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NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) is seeking a Senior Project Officer, Retail and Customer Service to lead statewide projects that improve visitor centre retail experiences across NSW. The role combines retail leadership with cross‑agency collaboration to deliver outcomes that benefit visitors and parks.
This position requires strong project management skills, experience with retail systems, data‑driven decision making, and the ability to coordinate across geographically dispersed
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Do you want your work to make a difference for NSW?
Working to protect the state’s environment and heritage.
Bring your retail and project leadership experience to NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) and help take our statewide visitor centre network to the next level.
This is a unique opportunity to work collaboratively with teams across NSW, building on existing capability and bringing together retail expertise, technology, data, and great customer service to achieve outstanding outcomes for visitors and national parks.
About the role
As Senior Project Officer, Retail and Customer Service, you will work across the state to lead projects and initiatives that support our visitor centres to deliver great retail and customer experiences.
You will connect people and ideas across the network, identify opportunities to build on what's already working well, and develop practical approaches that can be shared and applied across NPWS.
Your work will include:
About You
We are looking for someone who combines extensive retail experience with strong project leadership and, importantly, enjoys bringing people together to achieve shared outcomes.
You may have built your career in multi‑site retail, retail operations, customer experience, commercial management, or business transformation.
You will bring:
The role requires appropriate tertiary qualifications or equivalent relevant professional experience, together with project management experience and an understanding of contemporary procurement and contract management practices.
NPWS manages more than 890 national parks and reserves covering more than 7.6 million hectares of NSW, delivering conservation, cultural heritage protection, and world‑class visitor experiences.
Here, your retail and project expertise can contribute to something bigger. By supporting our statewide visitor centre network to achieve great outcomes for visitors and parks, you will be part of an organisation working to protect NSW's natural and cultural heritage for future generations.
DCCEEW conserves and protects the state’s natural environment. It manages the NSW national park estate, including its rich and diverse biodiversity and Aboriginal cultural heritage for future generations.
DCCEEW also ensures sustainable management of water resources across the state, to support the environment, communities and industry.
We acknowledge the ongoing custodial responsibilities of the Aboriginal peoples of NSW to care for Country and water and are committed to establishing meaningful partnerships with Aboriginal peoples in the management of the environment.
Please also note, to be eligible for an ongoing role in the NSW Public Sector you need to be an Australian Citizen, New Zealand Citizen or Permanent Resident.
Applications close: Sunday 25 October 2026 at 11:55pm
Should you require further information about the role please contact Christian Lackner via or on .
Our goal is to build a workforce that not only represents but also understands and serves the diverse communities of New South Wales. We are committed to making our state a vibrant and inclusive place to live, work, and thrive for everyone. Our workforce represents people of all ages and genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disabilities, the LGBTQI+ community, and people from diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds.