Updated 21 October 2026.
Our current trade and field roles include catchment biosecurity and bushfire work, correctional-centre trades, hospital electrical maintenance and park operations. Compare the work setting, qualifications and roster before choosing an application.
Choose the work you can prove
Choose an example that shows safe practical work and sound judgement. Trade roles need accurate qualification and licence evidence; field roles may also require bushfire, biosecurity or land-management experience. Explain the equipment, hazards and people you were responsible for.
Build a specific application example
A duty list such as ‘maintained equipment’ gives the panel little to assess. Pick one fault, repair or field task and explain the checks you made, the hazard you controlled, how you coordinated with people using the site, and the condition of the equipment or area at handover. A hospital electrician could show how an urgent fault was resolved while protecting patient services; a grader operator could explain how they achieved the required pavement tolerances. Match your own evidence to the advert’s questions.
Current roles in this shortlist
Added 21 October 2026
Tradesperson – Lithgow Correctional Centre
Lead and mentor inmates in a correctional workshop while delivering safe, reliable trade work. This role combines an accepted trade qualification with supervision, practical training and responsibility for equipment and output.
Application requirements
A cover letter of no more than two pages addressing the key accountabilities and focus capabilities; An up-to-date resume of no more than five pages; A copy of the relevant trade qualification
What to highlight
Show how you taught a practical skill, maintained workshop safety and quality, and kept work on schedule.
Added 21 October 2026
Senior Builder – Facilities Maintenance
Lead building maintenance at Bathurst Correctional Centre while supervising and coaching tradespeople and inmates. The role requires an eligible building trade, at least five years of post-trade experience, cabinetry expertise and on-call availability.
Application requirements
A cover letter of no more than two pages; An up-to-date resume of no more than five pages; A copy of your trade qualification
What to highlight
Use a maintenance example that shows technical diagnosis, safe supervision, competing priorities and a dependable handover.
Added 21 October 2026
Electrician – Inverell District Hospital
Maintain electrical, air-conditioning and refrigeration services across Inverell hospital and surrounding health facilities. The work includes fault diagnosis, planned maintenance and recording repairs while protecting continuity of patient services.
Application requirements
Address the essential requirements and selection criteria in the position description through the online application
What to highlight
Explain how you isolated a fault safely, coordinated access with service users and restored a critical system.
Added 21 October 2026
Catchment Field Officer – Bushfire Management
Support bushfire mitigation, incident response and land maintenance from WaterNSW’s Nepean Depot. This maximum-term role suits applicants with bushfire-fighting experience and a current NSW driver licence.
Application requirements
Complete the online application and check the form for any final attachment requirements
What to highlight
Show practical bushfire operations, sound risk assessments and how you worked with a team during an incident.
Added 21 October 2026
Catchment Field Officer – Biosecurity
Deliver pest-animal and weed-control programs and practical catchment maintenance from WaterNSW’s Nepean Depot. Biosecurity experience and a current NSW driver licence are required.
Application requirements
Complete the online application and check the form for any final attachment requirements
What to highlight
Describe the control method you selected, the safety and environmental checks you made, and how you recorded the result.
Added 20 October 2026
Field Operations Officer
Undertake environmental regulatory work across the Dubbo region, applying EPA legislation to compliance issues and contributing to assessments, licensing and operational coordination. This suits applicants with environmental protection experience and a current Australian C Class driver’s licence.
Application requirements
Resume and cover letter of no more than two pages, including a response of up to 250 words explaining how your experience and achievements prepare you for the position.
What to highlight
Show how you interpreted environmental legislation, assessed a regulatory issue and worked with stakeholders to achieve a defensible outcome.
Added 20 October 2026
Team Leader Field Operations
Lead field teams and contractors delivering visitor infrastructure, park maintenance and conservation works across the Blue Mountains. The role combines planning and people leadership with operational readiness for fire and other incidents.
Application requirements
Resume and cover letter expressing your interest and suitability; check the portal for any final limits.
What to highlight
Use a works-program example covering competing priorities, contractor coordination, safety, budget and the performance of the team you led.
