Environment and Sustainability Manager – Department of Defence
📌 Vacancy Fact Sheet
- Reference Number: VN-0770781
- Agency: Department of Defence
- Job Title: Environment and Sustainability Manager
- Position Number: SEG/03325/26
- Classification: APS Level 6
- Closing Date: Thursday 23 July 2026
- Job Type: Full-Time, Ongoing
- Location: Adelaide SA, Brisbane QLD, Townsville QLD,
- Future Merit Locations: Adelaide, Brisbane, Townsville, Canberra, Darwin,
- Salary: $99,733 – $112,431
- Office Arrangement: On Site (Defence is committed to supporting workplace)
About Department of Defence
As the largest Commonwealth landowner, the Department of Defence operates across many sites
with nationally significant environment and heritage values.
To support Defence with its environmental and heritage management obligations a network of
local environment and sustainability teams are located across Australia. The teams provide
environmental management outcomes to internal and external stakeholders in support of Defence
outcomes, activities and sites. Their work directly contributes to Australian Government initiatives
and commitments including action on climate change and biodiversity.
The teams work across all aspects of environmental management including environmental
assessments and approvals, pollution prevention, heritage, biodiversity and sustainability. The
teams are made up of a diverse and skilled workforce who work together to achieve Defence
outcomes.
The team works within a broader environment and sustainability group responsible for Defence
environment and engineering policies. You will have exposure to the development of policy and
the opportunity to contribute to improvements.
Our Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate will enjoy working in a dynamic and fast-paced workplace on a wide variety of
issues with the following characteristics:
Experience in complex and operational environmental management, providing advice and
making decision. Knowledge across environment, heritage and sustainability related
disciplines.
Experience in interpreting legislation and policy to provide advice and make decisions.
Experience in working and collaborating as part of a broader multidisciplinary team and
managing work priorities and outcomes.
An ability to manage multiple issues with effective time management and prioritisation.
An excellent communicator focused on positive and effective relationships across diverse
stakeholders to generate results.
An excellent collaborator, who can work across a geographically dispersed team to deliver
Defence environmental management outcomes and contribute to team knowledge.
A motivated and collaborative team member who contributes to a positive organisational and
team culture, who shares their knowledge and innovative ideas with others to help problem
solve and generate results.
Duties
- The Role
- Are you looking for an environmental management role where you can play a key part in
- supporting the delivery of Australia’s national Defence priorities?
- The Department of Defence is currently looking for highly capable environmental management
- professionals to join Environment & Sustainability Teams across the country and provide effective
- advice and support to local Defence outcomes and activities. Teams are located in all states and
- territories and work from a major Defence base to support multiple sites. Current vacancies exist
- in Perth, Darwin, Newcastle/Sydney and Melbourne. A merit list for future vacancies in other
- locations across the Defence Estate will be created.
- This is a role with a focus on stakeholder engagement and partnering whilst having a level of
- technical expertise in broad environmental management. In this role you will undertake and
- contribute to complex environmental management work that helps ensure Defence activities are
- managed, sustainable and compliant. You will collaborate with a variety of teams and stakeholders
- including military and industry partners.
- The role operates within a dynamic and fast-paced workplace on a wide variety of issues and
- outcomes, and is key in supporting the local implementation of Defence policies, plans and
- initiatives. The role covers diverse issues including contamination, heritage, biodiversity,
- biosecurity, sustainability, and environmental assessments and approvals.
- In this role you will have access to unique work, sites and experiences that are not commonly
- found within other environmental roles or industry sectors. This role will also provide the ability to
- diversify, develop and expand your professional environmental management knowledge, skill set
- and experience. Whilst primarily office-based, this role includes occasional on-site work and travel
- to non-metropolitan regional and remote Defence operational sites.
- If you are someone who enjoys working within a dynamic and fast-paced workplace on a wide
- variety of issues and outcomes, has proven experience in environmental management, and wants
- to contribute to Defence outcomes at an operational level we would love to hear from you.
Eligibility / Notes
- Security Clearance
- Applicants must be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance at “Baseline Vetting”.
How to Apply
Position Contact Kim Wright, 0492 447 151
Agency Recruitment Site https://defencecareers.nga.net.au/?jati=D14367E3-FE60-E33D-DB7C-ED1B727B9
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