TECHNICAL OFFICER (FIREFIGHTING ADVANCEMENT)

This opportunity offers:

• Ongoing employment
• Full time role & 35 hour working week
• Attractive annual salary of RFS 8/9 - $111,756 - $123,700 p.a. plus 11.5% superannuation
• Location: Sydney Olympic Park

Join Our Team: Protect, Serve, and Make a Difference!

We are the Rural Fire Service (RFS), a dedicated community of volunteers providing fire and emergency services to approximately 95% of NSW. When you work with the RFS, you join a passionate team committed to protecting our neighbours, the wider community, and the environment from the threat of bushfires and other emergencies. With over 70,000 volunteer members and staff, we embody the spirit of mutual respect, support, friendship, and camaraderie. We are one team with many players, united by a single purpose. If you share our passion for community service and environmental protection, we want to hear from you! Become a part of our mission to safeguard lives and our cherished NSW landscapes.

What You’ll be doing:

This role will lead the preparation, evaluation, and continuous improvement of technical designs, tenders, and specification documentation for firefighting appliances, equipment, PPE/PPC, foams, and suppression chemicals. This role ensures all solutions enhance operational safety, effectiveness, and resilience, while delivering innovation and value for money in support of frontline firefighting capabilities for the RFS.

To thrive in this role, you will have:

• A Diploma or Degree in a relevant discipline (e.g. Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Project Management), or equivalent expertise.
• Experience in engineering design and principles which includes the generation and interpretation of drawings, specifications and standards whilst balancing the business objectives of probity, risk management and value for money to ensure the NSW RFS achieves best advantage in the supply of products and services.
• Knowledge in technical management, research and problem solving with the ability to develop and implement complex research and development projects.
• Genuine appreciation and understanding of a volunteer-based community service.

The commencing salary will be considered in alignment with skills and experience.

If you are interested in finding out more about this opportunity, please access the role description.

Note: As per the role description, candidates are required to meet minimum essential requirements. If you do not meet the essential requirements for this role, your application may not progress to shortlisting.

Why work for us?

• Corporate uniform available
• Attractive leave entitlements including 4 weeks annual leave per year, plus more
• Free access to our Member Assistance Program (MAP) for all RFS members, and their immediate family
• Salary packaging options available
• One ‘Agreed Absence’ leave day per calendar month
• Ongoing learning and professional development programs (RFS is a Registered Training Organisation giving you access to various internal courses)
• Partnership with Fitness Passport for eligible RFS staff and their families to access more than 845 gyms and pools!

You'll also get to enjoy:

• Easy access to Sydney Olympic Park Train Station, bus services and parking facilities
• Local eateries and childcare facilities
• Sydney Olympic Park Entertainment and Sports Precinct, including Accor Stadium, Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney Showgrounds, and Bicentennial Park
• Eligible staff are invited to join the local Sydney Olympic Park Connected Membership program, at an additional cost

Looking for more information?

Why not reach out to our role expert Cohen Sanders, Supervisor Fleet Design, for a confidential chat on 0427 068 246.

To ignite your RFS journey:

To be considered for this opportunity, you must submit your application online via I Work for NSW, and attach:

• Please provide an example where you've needed to solve a complex engineering problem, in which you have had to engage with a variety of stakeholders and Standards, in order to achieve a solution which meet operational requirements. In your response, please include your experiences of engineering design principles, technical management and in leading research and development.
• Please describe an instance when you've undertaken a project which has included the development and/or validation of specifications for equipment, PPE/PPC or specialised appliances. In your response, outline the methods you undertook in this process as well as alignment with relevant standards, policy and legislative requirements.

• A cover letter in PDF format, addressing how you meet the essential requirements of the role, outlining your suitability and why you are interested in this opportunity;
• A resume in PDF format, including two current/recent professional referees (please include email address and contact number)
• Respond to two targeted questions within the online application process (maximum 500 words each):

Please submit your application no later than 11:59pm Wednesday 11 June 2025.

Important recruitment Information

• A recruitment (talent) pool may be created through this recruitment process to fill future ongoing, temporary, casual and term, full time or part time opportunities.
• We value a diverse and inclusive workplace and are committed to ensuring our employees represent the diversity of communities that we serve.
• If you require an adjustment during the recruitment process, please include any details that you are comfortable sharing during the application process, alternatively, you can reach out to the role expert to discuss.
• The recruitment process may involve a range of assessment activities to determine your capabilities for the role (aligning to the NSW PSC Capability Framework). The Capability application tool is designed to help job applicant...