High Salary: Senior Environmental Advisor

Senior Environmental Advisor page is loaded## Senior Environmental Advisorlocations: Perth, WAtime type: Full timeposted on: Posted 2 Days Agojob requisition id: JR101140Westgold Resources is shaping the future of gold mining in Western Australia. We are looking for passionate and dedicated individuals to join our team who shares our vision of building a sustainable and profitable major Australian gold business.**About the Role** Reporting to the Manager Environmental, the **Senior Environmental Advisor** will lead environmental activities in alignment with Westgold’s EHS standards and ensure full compliance with legislative and statutory requirements to support sustainable mining operations.This permanent role is offered on an 8:6 roster at **Higginsville**, part of Westgold’s Southern Goldfields Operations, which includes a 1.6Mtpa processing plant and 192 mining tenements.**Key Responsibilities*** Support and improve the site Environmental Management System, including audits, inspections, training, and initiatives.* Implement and maintain environmental monitoring programs and databases to meet legal obligations.* Facilitate land access for operations, considering tenure, stakeholder engagement, and legal permissions.* Coordinate contractors and temporary staff to meet performance, safety, and budget targets.* Build strong internal and external stakeholder relationships to support life-of-mine objectives.* Promote environmental compliance and best practices across site personnel.* Engage stakeholders on land access, heritage, and tenure matters to support mine development.* Lead progressive land rehabilitation programs.* Uphold Westgold’s Life Preserving Rules and Core Values, and actively support safety initiatives.**What You’ll Need*** Promote and comply with company policies on fitness for work, hours, issue resolution, and conduct.* Participate in hazard identification and investigations.* Identify and report changes affecting the site risk register.* Use safety systems for training, incident reporting, and action tracking.* Ensure procedural compliance.**Qualifications & Experience** **Essential*** Tertiary qualification in Environmental Science or Management* Proficiency in Microsoft Office* Manual Driver’s Licence* Significant experience in environmental roles within mining, industry, or government**Desirable*** Experience in environmental specialist teams* Preparing compliance reports and approvals for external agencies* Conducting audits and inspections to assess environmental performance* Implementing monitoring programs and analysing data* Contributing to environmental initiatives and solutions* Strong understanding of environmental compliance regulations**The Westgold Offer:** A permanent full-time position at a successful gold producer **A range of benefits including:*** Performance based bonus* Group salary continuous insurance* A health and wellness allowance Health insurance discount* A range of Family and Medical leave policies that includes IVF, surrogacy and adoption.* Referral Bonus - bring your mates along* 5 years' pro rata long service leave* Salary sacrifice options* Employee Assistance Program (EAP) that include free confidential counselling, wellbeing services that includes financial advice.Our full list of benefits and why we are recognised as an Endorsed Employer for Women by Work 180 can be seen on the Work180 website.Westgold is driven by our core values of Show Respect, Choose Safety and Deliver Value. We believe that these values define our culture, behaviours and actions. We appreciate that not everybody will tick every box for their next dream role, but if you believe that you can bring the passion and drive to contribute to our operations and our values resonate with you then apply now Candidates must meet our pre-employment criteria’s which includes medical and drug and alcohol screening, relevant right to work checks and be able to provide a valid Australian national police clearance and an Australian driver’s licence (or be able to obtain). Westgold is committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone matters. We believe diversity is a strength and true diversity includes those from First Nations People, various cultures, age groups, Neurodiverse backgrounds, genders, sexual orientations, diverse abilities and religions. We value the unique perspectives and experiences each person brings and that diverse teams leads to innovation and success. Our goal is to have safe and respectful environments where everyone feels empowered to be their authentic selves and we strongly encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply. Westgold appreciates that standard recruitment processes are not accessible for everyone. If you believe you require additional support or accommodations, so you feel comfortable participating in our recruitment process for this or any of our roles, please feel free to email inclusion@westgold.com.au Westgold reserves the right to close applications early should a suitable pool of candidates be identified. We will never contact you to ask for payment of any kind, whether directly or through a third party.At Westgold we offer more than a job, we offer you a career.Coming to work every day isn't just about getting the job done, it's about camaraderie, it's about feeling a sense of achievement and it's about fulfilling your role alongside your work mates.Our teams possess a wealth of knowledge and are willing to share their experiences. We welcome entry level candidates to our workforce in addition to highly experienced professionals looking to make their mark within a growing organisation. Diversity and inclusion for employees from all backgrounds is a high priority for us as we strive to be an ongoing employer of choice and are committed to upholding workplace equality. With the guidance of our Core Values, we believe in providing a safe and harmonious workplace that encourages thinking outside of the box and employee engagement that benefits both the business and the employee.
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