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.

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

Community Engagement Adviser
Closing date: 15 February 2025

Senior Community Engagement Adviser

Closing date: 15 February 2025

Principal Hydrographer

Closing date: 19 February 2025

Senior Floodplain Environmental Water Officer

Closing date: 20 February 2025

Floodplain Ecologist

Closing date: 21 February 2025

Ranger

Closing date: 23 February 2025

Spatial Data Maintenance GIS Officer
Closing date: 2 March 2025

Team Leader Environmental Database Management
Closing date: 2 March 2025

Senior Environmental Data Modeller
Closing date: 2 March 2025

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.