Undertake an assessment of all SA Water held fire management information.
• Sounds knowledge of relevant Acts and Regulations.
• Excellence verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to develop sound interpersonal relationships with a multidisciplinary range of contacts.
• Appropriate degree qualification or equivalent experience (desirable).

Further information can be found in the attached PD –Fire Planner.

To apply, click 'Apply'. Please submit and complete the application form, upload a cover letter and current resume. For enquiries, please contact Despina Livadiotis from the Talent Acquisition team despina.livadiotis@sawater.com.au.

Applications close 11:55pm, 29 May 2024.

A great customer experience is best achieved by having a diverse and inclusive team that reflects the community we serve. Applications are encouraged from everyone, including people living with disability, job seekers of all ages, members of the LGBTIQA+ community, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people from culturally diverse backgrounds. 

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