Coastal Information Lead - Section Head

IMPORTANT:  This Advertiser has requested that applicants MUST be National Residents / Valid Work Permit-holders.  Other applicants need not apply.

 

As part of the Australian Government’s National Plan for Environmental Information (NPEI), the Bureau of Meteorology has been assigned new functions in environmental information.These new functions build upon a substantial set of existing functions in weather, climate, water and oceans.

 

The Bureau’s new functions in this area include:

 

Collation and harmonisation of environmental data from other agencies

Scoping the development of national environmental accounts

Designing a national environmental information infrastructure

 

We are seeking an experienced, full-time project director to lead the Coastal Information Section and deliver innovative integrated environmental information products and services in the coastal zone. In the first instance this role has the substantive function of the Project Director for the eReefs project that aims to support the management of the Great Barrier Reef.eReefs is a partnership project involving the Great Barrier Reef Foundation, CSIRO, Australian Institute of Marine Science, Australian Government and Queensland Government.

 

To be successful you will have:

 

well developed program and business management skills;

excellent engagement and communication skills and demonstrated ability to build sustainable alliances and partnerships across multidisciplinary teams and Australian Government agencies;

a proven track-record of leading teams of environmental science and technical specialists in order to deliver on multiple integrated projects that constitute eReefs; and

a solid understanding of key aspects of Australia’s coastal zone, including environmental assessment, ecosystem monitoring, spatial analysis and remote sensing, environmental information management and informatics.