Background information about the job or company

This position is subject to Machinery of Government (MoG) arrangements. As a result, some roles may be transferred to the newly established Development Coordination Authority (DCA). If this position is transferred, your employment will move to the DCA at a future date, and all existing employment conditions under the NSW RFS will be fully maintained.

This opportunity offers:

• Ongoing employment
• Full time role & 35 hour working week
• RFS Level 8/9
• Attractive annual salary $115,109 - $127,411 p.a. plus 12% superannuation
• Location: Batemans Bay and West Pennant Hills (hybrid working arrangements considered)
• Four positions available (two positions at Batemans Bay and two positions at West Pennant Hills)

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.

Responsibilities or duties

This is an exciting opportunity to join our skilled and specialist Development Assessment and Planning Team. Exploring a wide variety of tasks including development and planning assessment within NSW in and adjacent to bush fire prone areas, providing advice to comply with legislative, policy and procedural requirement as delegated to the NSW Rural Fire Service. You'll work to build and develop relations across government to help the industry provide improved and practical bush fire outcomes, educating stakeholders on standards, mitigation and bush fire protection.

Qualifications or requirements

To thrive in this role, you will:

• Be a motivated team player with a collaborative approach and the ability to build positive working relationships.
• Have the ability to manage competing priorities and deliver quality outcomes.
• Take initiative to assist in managing a high volume of development applications and strategic planning proposals from a diverse range of Local and State Government authorities.

• Development and planning assessment within NSW in and adjacent to bush fire prone areas
• Providing advice to comply with legislative, policy and procedural requirements as delegated to the NSW Rural Fire Service
• Build and develop relations across government to help the industry provide improved and practical bush fire outcomes
• Educating stakeholders on standards, mitigation and bush fire protection
• Manage a high volume of development applications and strategic planning proposals from a diverse range of Local and State Government authorities

• Motivated team player
• Collaborative approach
• Ability to build positive working relationships
• Ability to manage competing priorities
• Ability to deliver quality outcomes
• Initiative

• Experience in development and planning assessment
• Knowledge of legislative, policy and procedural requirements
• Experience in building and developing relations across government
• Experience in educating stakeholders on standards, mitigation and bush fire protection
• Experience in managing a high volume of development applications and strategic planning proposals