Scientific Officer

I Work For Sa; Adelaide; Hybrid; AUD 95,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Parks entry

Salary sacrifice benefits

Employee Assistance Program

Fitness Passport

Flexible/hybrid work

Job summary

The Department for Environment and Water in Adelaide is seeking a specialist to manage and analyse environmental data as part of a major project assessing outcomes under the Murray-Darling Basin Plan. The role focuses on data integration across hydrological, ecological and environmental datasets and supports reporting with insights for waterway management objectives.

Successful applicants will collaborate with internal and external experts across SA's research and consulting sectors, with a

Qualifications

• Relevant tertiary qualification in environmental science or natural resource management.
• Experience with data management and analysis is desirable.
• Ability to collate ecological, environmental and hydrological data and support reporting.

Responsibilities

• Manage and analyse environmental data to assess condition and trends.
• Integrate data from River Murray channels, lakes and Coorong to support waterway management objectives.
• Collaborate with internal and external experts to elicit knowledge for project delivery.
• Support writing of reports and interpretation of results.

Education

Environmental science / natural resource management

Job description

Department for Environment and Water
Job reference: 863011
Location: 5000 - ADELAIDE
Job status: Long Term Contract
Eligibility: Open to Everyone

About the Role:

This role is part of theFreshwater, River Murray and Coorong Science team and its largeproject to evaluate and report on environmental outcomes in SouthAustralia resulting from implementation of the Murray-Darling BasinPlan. The role is multi-faceted, with a strong focus on datamanagement and analysis. The role involves collation of ecological,environmental and hydrological data from the River Murray channeland floodplains, the Lower Lakes and the Coorong, execution ofanalyses designed to assess environmental condition and trend,interpretation of results with regard to waterway managementobjectives and targets, and support for writing of reports. Therole also involves collaboration with, and structured elicitationof knowledge from, experts internal to the Department ofEnvironment and Water and externally across South Australia'sresearch and consulting sectors.

What can we offer you!

• Working in an organisation that is contributing tosignificant environmental outcomes in the great state of SouthAustralia!
• Be part of a fun, collaborative and supportive team.
• Hybrid working model with flexible working optionsincluding work from home available to promote work lifebalance.
• Free entry into DEW managed Parks in South Australia.
• Salary Sacrifice Benefits.
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Access to our Fitness Passport Program.
• Meaningful and rewarding career.

Contract:

Contract for up to 30 June 2028

Essential Criteria (includingqualifications):

• A tertiary qualification in environmental science, naturalresource management or equivalent is essential.

Special Conditions:

• May be required to participate in emergency preparedness,response and recovery activities required by governmentagencies.
• You must be an Australian citizen, permanent resident, orprovide evidence that you hold a valid working visa that allowsyou to work in Australia.
• May be required to undertake intra or interstate travel,occasional overnight absences, and work outside of the normalhours of work.

A successful applicant who is not currently employed by theDepartment for Environment and Water will be required to have anoriginal photo identification document sighted and provide a validNationally Coordinated Criminal History Check (NCCHC) issued withinthe last 12 months. This information must be supplied by allapplicants who are shortlisted for interview.

Remuneration:

PO2 $94,769 min - $109,787 max p.a.

Enquiries to:

Ashley Sparrow, Principal Advisor River Murray and Team LeaderFresh Water & Coorong Science
[e-mail]
Mobile: [phone]

The Department for Environment and Water is committed tobuilding a diverse and inclusive workplace. We encourageapplications from people with diverse backgrounds including allages and gender identities, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander,people with disability, culturally and linguistically diverse andLGBTIQA+.

Flexibility Statement

The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.