Executive Director-Regulatory Operations

Base salary plus 15.4% employer super contribution

The National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority (NOPSEMA) is Australia's independent expert regulator for health and safety, structural integrity, well integrity and environmental management for all offshore energy operations and greenhouse gas storage activities in Commonwealth waters, and in coastal waters where regulatory powers and functions have been conferred.

NOPSEMA also administers the functions of the Offshore Infrastructure Regulator (OIR), for the offshore renewables industry. This includes the regulation of work health and safety, infrastructure integrity, and environmental management for offshore renewable energy infrastructure activities.

Working with NOPSEMA provides an opportunity to make a real difference to people working in Australia's offshore oil and gas and energy industry.

Role:

NOPSEMA is currently seeking an experienced dynamic Executive Director with extensive experience in providing leadership and management in the operations of a regulatory organisation and/or a major hazard industry, including a strong background in understanding and managing operational risk across the lifecycle of assets and wells to join its Regulatory Operations Division in our Perth Office.

Key responsibilities:

In managing the objectives and risk based regulatory approach, you will be responsible for leading and guiding the ongoing regulatory operations of the well integrity function and integration of the function into other Regulatory Operations Division lifecycle activities.

As an experienced senior leader who can drive a strategic and risk-based approach to regulating well integrity risk across industry, you will provide oversight of the use of regulatory powers to result in fair, consistent and defendable regulatory outcomes and lead the promotion, advice and influence activities to titleholders and industry across all well integrity and lifecycle topics including external representation and presentations.

You will work closely with the Deputy CEO – Regulatory Operations and other Executive Directors and Directors to plan and deliver activities, manage resources across the function and evolve the division.

About you:

To be successful in this role, you will be an experienced senior executive with significant demonstrated experience in an objectives and risk based regulatory industry including permissioning based documentation, where hazards, risks and controls are systematically assessed and documented.

You must be able to demonstrate the ability to lead change in raising the effectiveness and efficiency of well integrity regulatory operations and cultivate and enhance organisational health, including liaising effectively and collaboratively with colleagues and other organisations.

Why work for NOPSEMA?

As a highly skilled, agile, and competent regulator, our people are our number one asset. NOPSEMA offers competitive remuneration packages, five weeks annual leave, 18 personal leave days per annum, 18 weeks paid parental leave, 15.4% superannuation contribution and flexible working arrangements.

Guided by our values of professionalism, ethics, independence, leadership and collegiality the decisions we make and the actions we take affect individuals, businesses, communities and the environment. Our people can make a difference.Grow your career in the offshore energy sector. Be a part of Australia's future and apply today.

NOPSEMA is committed to a fair, flexible, safe and rewarding workplace which allows for diversity amongst all its employees. Applicants who are First Nations people, come from a diverse cultural or linguistic background or have a disability are encouraged to apply.

If you are an experienced senior leader with significant leadership experience and proven track record in a regulatory environment and/or major hazard industry, apply now and take the next step in your career with this exciting opportunity.

RecruitAbility applies to this vacancy. Under the RecruitAbility scheme you will be invited to participate in further assessment activity for the vacancy if you choose to apply under the scheme, declare you have a disability and meet the minimum requirements for the position. For more information see https://www.apsc.gov.au/recruitability

Further information:

For more information and to apply for this exciting opportunity visit:

https://nopsema.nga.net.au/cp/

Please note that the closing date for this position is 22 August 2025.

Applications must be submitted by the closing date. Any applications received beyond the closing date will not be considered.

Please note this recruitment process will be valid for a period of 18 months and may be used to fill ongoing and non-ongoing positions within the Australian Public Service at this level or similar that arise over the 18-month period.

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The National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority (NOPSEMA) is a Commonwealth statutory agency regulating the:

health and safety

structural integrity and

of all offshore petroleum facilities in Commonwealth waters, and in coastal waters where state powers have been conferred.

Our role

Work with the industry, workforce, stakeholders and other authorities to ensure the offshore petroleum industry properly controls all safety, integrity and environmental risks

Independently administer offshore petroleum safety, integrity and environmental management legislation

Promote a legislative framework that encourages continuous improvement of safety, integrity and environmental performance of the offshore petroleum industry

Develop people, processes and systems that are efficient and effective.

Source: This is an extract from the company's own website.

The National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority (NOPSEMA) is a Commonwealth statutory agency regulating the:

health and safety

structural integrity and

of all offshore petroleum facilities in Commonwealth waters, and in coastal waters where state powers have been conferred.

Our role

Work with the industry, workforce, stakeholders and other authorities to ensure the offshore petroleum industry properly controls all safety, integrity and environmental risks

Independently administer offshore petroleum safety, integrity and environmental management legislation

Promote a legislative framework that encourages continuous improvement of safety, integrity and environmental performance of the offshore petroleum industry

Develop people, processes and systems that are efficient and effective.

Source: This is an extract from the company's own website.

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