The Community Services Group Operations Lead (COL) is a pivotal role located in both Melbourne and Brisbane in the Bureau's Community Services Group (CSG). This role sits within the National Production Services (NPS) Program, whose function delivers a 24/7 capability that integrates a team across Melbourne and Brisbane locations. Six Community Services Group Operations Leads focus on delivery of this 24/7 national offering, in pursuit of operational excellence.
The NPS function is responsible for the management, policy and coordination of the Bureau's national forecast and warning services. This includes leading enhanced service integration and delivery and the production of forecasts, warnings and related products.
The Community Services Group Operations Lead will report into the National Production Managers who are based in Melbourne and Brisbane. This role will lead a team of meteorologists in National Production to produce national forecasts, warnings and guidance, situational awareness and operational response products and services (this involving shift work aligned to the 24/7 mission).
In this role, you will help evolve the Bureau's NPS capability. You will provide leadership and direction to a large team working towards a national operations approach.
The successful candidates will lead the Bureau's operational service delivery in continual collaboration with highly skilled, multidisciplinary teams from Environmental Prediction and Decision Support Services nationally and include collaboration with national operations teams who serve the Bureaus' focus sectors including Agriculture, Aviation and Maritime Land Transport, Energy and Resources, National Security and Water.
Application Closing Date: Monday, 11 May 2026
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