Senior Land Services Officer TSR

Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development NSW; Buronga; On-site; AUD 117,000 - 129,000; Full time

Job summary

Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development NSW (DPIRD) - Buronga NSW is advertising for a Senior Land Services Officer - Travelling Stock Reserves. The role focuses on the sustainable management of Travelling Stock Reserves across Western NSW, balancing grazing activity with environmental and regulatory requirements.

You will work with landholders and local councils, coordinating across teams to ensure TSRs are maintained and compliant.

Qualifications

• Experience in land management/agriculture or natural resource management.
• Strong stakeholder engagement with rural and remote landholders.
• Attention to detail and excellent customer service skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead sustainable management of Travelling Stock Reserves across a large NSW region.
• Engage with landholders, councils and internal teams to ensure TSRs are managed responsibly.
• Support grazing enterprises while balancing land condition, biodiversity and legislative requirements.
• Travel across the region and work autonomously in remote landscapes.

Skills

Land management

Stakeholder engagement

Customer service

Autonomy

Written/record-keeping

Legislation knowledge

Remote travel readiness

National parks/grazing knowledge

Education

Degree in agricultural/environmental/natural resource management or related

Job description

Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development NSW - Buronga NSW

• Position location can be any Western LLS office in: Buronga, Broken Hill, Tibooburra, Bourke, Brewarrina, Cobar, Wilcannia, Hillston or Balranald
• Salary ranges from $116,981.00 to $129,492.00 + super & leave loading

Western Local Land Services is currently seeking to appoint a Senior Land Services Officer - Travelling Stock Reserves to join our team and show that “West is Best”!

Local Land Services (LLS) is an Executive Agency within the Department of Regional NSW. It provides quality, customer-focused services to landholders and the community across New South Wales. This regionally based organisation brings together a wide range of service and advisory functions including agriculture, biosecurity, natural resource management, land management, biodiversity, emergency services, private native forestry and management of Travelling Stock Reserves (TSR).

About the Role

Western Local Land Services is seeking a capable and community-focused Senior Land Services Officer - Travelling Stock Reserves (TSR) to lead the sustainable management of Travelling Stock Reserves across one of the largest and most diverse regions in New South Wales. The role also supports the Western Regional Weed Committee.

The role is central to supporting grazing enterprises and regional communities, balancing use with land condition, biodiversity values and legislative requirements. Working across large geographic areas, you will engage closely with landholders, councils and internal teams to ensure TSRs are managed responsibly and effectively.

About You

You are practical, adaptable and comfortable working independently across remote landscapes. You understand the realities of grazing systems and can communicate clearly and respectfully with a wide range of stakeholders. You value good land stewardship and can balance productivity with environmental and cultural considerations.

We are seeking someone with:

• Demonstrated experience in land management, agriculture, natural resource management or a related field
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills, particularly with rural and remote landholders
• Attention to detail and excellent customer service skills
• Ability to work autonomously, manage competing priorities and travel across the region
• Well-developed written and record-keeping skills
• Knowledge of Travelling Stock Reserve legislation, policy and operational frameworks
• Experience working in western or remote NSW environments
• Understanding of invasive species management, biosecurity or emergency response operations
• A degree in agricultural, environmental, natural resource management, biosecurity and emergency management and/or equivalent level of industry knowledge and experience
• Current NSW Driver Licence and the ability and willingness to undertake regular remote travel
• Ability and willingness to undertake a police check and medical clearance

Why join Western Local Land Services?

• Play a key role in supporting extensive grazing systems and regional communities
• Work in a unique landscape with a high degree of autonomy and variety
• Be part of a collaborative, values-driven organisation
• Access flexible work arrangements and professional development opportunities

For more information read the full Role Description: Senior Land Services Officer

Applications close

11:55pm Wednesday, 7 October 2026.

Should you require further information about the role please contact Michelle Johnson via ***************@lls.nsw.gov.au

Additional Information

If you require adjustments in completing your application, interviewing, completing any pre- employment testing, require information in an alternative format, or otherwiseparticipatingin the recruitment process, please let us know so we can assist. Send an email to***************@dpird.nsw.gov.auor contact the hiring manager listed above for a confidential discussion.

About us – together, we are DPIRD

The New South WalesDepartment of Primary Industries and Regional Development(DPIRD) protects,supportsand develops primary industries and regional economies.

Collectively we support strong and sustainable agriculture, forestry, fishing and mining industries, and regional economies. We actively manage our natural assets: our lands and soils, minerals, waterways and oceans,vegetationand forests.

The department brings together:

• Local Land Services
• NSW Resources
• Agriculture and Biosecurity
• Fisheries and Forestry
• Regional Development and Delivery

We have skilled and dedicated teams working in 200 locations across regional NSW. Withnearly 5,000employees, and 75 per cent of the DPIRD team living and working in regional NSW, we are embedded in the regions we serve.

Learn more about the benefitsof joining our diverse and talented DPIRD team.