Introduction
The Senior Project Officer Blue Carbon at DCCEEW leads strategic actions under the NSW Blue Carbon Strategy, including the Tuckean Swamp demonstration project. The work combines environmental restoration, project delivery and technical advice. It involves partnerships with government, researchers, industry and communities.
To prepare how to apply for Senior Project Officer Blue Carbon, choose a restoration or environmental program where you can explain the delivery challenge and the evidence behind your decisions. Your resume and cover letter should show how you managed resources, risks and relationships while protecting the intended environmental outcome. Experience in marine estate management or blue carbon is particularly relevant.
The position also contributes to policy development and advice for senior executives. Explain how you interpreted complex findings and made a recommendation that others could use. If your experience is in an adjacent environmental field, make the connection to coastal, marine or blue carbon work explicit.
View the official job ad and keep its application instructions open while you plan.
Senior Project Officer Blue Carbon role snapshot
| Role | Senior Project Officer Blue Carbon |
| Organisation | Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water |
| Location | Parramatta; other NSW locations considered by negotiation, hybrid working supported |
| Employment | Temporary full-time to 30 June 2028, 35 hours per week, Environment Officer Class 9 |
| Salary or remuneration | $128,052 to $142,649 per annum plus superannuation |
| Job ID | 605793 |
| Closing date | 11:55 pm, Monday 2 November 2026 |
NSW Government application requirements
Give the hiring team the documents and written responses it requests, within the stated limits. Check the application form before drafting so the final submission follows the required format.
Application requirements for Senior Project Officer Blue Carbon
- Resume
- Cover letter expressing interest and suitability
No letter page limit is stated. We recommend a focused two-page letter that combines environmental restoration experience with project controls and evidence-based policy advice, unless the application form directs otherwise.
Role conditions and qualifications
- Relevant tertiary qualifications and/or equivalent experience
- Australian or New Zealand citizenship, permanent residency or a valid Australian working visa covering the appointment
Candidate evidence for Senior Project Officer Blue Carbon
Deliver NSW Blue Carbon Strategy projects, including restoration work, procurement, partnerships and technical advice for environmental decisions. The evidence areas below help you choose examples for that work.
| Requirement or evidence area | How to demonstrate it |
|---|---|
| Environmental restoration and project delivery | Describe a restoration project or program you led, its environmental purpose and how you managed time, budget and quality. |
| Marine estate or blue carbon knowledge | Explain the relevant environmental context and how you applied specialist knowledge to delivery decisions. |
| Analysis and executive advice | Show how you interpreted complex evidence and prepared a clear briefing or recommendation. |
| Cross-sector partnerships | Describe how you worked with agencies, researchers, industry or community groups to resolve an issue and progress delivery. |
| Government and policy processes | Explain how you connected project evidence to policy or government decision-making, or rapidly learned the process needed. |
Example application structure for Senior Project Officer Blue Carbon
Submit a resume and cover letter explaining your suitability. No page limit is stated, so we recommend a focused two-page letter subject to any further form instructions. The outline below combines restoration delivery, environmental knowledge, advice and partnerships.
| Application section | What to include |
|---|---|
| Opening | Introduce your environmental restoration or related project background. |
| Delivery and specialist knowledge | Explain a project you led and how environmental evidence informed your management of it. |
| Analysis and advice | Show how your research or technical judgement supported a senior decision or policy outcome. |
| Partnerships and government processes | Describe how you coordinated agencies, researchers or communities and worked through a relevant government process. |
| Closing | Confirm the qualification or experience pathway and connect your results to NSW blue carbon priorities. |
Before you submit
Check that your examples cover environmental restoration and project management, with a clear explanation of the evidence behind your advice. Confirm your preferred location and qualification or equivalent-experience pathway. Apply by 11:55 pm on Monday 2 November.
Return to the official vacancy for the final document and deadline check.
Help with your Senior Project Officer Blue Carbon application
If you want help organising your own evidence and preparing the written documents, request application support from Team 3Thirty. Bring the vacancy and your current CV so the application can address the work you have actually done.