Do you want your work to make a difference for NSW?
Working to protect the state’s environment and heritage.

• Temporary full-time opportunity to 30 June 2028
• Office location negotiable across NSW, Hybrid working supported
• Salary relative to experience, and ranges from $145,378 to $168,130 + super

The Water Group is currently seeking to appoint a Manager Workforce Futures to lead a small team developing and implementing actions to address skills and workforce issues in collaboration with the urban water sector and training Industry within regional NSW.

The team is part of the Town Water Risk Reduction Program, which is continuing to prioritise improvements in skills, training and workforce as a key pathway to reducing water sector risk. The team focuses on improving operator competency and vocational training, addressing workforce challenges, and improving opportunities for First Nations people in water operations.

About You

The role leads the Workforce Futures team seeking to address skills and workforce issues in the NSW local water utility sector.

The role involves significant stakeholder engagement to further develop, implement, monitor, and assess the effectiveness of workforce initiatives over time. The role will also coordinate within the department, representing skills, training, and workforce issues in broader policy and reform work.

The role guides the development of resources, including reports, training materials, and sector surveys, to inform future implementation challenges and track progress.

In this role you will:

• Lead a team to deliver a range of project objectives, given limited resources, in a changing environment with tight deadlines, and the need to identify interdependencies and balance competing demands and priorities.
• Embed effective project management and governance arrangements to ensure that project outputs are delivered on time, within budget, and address stakeholder expectations.
• Manage external stakeholder engagement with varying and often competing expectations, viewpoints and interests including managing relationships within Water and other state agencies, ensuring alignment within agreed timeframes and given varying expectations, viewpoints and interests whilst balancing interdependencies between state and federal water management planning.
• Provide leadership in the broader water and training sectors to find collaborative solutions to skills and workforce issues

Key Knowledge & Experience

• Extensive knowledge of the skills, training and workforce challenges impacting NSW local water utility service delivery.
• Experience in engaging with local water utility sector stakeholders on policy, reform and program delivery.
• Experience leading program delivery within tight time frames and with limited budget.

Essential Requirements

• Tertiary qualification in policy, science, engineering, education, or other relevant discipline and/or experience in implementing skills and training and workforce development initiatives.
• NSW Driver’s license.
• Overnight travel as required.

For more information read the full Role Description: Manager Workforce Futures

Who We Are

The Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) works to protect the state’s environment and heritage. It leads the way on climate change, driving the sustainable transition to a net zero economy, powered by affordable, reliable, and clean energy.

DCCEEW conserves and protects the state’s natural environment. It manages the NSW national park estate, including its rich and diverse biodiversity and Aboriginal cultural heritage for future generations.

DCCEEW also ensures sustainable management of water resources across the state, to support the environment, communities and industry.

We acknowledge the ongoing custodial responsibilities of the Aboriginal peoples of NSW to care for Country and water and are committed to establishing meaningful partnerships with Aboriginal peoples in the management of the environment.

To Apply

If excited by the information above, we look forward to receiving your application, including a copy of your resume and cover letter expressing your interest and suitability for the role, including how you can contribute to improving the long term sustainability of the water sector workforce.

Applications close Sunday 20 April 2025 at 11:55PM.

Should you require further information about the role please contact Ian Davie via [email protected].

A recruitment pool may be created for ongoing and temporary opportunities of the same role or role type that may become available over the next 18 months.

Our goal is to build a workforce that not only represents but also understands and serves the diverse communities of New South Wales. We are committed to making our state a vibrant and inclusive place to live, work, and thrive for everyone. Our workforce represents people of all ages and genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disabilities, the LGBTQI+ community, and people from diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds.

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