Added 20 October 2026
Ranger
Combine environmental planning with practical park management around Cobar, supporting conservation, visitor management and on-ground operations. The work includes relationships with neighbours and Aboriginal communities, as well as threatened species, pest and fire management.
Application requirements
Resume and cover letter expressing your interest and suitability; check the portal for any final limits.
What to highlight
Connect your environmental knowledge to a practical conservation or park-management outcome, including how you worked with people who held different priorities.
Added 14 October 2026
Casual Community Service Field Officer | Tamworth, Gunnedah & Armidale
Field worksite supervision, logistics, safe work checks and offender transport. Casual; LR licence for Tamworth, Class C for Armidale/Gunnedah, towing knowledge and first aid required.
Application requirements
2 page cover letter; 5+ page CV
What to highlight
knowledge of towing and the safety around towing of trailers; What you’ll do As part of the community service team, you will work closely with Community Corrections team members to ensure a high level of services is provided to our stakeholders including offenders and community-based group and businesses.; CSNSW provides reports and advice to courts and releasing/parole authorities and assesses offenders in the community and in custody for relevant interventions to reduce their risks of reoffending.; Good communication skills and a willingness to work with people from all walks of life is essential.; You’ll contribute to a high functioning team that is adaptable to a variety of situations and needs, that plans ahead to achieve results and that is consistent and reliable in their approach to offender supervision.
Added 14 October 2026
Field Officer Aboriginal Identified (Grade 1-4)
NPWS hands-on park maintenance, conservation, equipment and fire operations. Aboriginal Identified eligibility must be prominent. Two positions count as one listing.
Application requirements
CV; cover letter
What to highlight
You can work as part of a team, use initiative when working independently, and approach challenges with a practical, solutions-focused mindset.; Willingness to exercise delegated authority for compliance activities.
Added 14 October 2026
Field Officer Grade 1-4
NPWS Creel Bay field operations: assets, conservation, fire, weeds, visitor facilities and emergency response. Class C licence and specified training/certifications; physically active role.
Application requirements
CV; cover letter
What to highlight
ability to appropriately operate and maintain a range of plant and equipment; Ability to appropriately operate and maintain a range of plant and equipment, including but not limited to conditionally registered vehicles, watercraft (non-coxswain), lifting apparatus and appropriate plant.
Added 14 October 2026
Ranger Travelling Stock Reserves
Hands-on travelling stock reserve maintenance, weed control, biosecurity and field coordination. Pesticide qualifications, driver licence, firearms eligibility and relevant livestock/land experience required.
Application requirements
CV; cover letter
What to highlight
Hands-on travelling stock reserve maintenance, weed control, biosecurity and field coordination. Pesticide qualifications, driver licence, firearms eligibility and relevant livestock/land experience required.
Field Officer
Two field officers will help establish an NPWS presence on recently acquired conservation areas around Cobar. The work includes maintaining tracks and visitor assets, controlling weeds and pest animals, and preparing for fires while caring for places with cultural importance to Ngiyampaa people. Practical experience in agriculture or trades can provide useful evidence for this outdoor work, alongside a willingness to live and work in a remote community.
Application requirements
Resume; Cover letter expressing your interest and suitability
What to highlight
Safe practical work outdoors; Adaptability and willingness to learn; Working with limited supervision; Respectful teamwork and communication.
Groundsperson
Sydney Olympic Park’s sporting grounds need turf that stays safe and playable as bookings and field use change. This role maintains facilities including the NSW Rugby League Centre of Excellence and Archery Centre, combining turf renovation with routine grounds work and equipment care. Applicants with experience on sporting fields, golf courses or comparable grounds can use the way they managed conditions and competing users as evidence.
Application requirements
CV; Cover letter
What to highlight
Maintaining quality turf and grounds; Safe use of equipment and horticultural methods; Organising work around competing use; Practical problem solving.
Choose the work setting first, then check the licence, trade credential, roster and depot-distance rules on the official advert. Where a free checklist is available, use it to organise the application; where the card links straight to the vacancy, follow that advert and its application portal for the final instructions.
Our NSW Government cover letter template can help you turn one practical example into a focused response. If you have chosen a live role and want help with the application, ask Team 3Thirty about application support.
NSW Government cover letter template. ask Team 3Thirty about application support.