Overview

  • Ongoing full-time opportunity located in Bourke
  • Salary relative to experience, and ranges from $130K pa to $144K pa + employer’s contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading 
  • Successful candidates may be eligible for additional financial support on top of their salary package. This may include a remote area allowance and additional subsidies such as relocation support.
Ready for a role that’s bigger than a job?
The NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service has a unique opportunity for a Team Leader Field Operations to work as part of the team and contribute towards the conservation of the natural environment, flora, fauna and Aboriginal heritage.If you’re the kind of person who thrives on responsibility, loves the outdoors, and can keep multiple moving parts on track — this is your chance to make your mark.Based in Bourke (a historic outback town on the banks of the Darling River approx. 9 hours’ drive from Sydney and home to approx. 3000 people), you’ll help lead field operations across approx. 9 parks, reserves & conservation areas covering ~950,000 hectares of remarkable landscapes. Expect remote work, long drives, big horizons, and the satisfaction of seeing real results on Country.

As you can see – this is not a desk job
This is a hands-on leadership role that suits someone used to (or willing to step into) remote conditions. There’s a lot of travel, time in the field, and practical decision-making on the run.As the Team Leader, Field Operations, you’ll keep the wheels turning across multiple priorities including:
  • Planning, coordinating and delivering construction, maintenance and asset projects such as roads, tracks, fire trails, signage, walking tracks, visitor facilities and initiatives to protect or restore heritage assets.
  • Leading and supervising field staff across a wide geographic area.
  • Overseeing contractors and ensuring procurement and WHS standards are met.

This role also supports implementation of key programs including fire management and pest programs and helps ensure fire assets and capability are maintained and ready.

Highly transferable backgrounds welcome: If you’ve built your career in earthmoving, farming/cropping/grazing, remote station work, heavy industry, civil works, mining or even the ADF, your experience could translate well here.

This role suits people who are up for complexity: balancing priorities across a geographically diverse environment, lifting team performance, and delivering high-quality works efficiently while collaborating with rangers, managers and field staff.

If that sounds like your kind of challenge — you’ll fit right in. For more information read the full Role Description.

Ready to apply?
If you’re excited by the idea of leading field operations in remote country — delivering practical outcomes, mentoring a team, and building something you can point to with pride — we’d love to hear from you.

Applications are to be made online at Team Leader Field Operations – Plant Operations, Project Management, Field Officer jobs in Dubbo & West NSW | I Work For NSW.

Should you require further information about the role please contact Melissa Hams, Manager Area via Melissa.Hams@dcceew.nsw.gov.au or on 0429 722 765.

Applications close Wednesday 15 July 2026 at 11:55pm.

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