Senior Project Officer - BCT

at  NSW Biodiversity Conservation and Science

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• Job Title: Senior Project Officer
• Job Grade / Classification: Environmental Officer Grade 9
• Temporary (31 Aug 2026) full-time opportunity
• Office location – Parramatta or Newcastle, WFH flexibility available
• Salary relative to experience, and ranges from $120,701 to $134,460 + super

The Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water is currently seeking to appoint a Senior Project Officer to join Biodiversity Conservation Trust.
In this role you will provide operational policy advice, undertake operational policy development and independently manage specific complex and challenging projects relating to natural resource management and environmental programs.

WHO WE ARE

The New South Wales Biodiversity Conservation Trust (BCT) is a not-for-profit statutory body, established under Part 10 of the Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016 and managed by a Board appointed by the Minister for the Environment.
The Trust’s roles are to support and encourage landholders to enter into agreements to conserve and protect biodiversity on private land, guided by the government’s Biodiversity Conservation Investment Strategy; secure biodiversity offsets when developers choose to pay into the Biodiversity Conservation Fund; and other activities that promote greater awareness of, appreciation and understanding of, biodiversity and the importance of conserving it.
We acknowledge the ongoing custodial responsibilities of the Aboriginal peoples of NSW to care for Country and are committed to establishing meaningful partnerships with Aboriginal peoples in the management of the environment.

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Demonstrated knowledge and experience in natural resource management and planning for environmental issues, and a capacity to design operational policy and strategic programs for implementation.
• Knowledge of and experience working on the NSW Biodiversity Offsets Scheme
• Understanding of the role and function of Government with respect to biodiversity conservation policy and legislation.
• Demonstrated ability to understand and work with technical and scientific information in the context of environmental programs including operational policy and program development.

For more information read the full Role Description: Senior Project Officer