Ready to make a splash in your career? WaterNSW is seeking an experienced Catchment Assessment Officer (Full Time, Permanent) to join our Catchment Protection team. 

This role could be based out of WaterNSW office locations (subject to availability) around Greater Sydney, Illawarra, or Southern Tablelands Area.

This is an opportunity to work with an essential organisation creating a more sustainable future for the state.  

This role offers the flexibility to work around life, your contribution will be valued, and you’ll be supported to build a rewarding career. 

Our perks and Benefits:

At WaterNSW, we believe that our employees should be as well taken care of as our rivers, dams, and pipelines, that’s why we offer a load of benefits.  

• Flexible working  
• Work a 9-day fortnight at Full pay on the Enterprise agreement  
• Up to 16 weeks paid parental leave  
• Fertility leave  
• Yearly corporate wear allowance  
• Professional development and educational assistance  
• Remote Area Benefits based on work location
• Salary Range starting from $131,851 Base + Super  
• And so much more! 

What you’ll do: 

• Ensure the assessment of development applications requiring the concurrence of the regulatory authority are technically robust and timely.
• Ensure WaterNSW concurrence conditions are implemented as required. Ensure concurrence conditions requiring a role for WaterNSW are appropriately implemented.
• Provide expert advice on proposals external to WaterNSW including State significant developments and infrastructure proposed within the declared catchment area.
• Influence decisions made by planning and consent authorities under the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 to help minimise risk to water quality, water quantity, water supply infrastructure and catchment health.
• Provide specialist water quality input to the development of assessment tools, guidelines, current recommended practices and standards to assist in the efficient assessment of proposals.
• Support in assessment, management, monitoring and review of mining activities (particularly Subsidence Management Plans, Extraction Plans and Environmental Monitoring and Management Plans), post approval mining operations including site inspection to ensure impacts on WaterNSW catchments and assets are adequately considered and managed, as required. 

What we are looking for:  

• Tertiary qualifications in Environmental Planning, Engineering, Science, Management, Law or other relevant discipline.
• Authorised Officer or the ability to become one.
• Knowledge of the issues and management responses in the areas of wastewater, stormwater, groundwater and surface water for activities within drinking water catchment..
• Extensive knowledge and experience in water quality impact assessment and management, and the related requirements under Part 4 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979. 
• Experience in the application of State Environmental Planning Policy (Biodiversity and Conservation) 2021 would be beneficial.
• Experience in the preparation and/or assessment of stormwater, wastewater managements, and/or erosion and sediment control plans would be an advantage.
• Current NSW Driver’s Licence.

How we will support you: 

At WaterNSW, we balance flexibility – and the way we work – with the needs of the business, our teams, and us as individuals.

When it comes to working in an office, we work in a hybrid way. If you’re required to be in the field or on site, the benefits of flexibility can be achieved in other ways, such as through a condensed work week.

We are proud to be a WORK180 Endorsed Employer and are committed to providing equal opportunities for women. Visit our WORK180 page to access our benefits and career development opportunities 

More about our team/ culture:

No matter how or where you work, safety is the number one priority. This means the physical and mental safety of you, your colleagues, and the public.

Who is WaterNSW? 

WaterNSW operates the state’s dams, capturing and storing water, and then supplying it ready for distribution – for the environment, agriculture, industry and the community. With 41 major dams and hundreds of waterways across the state, we play a vital role at the source of the state’s water, delivering two thirds of all water used in NSW.   

We’re the people taking care of the state’s water at the source – capturing, storing, delivering. Find out more at waternsw.com.au 

For more information, please reach out to: Talent Acquisition Partner Azmine Amer at azmine.amer@waternsw.com.au

Please note applications for this position will close on 28 January 2025.

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