Program Manager, Dam Compliance - Hills and Fleurieu Landscape Board

If you're passionate about water sustainability, environmental compliance, and driving positive change across South Australia, this is your opportunity to lead! As the Program Manager, Dam Compliance, you’ll oversee innovative projects, engage key stakeholders, and ensure our region’s dams meet legislative standards. Bring your expertise in compliance, project management, and stakeholder engagement to make a lasting impact. Join us in safeguarding South Australia’s landscapes—apply today!

As the Program Manager, Dam Compliance you will:

• Lead an innovative compliance program that safeguards South Australia's precious water resources.
• Oversee a cutting-edge, GIS-based detection system to monitor dam activity in real time.
• Foster strong stakeholder engagement with regional authorities, industry, and federal agencies.
• Manage a high-performing team committed to legislative compliance and achieving positive environmental outcomes.
• Drive impactful education and awareness initiatives to enhance community understanding of dam regulations.
• Ensure successful project delivery through strategic planning, risk management, and effective budget control.

About you:

• Lead with purpose: You’re a natural leader who motivates, develops, and empowers multidisciplinary teams to achieve on-time, on-budget results.
• Proven program and project expertise: With a strategic focus on policy, contracts and risk management, you effectively guide programs from inception to completion.
• Strategic project manager: You’re experienced in managing large-scale initiatives with oversight on budget, governance, and accountability.
• Decisive and impact-driven: You make informed, evidence-based decisions that support community or industry needs and align with agency goals.
• Skilled mediator: You navigate conflicts with ease, maintaining positive relationships with the public, employees, and stakeholders.
• Legislative expertise: Well-versed in interpreting and applying legislation, you ensure compliance and uphold standards.
• Innovative problem-solver: You foster a culture of alternative solutions that drive policy and business improvements.
• Collaborative communicator: Your high-level communication skills and political insight help you influence and negotiate effectively with diverse stakeholders.

The details

• Full-time (37.5 hrs/per week).
• Term position to 30 June 2028 available immediately.
• Located in Mount Barker, South Australia

Requirements:

• National Police Check
• Current class “C” driver’s license and willingness to drive is essential.
• Australian residency or a current work permit.

Remuneration:

ASO8, $121,107 - $125,679 per annum + Super and Leave Loading

What we offer

• Flexible Work: Enjoy diverse and rewarding work with flexible arrangements, including work from home options.
• Supportive Culture: Thrive in a nurturing environment with plenty of learning and development opportunities.
• Salary Benefits: Benefit from attractive SA Government salary sacrifice options.

About Hills and Fleurieu Landscape Board:

Hills and Fleurieu Landscape Board is one of nine regional landscape boards in South Australia. Our goal is to support local communities and land managers in managing soils, water, pests, and biodiversity. Funded through local landscape and water levies, our work is reinvested into regional priority projects and programs, bolstered by additional Australian Government funding, to protect and enhance our productive and natural landscapes.

• Join us in making a difference. For more information, visit www.landscape.sa.gov.au/hf.
• See what a career with Landscape Boards of South Australia looks like.