Ready to lead bushfire and emergency management preparedness across one of Victoria’s most dynamic districts?

As Senior Bushfire and Emergency Management Preparedness Officer, you’ll provide leadership across forest, fire and public land management, leading the place based team to deliver preparedness activities across the Midlands District. This is a leadership role where your people leadership and stakeholder skills will directly support bushfire preparedness, emergency response, and stakeholder engagement across the Midlands District.

Design and implement preparedness arrangements, workforce rostering, and training compliance work as part of the regional team to identify and manage EM capability within the DEECA and FFMVic partner workforces, supporting equitable rostering and effective development planning.

Specialist/Technical Expertise/Qualifications

- Demonstrated knowledge and experience in natural resource management, preferably with good knowledge of fire readiness and emergency management is desirable.
- Accreditation or demonstrated progress towards a senior fire and emergency management role - District Duty Officer/Incident Controller L1 is desirable.

This is an ongoing. The work location for this position is Grampians – Midlands District with hybrid work arrangements available.

To be considered for this position, applicants are encouraged to submit a resume and cover letter (no longer than 2 pages) summarising their skills and relevant experience.

Please refer to the Key Selection Criteria provided in the Position Description,



including the mandatory requirements.

How to Apply:

If you are a current DEECA employee, please apply via DEECA Careers.

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Applications close 11.59pm on Monday, 24 August 2026.

All applications must be submitted through the online portal. We are unable to consider email or manual applications at this time.

Other relevant information:

Preferred candidates will be required to undertake pre-employment screening, including a Declaration and Consent form and a Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check.

To be eligible for appointment to this role, applicants will possess corresponding work rights for the advertised employment period. Appointment to an ongoing position is only available to an Australian/New Zealand citizen or an Australian Permanent Resident.

An inclusive, culturally safe and flexible workplace

DEECA fosters an inclusive workplace culture and is committed to a fair, accessible, and equitable recruitment process.

We strongly encourage Aboriginal and or Torres Strait Islander people to apply. We recognise the strengths, knowledge and perspectives First Nations people bring and DEECA is committed to a culturally safe and respectful workplace. If you need support to participate, please contact ***************@deeca.vic.gov.au.

We support flexible working arrangements, including hybrid work, varied hours, part-time work and job sharing. For more information about our recruitment processes, visit applying for a role with us.

📌 Senior Bushfire Emergency Management (Grampians)
🏢 Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action VIC
📍 Grampians