Northern Beaches Council

Executive Manager, Environment & Resilience

Division: Environment & Open Space

Business Unit: Environment & Climate Change

Title: Executive Manager, Environment & Resilience, TRP Contract - Full-time Role, 35 hours per week

Executive Salary Package (subject to skills and experience)

Who we are:
Stretching from Palm Beach to Manly, the Northern Beaches boasts more than half of all the beaches in Sydney and a population of more than 270,000. Northern Beaches Council strives to deliver the highest quality services to our community. We are proud to be the winner of the Bluett Award 2022 and the 2022 Change Champion Award in the Enterprise Category.
Join us and you’ll be part of an organisation committed to promoting sustainable growth, leading the community, protecting our environment and creating a great future for the Northern Beaches.

The Environment & Resilience Business Unit manages complex environmental and engineering programs and projects to achieve quality outcomes for the residents and the environment of the Northern Beaches.

The Unit delivers the following services: 

• Assessment, planning and mitigation of natural hazards and associated risks (including bush fire, flooding, geotechnical, contaminated land and coastal hazards) as they apply to Council assets and operations, and the broader Northern Beaches community.
• Analysis of, planning for and direction of Council’s management of climate change risks to public & private assets.
• Building the resilience of the Northern Beaches community to reduce the impact of shocks and stressors. 
• Bushland and biodiversity protection and restoration including landscape management planning, threatened species and pest species management.
• Catchment, waterway and coastal management including long-term planning, ecological, and restoration programs
• Environmental sustainability initiatives and programs including climate change mitigation, sustainability education, volunteering and engagement.
• Development engineering including subdivision works, development approvals, and certification of development works
• The strategic and operational management of Council’s $1 billion stormwater network, including whole of life cycle asset management, planning and design of works (both new assets and renewal of old), and managing day to day maintenance and risk management.

Northern Beaches Council is committed to safeguarding children and young people. Council acknowledges that protecting the safety of children and young people is a whole of community responsibility and is everyone’s business.

Working with us:

Northern Beaches Council provides a comprehensive range of benefits focused on our employees’ lifestyle, health and wellbeing, recognition and career development.  In this role you’ll enjoy -

1. Values based culture and a teams oriented working environment  
2. A culture of supporting continuous professional development 
3. Employee wellness program and a range of lifestyle benefits 

Our opportunity:
The key focus areas of this role include: 

1. Develop, facilitate and monitor efficient achievement of projects and outcomes, ensuring services delivered meet service and statutory requirements.
2. Strategically and personally lead and manage staff on an ongoing basis to provide for a highly engaged, motivated and positive workforce, effective balancing of workload with available resources, strong two-way communication to all levels and active monitoring and resolution of issues blocking progress.
3. Ensure strong technical skills are adopted and practiced by the Business Unit (including expert advice and the management of projects, assets, risk mitigation and contracts).

About you:
Are you an experienced and dynamic leader with a record of delivering outstanding environmental outcomes? Do you thrive in solutions focussed, high performing environments? Have you got a passion for creating great team cultures? If you do, we have an amazing opportunity for you to join our team!!

Additional Information:

• Position Description
• Applications close on: 17 November 2024
• Expected Interview Date: Week commencing 18 November 2024
• Questions? Please call the Hiring Manager: Todd Dickinson, Director Environment & Open Space on (02) 8495 6320.

Northern Beaches Council is a diverse and inclusive employer and encourages applications from differently abled candidates. Reasonable adjustments to the workplace may be made where these are required.

If you would like to contact us to discuss your specific circumstances, please contact the hiring manager for this role.