Senior Project Officer

Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water; Parramatta; Hybrid; AUD 133,000 - 147,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working option

Job summary

Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) in Parramatta is seeking a Senior Project Officer to drive enterprise data initiatives within the Data Program. You will lead cross-functional teams, manage vendors and stakeholders, and ensure delivery aligns with business priorities.

The role requires strong delivery experience across data platforms and governance, with a focus on adoption, change, and measurable outcomes.

Qualifications

• Extensive project management experience across complex data initiatives.
• Experience delivering data, technology and enterprise transformation initiatives.
• Ability to translate complex technical information for diverse audiences.

Responsibilities

• Corporate data delivery: lead inter-dependent projects to bring multiple complex datasets into a single data platform and manage stakeholders, vendors and risks.
• Platform operations: support adoption and ensure long-term value of the data platform with cross-team collaboration.

Skills

Project management

Data platforms

Stakeholder management

Vendor management

Job description

Do you want your work to make a difference for NSW? Working to protect the state’s environment and heritage. Help deliver the next evolution of data and technology across DCCEEW. 1 x Temporary full-time opportunity until 30 June 2028. Office location Parramatta, hybrid working supported, other locations considered. Salary relative to experience, and ranges from $133,348 to $146,945 + super.

Great project delivery is more than plans and milestones. It's about bringing people with you, navigating complexity and turning business needs into practical, sustainable outcomes.

We're looking for a highly experienced Senior Project Officer to join our Data Program, delivering enterprise data initiatives across technology, business change and capability uplift workstreams. This role needs more than a traditional IT project background. You'll combine strong technical delivery experience with business judgement, keeping people, processes, adoption and enterprise outcomes at the centre of every project.

What you'll be working on

This role focuses on two key areas within the broader Data Program:

• Corporate data delivery: Leading inter-dependent projects to bring multiple complex datasets into a single unified data platform to enhance reporting and insights. You'll manage key stakeholders, onboard vendors, coordinate strategic and tactical approaches and address risks and issues to deliver critical program and business outcomes.
• Platform operations: Supporting business teams to adopt and benefit from the Data Program’s tools and processes. You'll collaborate across our matrix team, working closely with the technical leads to devise sustainable long-term processes that set the data platform ecosystem up for success and meet business needs. You'll also support platform-level compliance monitoring and reporting, identifying risks and opportunities for improvement.

Across both streams, you'll lead concurrent projects from planning through to implementation, coordinating multidisciplinary teams, vendors and stakeholders in a matrix environment. You'll keep scope, risks, dependencies, budgets and milestones on track while ensuring delivery remains grounded in business priorities and measurable outcomes.

About You

You're a highly experienced project manager with a track record of delivering data, technology and enterprise transformation initiatives. You have worked across multiple complex datasets and understand the challenges of data migration, platform and system upgrades, and business‑led change. You are confident working with technical teams and able to test, translate and connect their work to business needs. You understand that successful delivery depends on people, processes, governance, adoption and technology working together.

You'll bring:

• Extensive project management experience, including leading complex and concurrent projects from planning through to implementation
• Demonstrated experience delivering projects involving complex datasets, data migration, technical platforms or system upgrades
• Experience delivering broader business and enterprise transformation initiatives, with a strong focus on business outcomes, adoption and capability uplift
• The ability to translate complex technical information and governance requirements into clear business impacts, decisions and actions for different audiences
• Strong stakeholder, client and vendor management skills, with the ability to build trust and deliver through a matrix environment
• A self‑starting, solutions‑focused approach, with the judgement to work autonomously, make progress quickly and elevate when needed
• A highly collaborative working style and the ability to bring multidisciplinary teams together around shared outcomes
• A proactive approach to scope, risks, dependencies, budgets and problem‑solving, with the ability to hit the ground running

Above all, you'll be a standout communicator and relationship builder who can deliver at pace.

Who we are

The Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) works to protect the state’s environment and heritage. It leads the way on climate change, driving the sustainable transition to a net zero economy, powered by affordable, reliable, and clean energy. 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.

Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

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.

Support and Adjustments

Looking for more information or assistance in applying?

• Our commitment to a diverse and inclusive workplace.
• How we encourage and support people with disability.
• Information and adjustments for individual needs for the recruitment process and the workplace.

If you require an adjustment for your application process, please contact our Talent Acquisition Team by emailing [e-mail] or contacting Gemma Battison on 02 8289 6733 (please mention reference number 553365).

If you are an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander use our Aboriginal applicants guide to assist with applying for roles or our Aboriginal Career pathways team at [e-mail] for a yarn.

Should you require further information about the role please contact Katie Quick via [e-mail].

Applications close Thursday 29 October at 11:55PM.