Bushfire Management Specialist

• A crucial role in supporting our community in providing guidance and support in Bushfire Management.
• Permanent opportunity
• 35 hour working week with numerous flexible work arrangement opportunities

City of Newcastle has an opportunity for an experienced Bushfire Management Specialist to join our Environment and Sustainability team to support the delivery of the objectives within the Newcastle Environment Strategy 2023 and the Newcastle Bush Fire Management Plan.

As the Bushfire Management Specialist, you will provide high level technical advice to internal and external stakeholders to develop, review and implement policies, strategies and plans of management to achieve best practice bush fire management outcomes to meet council's broader legislative requirements.

You will play a pivotal part in the implementation of updates to Bush Fire Prone Land mapping and report on Council Bushfire management activities.

Find out more about your new career by viewing the position description here.

Why join CN?

• 35-hour working week with flexible/hybrid work arrangements/model as well as an optional 9-day fortnight
• 4 weeks of annual leave, 3 weeks of personal leave plus 2 additional paid public holidays
• 17.5% annual leave loading yearly payment 
• Paid parental leave for primary carers
• Industry leading employment conditions
• Corporate Fitness program from as little as $4.30 per week
• Access to a range of exclusive CN employee benefits programs including Novated Lease options as well as access to reward and recognition vouchers
• Annual performance development plans and ongoing training and development opportunities
• Leading the CN Way leadership program
• Inclusion, Diversity & Equity (IDE) employee networks and initiatives
• Access to Health & Wellbeing programs including an Onsite Physiotherapist, Yoga and Mental Health Ambassador Groups

Life at CN

At CN, we value our employees, and their wellbeing takes priority. We encourage employees to make time for what's important and provide the benefits to enable a work life balance.

We are focused on making a real difference in our community and achieving our vision of creating a smart, liveable, and sustainable global city.  We are proud to deliver services valued by our community. 

We champion inclusion so that everyone is valued, and we encourage innovation and creativity. We are committed to creating a safe and inclusive workplace where different styles, backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives are valued, encouraged, and respected.

People with diverse lived experiences (including but not limited to, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians, people with diverse gender identities and sexualities, people from different cultural, racial, ethnic, religious and linguistic backgrounds, people with disability, carers, and veterans) are encouraged to apply.

Application Closing Date: Sunday 15 September 2024

Remuneration:  $111,827.80 + 11.5% Superannuation per annum for a 35-hour week.

Contact: Andrew Staniland - Blackbutt & Natural Areas Manager - 02 4974 2604

If you need any adjustments to be made to the recruitment process or if you would like to discuss any accessibility requirements, please contact recruit@ncc.nsw.gov.au for a confidential discussion.

You must have the right to live and work in Australia to apply for this job.

CN do not accept unsolicited resumes and we respectfully ask that recruitment agencies do not contact us at this stage.