- Attractive annual salary $104,323 - $115,110 p.a. plus 12% superannuation
- Location: Sydney Olympic Park

Join Our Team: Protect, Serve, and Make a Difference

We are the Rural Fire Service (RFS), a dedicated community of volunteers providing fire and emergency services to approximately 95% of NSW. When you work with the RFS, you join a passionate team committed to protecting our neighbours, the wider community, and the environment from the threat of bushfires and other emergencies. With over 70,000 volunteer members and staff, we embody the spirit of mutual respect, support, friendship, and camaraderie. We are one team with many players, united by a single purpose. If you share our passion for community service and environmental protection, we want to hear from you Become a part of our mission to safeguard lives and our cherished NSW landscapes.

What you’ll be doing:

Help turn strategy into action at the Rural Fire Service.

Join the Strategy & Program Management Office (SPMO) as a Project Coordinator and play a key role in supporting the delivery of initiatives that strengthen the RFS and the communities we serve. Working across multiple projects and with stakeholders from across the organisation, you’ll help keep projects on track through effective coordination, clear reporting, sound governance and proactive management of risks, issues and competing priorities.

This is an opportunity for an organised, solutions-focused professional who enjoys bringing people, information and activities together to make things happen. You’ll contribute to improving project delivery practices, building consistency across the organisation and ensuring project teams have the information and support they need to succeed.



If you thrive in a collaborative environment, take pride in getting the details right and want your work to contribute to a meaningful community purpose, we’d love to hear from you.

Our Ideal Candidate

Our ideal candidate is a highly organised, proactive and cooperative professional who can coordinate multiple projects and competing priorities in a busy environment while maintaining a strong focus on accuracy, accountability and delivery. You will have sound project coordination skills, including managing documentation, schedules, risks, actions, governance processes and reporting, along with the judgement to identify issues, resolve problems and elevate matters when required. You will be a skilled communicator, build effective relationships with diverse stakeholders and be confident using your project management skills across a range of projects. Initiative, adaptability and a commitment to continuous improvement will be skills you bring to our busy and friendly team focused on supporting initiatives that deliver positive outcomes for RFS members and the communities we serve.

If you are interested in finding out more about this opportunity, please access the Role Description and our organisation structure.

Note: As per the role description, candidates are required to meet minimum essential requirements. If you do not meet the essential requirements for this role,



your application may not progress to shortlisting.

Why work for us?

- Attractive leave entitlements including 4 weeks annual leave per year, plus more
- Free access to our Member Assistance Program (MAP) for all RFS members, and their immediate family
- Salary packaging options available
- One ‘Agreed Absence’ leave day per calendar month
- Ongoing learning and professional development programs (RFS is a Registered Training Organisation giving you access to various internal courses)
- Partnership with Fitness Passport for eligible RFS staff and their families to access more than 845 gyms and pools

You’ll also get to enjoy:

- Easy access to Sydney Olympic Park Train Station, bus services and parking facilities
- Local eateries and childcare facilities
- Sydney Olympic Park Entertainment and Sports Precinct, including Accor Stadium, Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney Showgrounds, and Bicentennial Park
- Eligible staff are invited to join the local Sydney Olympic Park Connected Membership program, at an additional cost

Candidates are encouraged to prepare their applications independently to ensure they accurately reflect their skills and experience. The Rural Fire Service values authentic, original responses that reflect individual perspectives and alignment with its values and priorities. Skills, knowledge, and capability will be assessed and verified through the capability assessment process.

Please submit your application no later than 11:55pm Sunday 22nd November 2026.

Important recruitment Information

- A recruitment (talent) pool may be created through this recruitment process to fill future ongoing, temporary, casual and term

📌 Project Coordinator (Sydney)
🏢 NSW Rural Fire Service
📍 Sydney