The Bureau of Meteorology's role has recently been expanded to manage Australia's water information. Funded over 10 years this $450m program offers exceptional career development opportunities. The Bureau's new role gives you the chance to be part of an Australia wide, ambitious initiative in water information.

To fulfil our new responsibilities under the Commonwealth Water Act 2007, we have established a new Water Division providing opportunities for passionate and dedicated professionals. We are recruiting an additional 120 people to help deliver our water information services around Australia many of whom will be based in Melbourne and Canberra.

Exceptional career opportunities and career progression.

The scale of our new role in water information and the establishment of a completely new Water Division within the Bureau ensure you have many avenues for career progression.

The Bureau will offer many water-related career opportunities for professionals and graduates, including exciting new roles for hydrologists, modellers, web developers and ICT staff.

We are building a team. You will be part of an innovative and creative environment, working alongside highly motivated and skilled people who share a vision to transform water information and water resource management in Australia.

As well as experience gained from working on a national project, we will offer our staff with a range of on-the-job training and development, and the opportunity to work alongside leading-edge researchers from within the Bureau, and with other partner organisations.

We will provide you with an innovative and empowering team environment, career and developmental opportunities, exceptional conditions of service, job security, work life balance, modern CBD offices and the chance to raise your career to new levels.

We value diversity and as an employer we are genuinely committed to equal opportunity. Our Social Justice Policy exists to encourage a healthy and productive work environment for our employees.

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