Water Resource Project Officer - Graduate (Water Resource Strategy)

The Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (DEECA) seeks a Water Resource Project Officer - Graduate for a two-year program focused on water management in Victoria. The role includes policy implementation and technical exposure across various water corporations. Candidates must have a relevant science degree. The position offers flexible work arrangements, including hybrid work options, and aims to enhance understanding of water resource management while supporting cultural safety.
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As a water resource graduate, you will have the opportunity to be part of policy implementation in addition to being exposed to technical and operational matters relevant to water management in Victoria. In this role you will have the opportunity to work across the Water Markets Operations and Compliance branch and two of our key rural water corporation stakeholders in regional Victoria.

Working within the Water Resource Strategy Division, the first rotation is designed to give you an insight into water resource management in regulated river systems, Victoria’s water entitlement framework and regulation of water use across the state.

The second and third rotations will be based at two of Victoria’s rural water corporations in northern Victoria: Goulburn-Murray Water and Lower Murray Water. Through both rotations, you will gain experience in understanding river operations, resource management, the rural water corporation's stakeholder and customer needs, and water use regulation.

To be considered for this position, you must have a qualification in Bachelor of Science, including the following majors: Environmental Science, Water Resource Management and/or Natural Resource Management or Planning.

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About us:

DEECA brings together Victoria’s energy, environment, water, agriculture, forestry, resources, climate action, and emergency management functions into a single department to maximise connections between the environment, community, industry and economy.

Our challenge is to improve Victoria’s liveability with a population that is expected to almost double by 2050, while responsibly tackling climate change and protecting our natural environment, infrastructure and heritage for future generations.

The opportunity for you:

The DEECA Science Graduate Program is a two-year learning and development initiative open to recent graduates of science, natural resource management including ecology, conservation, sustainability, geoscience and geology, agriculture, urban and regional planning, computer science, engineering or related fields.

As a graduate, you'll:
• have diverse roles across the Department.
• work across metro and regional Victoria
• enjoy flexible work principles, including start times (7am-7pm) and hybrid work teams (mix of on-site and remote work).
• be supported with mentors and buddies
• participate in extensive learning and development - program guided and self-directed!

We recognise the significant responsibility our Department has as land and natural resource manager to support self-determination and create opportunities for Traditional Owners to care for the Country and provide opportunities to enhance First Peoples' connection to the Country. We are committed to creating a culturally safe environment, where individuals feel safe, valued and able to enable their culture, spiritual and belief systems.

Next steps:

Applications for the 2025 program open on 6 June 2025 and close 11:59pm 6 July 2024.