Project Officer – SafeWork NSW – Dangerous Goods and Explosives

- Make an impact by joining the SafeWork NSW Dangerous Goods & Explosives team.

- Clerk Grade 7/8, Starting from $116,981 plus superannuation

- Ongoing, Full-Time role located in Gosford or Parramatta with flexible working arrangements considered

About us SafeWork NSW is the state’s workplace health and safety regulator. Our focus is to protect NSW workers by preventing and reducing work related fatalities, serious injuries, and illnesses by securing compliance with work health and safety and associated legislation.

SafeWork NSW is undergoing an exciting and important period of transformation as we establish the organisation as a modern, strong and standalone Work Health and Safety Regulator.

About the team:

The SafeWork NSW Dangerous Goods and Explosives team is responsible for administering the WHS legislation, the Explosives legislation and some aspects of the Dangerous Goods (Road and Rail Transport) legislation. In the area of hazardous chemicals, the team regulates compliance for all schedule 11 manifest quantity workplaces (MQW), and potential major hazard facilities sites in NSW. Under the Explosives legislation the team is responsible for assessing, reviewing, and making recommendations for licence applications made by individuals and businesses, this includes pyrotechnicians.

The team also provides technical support to internal and external customers.

About the role:

- Managing projects and support activities in line with established objectives.

- Ensuring deadlines and priorities are met, whilst coordinating, analysing and reviewing correspondence and briefings

- Contributing to the review and/or drafting of a range of policy and procedure documents

- Building and maintaining stakeholder relationships both internally and externally

To learn more about the role, please click here to download the role description

About you:

- Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills,



with the ability to build productive relationships with internal teams, senior staff, and external agencies.

- Well-developed organisational and workload management skills, including the ability to prioritise competing demands, manage time-critical projects and maintain progress across multiple complex matters.

- High-level written communication, analytical and attention-to-detail skills, with the capacity to prepare explicit advice, briefing material, reports and supporting documentation for decision makers.

- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision, exercise sound judgement, manage competing priorities and take responsibility for progressing complex matters to timely, fair and defensible outcomes.

How to apply:

- Click ‘Apply Online’ to access our application portal and submit your application. Your application should include a cover letter (no more than 2 pages) and resume (no more than 5 pages) outlining your capabilities and experience relevant to the role.

Application closing date: Sunday 15th November 2026 [11:59pm] For enquiries relating to the recruitment process, please contact, Georgia Waymouth at [email protected].

Belong in our diverse and inclusive workplace The strength of our workforce lies in its diversity and embracing difference, while the key to our success is leveraging the contributions of employees with different backgrounds and perspectives.

You can view our full diversity and inclusion statement here.

We want you to bring your best self to this application process. If you have any support or access needs that may require adjustments to allow you to fully participate in this selection process (including an alternate format of the application form) please contact Georgia Waymouth at [email protected].

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Information on adjustments available for the recruitment process A talent pool may be created to fill future ongoing and temporary opportunities for a period of up to 18 months.

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