Are you passionate about a prosperous SA for current and future generations?
Do you want to feel proud about the impact your work has on the community?
Join the Department for Environment and Water and help cultivate change!

A career with the Department for Environment and Water offers many rewards including flexible working arrangements, excellent salary and leave entitlements, learning and development opportunities, career progression and a diverse workforce.

Here’s a list of career opportunities currently available at DEW:

Community Partnerships Coordinator
Closing date: 7 November 2025

Team Leader, Crown Land Central and Kangaroo Island
Closing date: 11 November 2025

Senior/Principal Technical Adviser Stormwater Management
Closing date: 11 November 2025

Senior Project Officer
Closing date: 12 November 2025

Director, Public Land and Business Partnerships
Closing date: 16 November 2025

Geophysical Logging Operator
Closing date: 18 November 2025

Customer Service Officer
Closing date: 18 November 2025

Fire Management Officer, Ecology and Science
Closing date: 23 November 2025

Café/Retail Assistant - Pool
Closing date: 23 November 2025

Field Officer - Emergency Response OPS1/OPS2 - Pool
Closing date: 4 January 2026

Everyone working in the public sector is guided by the public sector values. They have been developed to make it easier for us to work together by forming a culture and a vision that we all share.

These values include:

  • SERVICE - Proudly serve the community and Government of South Australia.
  • PROFESSIONALISM - Strive for excellence.
  • TRUST - We have confidence in the ability of others.
  • RESPECT - We value every individual.
  • COLLABORATION & ENGAGEMENT - We create solutions together.
  • HONESTY & INTEGRITY - We act truthfully, consistently, and fairly.
  • COURAGE & TENACITY - We never give up.
  • SUSTAINABILITY - We work to get the best results for current and future generations of South Australians.