Senior Ecohydrologist

Job description

• NSW Government Department
• Contract Role - Until 30 June 2025
• 35 hrs per week
• Parramatta Location
• $101 per hour + Super

• Provide key specialist expertise in the area of ecohydrology and evaluation to support effective decision making in natural resource management and implementation of the Government’s water reform agendas.
• Acquire, analyse, model and interpret hydrological information to develop flow-ecology relationships and models to ensure that robust outcomes and solutions are delivered to Government and stakeholders to enable implementation of water policy.
• Research, define, review and develop standards and best practice appropriate to hydrology, aquatic ecology, flow response monitoring and evaluation methods for natural resource modelling, measurement and risk assessment, to provide quality aquatic ecology objectives and performance indicators in the evaluation of the state of NSW’s water resources.
• Plan, monitor and manage large multidisciplinary projects, contracts and teams as required to deliver effective natural resource management outcomes.
• Provide high level advice to internal and external clients in the area of ecological flow response monitoring and evaluation to support the Government’s implementation of water reform and water policy agendas.
• Investigate and develop solutions and recommendations which address policy gaps, inconsistencies and implementation obstacles in flow response monitoring and evaluation to deliver robust ecological outcomes to the community, regions, internal business and other government agencies.
• Enhance, manage, share and transfer specialist knowledge, expertise and skills in aquatic ecology, flow response monitoring and evaluation to colleagues and clients providing information, training and briefing sessions to continually improve the knowledge and skills of staff and stakeholders in relation to aquatic ecology and evaluation.
• As a member of various sized single and multidisciplinary projects and teams, plan, undertake and deliver projects to which provide evidence for water management planning and policy.

• Comprehensive understanding of state and federal natural resource management frameworks, in particular with reference to riverine health and water sharing.
• Comprehensive understanding and demonstrated application of the use of hydrology models to assess changes to aquatic ecology as a result of changes to water access
• Sound knowledge of statistical procedures and spatial analysis and their application in assessing water quality and riverine health.
• Appropriate degree level tertiary qualifications in science, natural resources or a related discipline