Infringement Officer

Location: Melbourne | CBD

Job type: Full time

Organisation: Environment Protection Authority

**Salary**: $73,842 - $89,661

Occupation: Regulatory Governance and Compliance

Reference: 355

**We have multiple ongoing full-time opportunities in our Regulatory Services branch as an Infringement Officer. We are looking for individuals with experience in a high-volume data processing environment.**

**Infringement Officer - Regulatory Services branch**
- Multiple ongoing full-time roles on offer
- $73,842 to $89,661 (VPS 3) + 11% super
- Hybrid work arrangement | Carlton based.
- Join this dynamic and passionate team.

**About the organisation**

As Victoria's environment regulator, we set and implement environmental standards to help ensure all Victorians can enjoy clean air, healthy waterways, and pollutant-free land.

**Benefits of working with the EPA**
- Contribute to the protection of the Victorian environment and health of its people.
- A focus on work/life balance and development opportunities.
- A diverse and inclusive workplace with many careers’ pathways.
- Hybrid and flexible work arrangement options.

**Your new role**

The Infringement Officer is a member of a dynamic team responsible for leading EPA’s regulatory response in relation to administering EPA’s litter/waste and motor vehicle programs to address littering from vehicles and noisy and smoky vehicle emissions.

With a focus on educating Victorian communities and enforcing compliance with the law, as a member of an engaging and flexible team, you will use your excellent communication and organisational skills to deliver high-volume administrative processing of reports, issuing infringements, notices and advisory letters, and post-issue infringement management, aligned to EPA’s strategic priorities to prevent harms to Victorian communities and the environment from pollution and waste.

You will use your decision-making abilities and initiative to prioritise workflow within statutory timeframes in supporting the delivery of the program, aligned to EPA’s strategic priorities, to prevent harm to Victorian communities and the environment from pollution and waste.

**What you’ll do**
- Use your initiative to prioritise tasks and monitor your workflow in the delivery of organisational priorities in accordance with approved program/project plans, achieving the highest standards of performance, accountability, collaboration, ethics, and integrity.
- Actively contribute to the development of a positive and high performing team culture, including identifying and implementing opportunities to improve teamwork practices.
- Working under the direction of the Senior Infringement Officer (VPS 4), contribute to the delivery of the statewide litter and motor vehicle programs through assessing high volume reports (over 15,000 per year) and decision making in issuing infringements, notices, and advisory letters, including post-issue infringement management; contribute to motor vehicle roadside operations; support delivery of other statewide compliance programs as required.
- Contribute to the maintenance of EPA’s infringement management, litter and motor vehicle program policies and procedures, ensuring compliance with all legislative and policy requirements; liaise with other parts of EPA in ensuring decisions on issuing infringements and notices are informed and risk based; maintain good records of decisions.
- Contribute to enforcement action by escalating unpaid infringements to Fines Victoria and providing support for summary prosecutions such as the preparation and collation of evidentiary matters for prosecution briefs.

**We are looking for an individual with the following skills and experience.**
- Experience in data processing or a high-volume environment is highly desirable.
- Knowledge of infringement process is desirable.
- A relevant tertiary degree or qualifications is desirable.
- Ability to plan, prioritise and deliver in relation to statutory timeframes and the ability to be systematic and efficient with a high level of attention to detail.

The role will involve successful completion of the Litter Enforcement Officer (LEO) training and Motor Vehicle training to be appointed as a person to take proceedings for litter and motor vehicle offences against the Act and Regulations.

**How to apply**

Please note:

- You must be an Australian Citizen, Permanent Resident (for ongoing roles) or hold a valid work permit or visa.

**Need to know more?**

EPA Victoria recognises the value of the diversity, strength, and knowledge of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as we work with Traditional Owners to care for our environment.

We are an equal opportunity employer with a commitment to merit, equity, diversity, and inclusion in the workplace. We believe our workforce should represent the diversity of the lands upon which we reside; and we actively embrace staff of different abilities, orientations, backgrounds, faiths, and ge