Can you help a thriving hospitality business flourish whilst protecting one of Sydney’s most significant heritage and environmentally sensitive sites? Q Station is seeking a dedicated and proactive Environmental Officer to ensure our site activities operate compliantly within a complex management setting.

This is a part-time, fixed-term role, working four days per week from January to December 2027.

The opportunity

Working alongside and reporting to our Interpretation Officer, the Environmental Officer role will use your previous environmental management experience to ensure conditions of consent are complied with and mitigation measures applied consistently across the business.

No two days will look the same. You may be inspecting conservation works progress, creating and coordinating a visitor open day program, or preparing a submission for NPWS.

What you’ll do

Advise the business

- Support Q Station operational departments with their activities; what’s possible, what needs approval and how to make it work.

- Assess proposals and create submissions for events, works, or new products within the compliance framework.

- Make day-to-day compliance decisions, escalating where needed.

Look after the site
- Carry out regular inspections during conservation works, including maintenance works.

- Monitor site operations (eg waste, water, energy, flora and fauna protections, visitor access and numbers).

- Prepare and deliver environmental training or awareness programs for staff, contractors and service providers

- Identify and address compliance issues, record incidents and complete corrective actions.

- Review, update and support implementation of site management plans.





Report and build relationships
- Prepare reports and submissions for NPWS, Heritage NSW and other agencies, including the annual compliance report.

- Keep accurate records to be audit-ready.

- Build working relationships with NPWS, Heritage NSW, our Heritage Architect and the Q Station Community Consultative Committee.

Share the site’s story
- Support the Interpretation Officer implementing visitor interpretation, signage, displays and the Moveable Heritage Plan recommendations.

- Help plan and run our two annual Community Open Days, and support visitor education.

About you

You are experienced and you know a commercial business needs practical answers, not just a “no”. You write clearly for government audiences and are comfortable in a room with regulators, consultants and committees.

You bring

- A degree in Environmental Science or Management, History or Heritage Management, or Urban or Environmental Planning.

- Proven experience interpreting and applying conditions of consent, leases, approvals or management plans.

- An understanding of how a commercial operation runs inside a regulated or protected environment, ideally in hospitality, tourism or events.

- Strong written skills to prepare detailed documents and formal reports for government agencies.





- Strong organisational skills, accurate record keeping and the ability to manage several deadlines.

- A current driver licence and Working with Children Check, or the ability to obtain one.

The qualities that will set you apart:
- Sound judgement, and the confidence to make a call or escalate when needed.

- A creative problem-solver who looks for compliant ways to say “yes”.

- A confident, respectful communicator with internal teams and external stakeholders.

- An interest in heritage and history. The site’s stories can be learned on the job.

Highly regarded
- Experience working with NPWS, Heritage NSW or a local council planning team.

- Knowledge of relevant legislation including NSW Heritage Act 1977, National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 and EP&A; Act 1979.

What we offer

Join our extraordinary group and experience a place where you can be yourself, share your ideas, grow your career and be a valued member of a passionate team. You’ll be rewarded for your hard work with a suite of benefits that supports you and your family’s wellbeing:

- A beautiful work environment on the edge of Sydney Harbour with private access to Quarantine Beach and harbour views.

- Discounts on accommodation, food and beverage, tours and more.

- A fun, vibrant and friendly team.

- Free onsite parking.

- Referral program.

Ready to make your mark?

If you’re an environmental, heritage or planning professional who’d enjoy making things work on a protected site, we’d love to hear from you.

Please note: only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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