Team Leader Land Services

Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development NSW – Wagga Wagga NSW

• Advisory & Technical 38hrs Grade 7 $133,348.00 to $146,945.00 + Super & Leave
• Ongoing Full Time role

Riverina Local Land Services (LLS) are seeking a Team Leader Land Services to lead a multidisciplinary team of seven staff delivering the Climate Smart National Heritage Trust (NHT) Project and agricultural extension services across the Riverina region. This role plays a critical part in helping landholders adopt innovative and sustainable farming practices while contributing to the delivery of Local Land Services' Agriculture Program Plan and Local Strategic Delivery Plan. The role aligns with the purpose of leading teams to coordinate and implement agricultural productivity and natural resource management programs that deliver strategic outcomes for regional communities.

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About the Role

As Team Leader, you will provide leadership, direction and operational oversight to a team delivering high-quality agricultural extension services and climate-smart agriculture initiatives. You will work closely with landholders, industry groups, research organisations and government partners to support the adoption of practices that improve productivity, resilience and sustainability.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading, coaching and developing a team of professional staff to achieve program outcomes.
• Driving the successful delivery of the Climate Smart NHT Project across the Riverina region.
• Building strong relationships with landholders, industry, community groups and partner organisations.
• Managing project planning, budgets, contracts, reporting and resource allocation.
• Identifying opportunities to access funding, improve program effectiveness and maximise outcomes for customers and stakeholders.
• Ensuring services and projects align with strategic, legislative and funding requirements.
• Supporting collaboration across Local Land Services and partner agencies to deliver integrated services.
• Contributing to biosecurity activities, emergency management preparedness and response when required.

About You

You are a collaborative and influential leader who can inspire teams, build trusted stakeholder relationships and deliver results in a complex operating environment.

You will bring:

• Demonstrated experience leading and developing high-performing teams.
• Strong project management, planning and organisational skills.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement, communication and relationship-building capabilities.
• The ability to manage competing priorities, resources and budgets while maintaining a focus on outcomes.
• Sound understanding of the opportunities and challenges facing agricultural industries and regional communities.
• A degree in agriculture, environmental science, natural resource management or a related discipline, or equivalent experience.
• Current NSW Driver Licence and willingness to travel across the region.

Why Join Us?

This is an exciting opportunity to shape the future of climate-smart agriculture in the Riverina and lead a team making a tangible difference for farmers, communities and the environment. You'll work with passionate professionals, engage with industry leaders and contribute to programs that support productive, sustainable and resilient agricultural landscapes.

Join us and help deliver practical solutions that create lasting benefits for regional NSW.

Applications close: Thursday, 24 September 2026 at 11:55pm AEST

Please View the Role Description for more information. You may also contact Fin Martin on **********@lls.nsw.gov.au or 0418402*** for a confidential discussion about the role.

About us – together, we are DPIRD

The New South WalesDepartment of Primary Industries and Regional Development(DPIRD) protects,supportsand develops primary industries and regional economies.

Collectively we support strong and sustainable agriculture, forestry, fishing and mining industries, and regional economies. We actively manage our natural assets: our lands and soils, minerals, waterways and oceans,vegetationand forests.

The department brings together:

• Local Land Services
• NSW Resources
• Agriculture and Biosecurity
• Fisheries and Forestry
• Regional Development and Delivery

We have skilled and dedicated teams working in 200 locations across regional NSW. Withnearly 5,000employees, and 75 per cent of the DPIRD team living and working in regional NSW, we are embedded in the regions we serve.

Learn more about the benefitsof joining our diverse and talented DPIRD team.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

At DPIRD, we are committed to fostering a diverse,equitableand inclusive workplace that reflects the communities we serve. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds – including, but not limited to, gender, age, ethnicity, cultural heritage, disability,religionand sexual orientation.

DPIRD is a proudDisability Confident Recruiter,Family Inclusive EmployerandCarer Friendly Employer

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