Bushland Response Officer

Division: Environment & Open Space

Business Unit: Environment & Resilience

Title: Bushland Response Officer, Permanent - Full-time Role, 38 hours per week

Salary Range: $77698.62 to $90297.59 per annum + super (subject to skills and experience)

Who we are:

Stretching from Palm Beach to Manly, the Northern Beaches boasts more than half of all the beaches in Sydney and a population of more than 270,000. Northern Beaches Council strives to deliver the highest quality services to our community. 

Join us and you’ll be part of an organisation committed to promoting sustainable growth, leading the community, protecting our environment and creating a great future for the Northern Beaches.

Northern Beaches Council is committed to safeguarding children and young people. Council acknowledges that protecting the safety of children and young people is a whole of community responsibility and is everyone’s business.

Environment & Resilience

The Environment & Resilience Business Unit manages complex environmental and engineering programs and projects to achieve quality outcomes for the residents and the environment of the Northern Beaches.

The Unit delivers the strategic and operational management of:

•    Bushland and biodiversity protection and restoration including threatened species and pest species management and the control of bush fire risk

•    Catchment, waterway and coastal management including ecological, risk and restoration programs

•    Strategic environmental systems & programs, climate change adaptation/resilience and corporate sustainability

•    Environmental education, volunteering and engagement

•    Development engineering including subdivision works, development approvals, co-ordination of s94 works delivery and certification of development works

•    Stormwater asset maintenance, renewals and design and construction of new assets

•    Floodplain risk planning and management

Working with us:

Northern Beaches Council provides a comprehensive range of benefits focused on our employees’ lifestyle, health and wellbeing, recognition and career development.

In this role you’ll enjoy -

• Rostered days off scheme 
• Flexible hours 
• Health and wellbeing leave 
• A culture of supporting continuous professional development 
• Professional development and training opportunities 
• Work from home opportunities
• Mentorship opportunities available for aspiring leaders 
• Genuine work-life balance and flexible working arrangements 
• Employee wellness program and a range of lifestyle benefits 
• Values based culture and a teams oriented working environment 
• High level of technological innovation and systems 

Our opportunity :

The key focus areas of this role include:

Reporting to the Bushland Response Leader the role of the Bushland Response Officer is to provide a high-level technical support in managing bushland and biodiversity matters across the Northern Beaches Council LGA. The position will action customer requests, provide supervision of Council’s internal bush regeneration team, and assisting with other field work as required to undertake works/activities in strategic and operational bushland management.  The role also includes the supervision of contractors.

Key responsibilities:

• Co-ordinate and supervise frontline bushland operations, including response to customer requests, bush regeneration and restoration activities, and the handling and application of herbicides as required.
• Co-ordinate resources to support:
  • bush fire hazard reduction activities including manual removal of fuel and preparation of sites for hazard reduction burns.
  • the actioning of customer requests related to the Business Unit as required.
  • invasive species control programs as required.
  • bush regeneration contract management as required.
  • activities undertaken by other teams with the Business Unit as required.
• Liaise with multiple teams across council to resolve complex matters in relation to maintenance of bushland areas under the control of the team.

About you :

We’re looking for a customer centric professional to lead our bushland response team.  You’ll bring enthusiasm and experience to a team passionate about making a difference to our community.

Additional Information:

• Position Description
• Applications close on: 17 March 2025. 
• Expected Interview Date: 8 April 2025. 
• Questions? Please call the Hiring Manager: Reid Singleton on 0466 921 925

Northern Beaches Council is a diverse and inclusive employer and encourages applications from differently abled candidates. Reasonable adjustments to the workplace may be made where these are required.

If you would like to contact us to discuss your specific circumstances, please contact the hiring manager for this role. If you do not feel comfortable to do so, please contact HR Services on (02) 8495 5070.