Position No: DBCA3015996

Salary/Level: Level 5, $105,167 - $114,938 p.a. plus District Allowance and 12% Superannuation

Tenure: Permanent, Full-time

Location: Esperance, Western Australia

The South Coast Region extends 1,200 km from Denmark to the South Australian border and includes 14 national parks, 4 marine parks and 150 nature reserves covering 2.5 million hectares plus 7 million hectares of unallocated Crown land (UCL). National parks include Torndirrup, Porongurup, Stirling Range, Fitzgerald River, West Cape Howe, Gull Rock, Waychinicup, Stokes, Cape Le Grand, and Cape Arid.

The South Coast Region’s key service deliverables include nature conservation, parks and visitor services and fire management.

We currently have an opportunity for a Parks and Visitor Services Coordinator to join our Esperance District team, to lead the PVS portfolio, managing the suite of parks and reserves in the Esperance district, including the iconic Cape Le Grand and Cape Arid national parks.

Under the limited direction of the District Manager, you will:

• Coordinate the parks and visitor services program within the Esperance district ensuring high quality outcomes are produced in a cost-effective manner and according to the department’s management policies, practices and guidelines.
• Be responsible for driving management planning, community liaison, program budgets, business plans, marketing, capital works programs and managing staff within the parks and visitor services program.
• Actively seek alternative resourcing through partnerships and other opportunities.

At the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (DBCA), we have adopted Leadership Expectations which provides a common understanding of the mindsets and expected behaviours required of all our employees and the public sector. In this role, you will be Leading Others to help drive positive change.

The successful applicant will be required to possess or obtain a current and satisfactory National Police Check prior to commencement.

Application Instructions:

To allow the selection panel to make an accurate assessment of your application, please submit the following:

• A covering letter.
• A written response addressing the four (4) requested criteria below (in no more than four (4) pages).
• A current CV, including the details of two referees with one being a recent or current manager/supervisor.

Selection Criteria

1. Demonstrated knowledge of and experience in parks and visitor services and natural resource management; including planning, implementing and managing project works, understanding the threats to conservation and wildlife values associated with park and visitor services work, knowledge of visitor risk management principles and practices.
2. Evidence of high- level interpersonal skills and demonstrated experience in effective liaison and negotiation at a senior level with other government departments, industry, stakeholders, Aboriginal groups, community interest groups, and the media.
3. Demonstrated experience in effective management and leadership of teams including, supervisory, organisational, works programming and human resource management skills.
4. Demonstrated experience and competence in financial management and administration, and other management systems, including project management, contract management, risk management and information technology.

Please click “Apply” and you will be redirected to the WA Government Jobs Board website at https://search.jobs.wa.gov.au/ where you can submit your application online.

For further information on the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, please visit https://www.dbca.wa.gov.au/.

For further job-related information, please contact Justin Black on 0427 282 042.

Closing date: Friday, 25 July 2025 at 12 noon AWST (2pm AEST). No late or pro forma applications will be accepted