📌 Vacancy Fact Sheet
- Reference Number: VN-0769828
- Agency: Bureau of Meteorology
- Job Title: Protective Security Operations Lead
- Position Number: 60019654
- Classification: Executive Level 1
- Closing Date: Wednesday 10 June 2026
- Job Type: Full-Time, Ongoing
- Location: Adelaide SA, Brisbane QLD, Canberra ACT, Darwin
- Future Merit Locations: Various locations – ACT, Various locations – NSW,
- Salary: $121,755 – $132,713
- Office Arrangement: Flexible (Flexible working arrangements, including work from)
About Bureau of Meteorology
The Bureau of Meteorology is one of the few organisations that touches the lives of all Australians and all Australia, every day. The
Bureau works across Australia and remote islands, providing services from the Antarctic to beyond the equator, and from the Indian
Ocean to the Pacific. We are Australia’s national weather, climate and water agency, in the Agriculture, Water and Environment
portfolio of the Australian Government, operating under the authority of the Meteorology Act 1955 and the Water Act 2007. We
provide data, information, knowledge, insight and wisdom to help Australians prepare and respond to the realities of their natural
environment, including droughts, floods, fires, storms, tsunami and tropical cyclones. Our products and services include
observations, forecasts, analysis and advice covering Australia’s atmosphere, water, oceans and space environments. We
undertake focused scientific research in support of our operations and services. Through regular forecasts, warnings, monitoring
and advice, we provide one of Australia’s most fundamental and widely used public services. We have strong relationships with our
customers, partners and stakeholders in Australia, including the Australian Community and the emergency services sectors,
all-levels of Government, and focus sectors including aviation, agriculture, energy and resources, national security and water.
Duties
- The responsibilities of the role include but are not limited to:
- Lead day-to-day security operations, including management, triage and escalation of
- protective security enquiries, incidents, requests and operational tasks to ensure timely
- action in accordance with agreed service level agreements, and perform the duties of a
- Security Officer.
- Support and contribute to the development, uplift and ongoing management of the Bureau’s
- protective security capability, ensuring alignment with the PSPF. This includes planning and
- implementing uplift initiatives, maintaining supporting procedures, templates and guidance,
- and delivering high-quality training, communications and reporting.
- Provide expert, timely and risk-based protective security advice and guidance to ensure
- effective, consistent and secure operations, PSPF compliance and adherence to Bureau
- policies and procedures.
- Identify and manage opportunities for development and uplift activities through regular
- analysis of intelligence, assessments, policy updates, security incidents and compliance
- reporting to improve protective security practices across the organisation.
- Lead and mentor staff, fostering a professional, collaborative and outcomes-focused security
- culture that meets the operational security and compliance requirements for Bureau
- business areas.
- Implement and maintain physical security measures for new and existing Bureau sites and
- assets, including coordinating security assessments and certifications. This includes
- contributing to the design and development of the Bureau’s Physical Security Profile and
- ongoing review and maintenance to ensure currency and accuracy.
- Conduct preliminary enquiries and investigations in relation to reported or identified security
- concerns or incidents, in accordance with Bureau procedures and the Australian
- Government Investigations Standards.
- Carry out all work in accordance with the APS Values, Employment Principles, and Code of
- Conduct.
- Comply with all Bureau work, health and safety policies and procedures, and take
- reasonable care for your own health and safety and that of others.
Eligibility / Notes
- Notes
- RecruitAbility applies to this vacancy. Under the RecruitAbility scheme you will be invited to participate in further assessment
- activity for the vacancy if you choose to apply under the scheme; declare you have a disability; and meet the minimum
- requirements for the job. For more information visit: https://www.apsc.gov.au/recruitability. This initiative/program is only applicable
- where the successful applicant will be employed under the Public Service Act 1999. Similar conditions may apply when employed
- under other Acts. For clarification please contact the advertising agency.
How to Apply
Position Contact Penny Ryder, NA
Agency Recruitment Site https://bomcareers.nga.net.au/cp/
Applicants to vacancies notified in all formats of the electronic Public Service Gazette should be aware:
that the names of successful applicants will also be notified in all formats of the electronic Public Service Gazette
applicants found suitable may be offered similar employment opportunities by other Australian Public Service agencies
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