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Ready to make a splash in your career? WaterNSW is seeking an experienced Catchment Field Officer - Bushfire Management (Full-Time, Max-Term until March 2027) to join our Land Operations team.
Reporting to the Catchment Fire Program Manager, this is a hands-on field-based role where you'll play an important part in protecting some of NSW's most critical water catchments. As a Catchment Field Officer within the bushfire team, you'll deliver a range of land, recreation and bushfire management and fire fighting activities that help protect water quality, safeguard catchment values and ensure safety remains at the forefront of everything we do. Working as part of a collaborative team, you'll be responsible for implementing and monitoring field-based programs, undertaking maintenance and land management activities, and ensuring accurate reporting and documentation to support operational outcomes.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys working outdoors, values environmental stewardship, and wants to make a tangible impact on the protection and sustainability of NSW's water catchments. 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.
Note: This is a full-time, max term position until 27th March 2027.
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:
Position Purpose:
Implement a range of land and recreation management activities to protect water quality, catchment values and to put safety first.
What you'll do:
What we are looking for:
Who we are:
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.
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.
Our commitment & 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. WaterNSW is committed to building a workforce that reflects the diversity of the communities we serve. We strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, Veterans, and people from all backgrounds to apply. We celebrate the unique perspectives, knowledge and lived experience you bring and are committed to ensuring an inclusive, supportive and respectful workplace for everyone. Find out more at waternsw.com.au.
For more information, please reach out to: jasmine.choong@waternsw.com.au.
Please note applications for this position will close on Tuesday 3rd November 2026 at 11.59pm.
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