Environmental Manager

EL 2 - $146,942 - $170,725 per annum plus superannuation
- Australian Antarctic Division
- Kingston, TAS
- _Be central to driving practical environmental protection in Antarctica and the sub-Antarctic. _
- _Engage widely while working with a motivated team of specialists, scientists, policymakers and external partners committed to Australia's environmental stewardship in the Antarctic and sub-Antarctic._
- _ Playing a key role in Australia’s environmental, science, policy and operations in the Antarctic and sub-Antarctic._

**Who we are**

The Australian Antarctic Division (AAD) is part of the Commonwealth Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. As primary agency for Australia's Antarctic Program (AAP), the AAD is responsible for achieving the Australian Government's Antarctic goals. These goals are to:

- maintain the Antarctic Treaty System and enhance Australia's influence within it,
- protect the Antarctic environment
- understand the role of Antarctica in the global climate system,
- undertake scientific work of practical, economic and national significance.

The AAD also has responsibility for administering the Australian Antarctic Territory and the Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands.

The AAD Science Branch leads, conducts and supports a world class program of scientific research and environmental management, consistent with national priorities through the Australian Antarctic Science Decadal Strategy. The responsibilities of the Science Branch are diverse as we lead the Australian Government’s scientific program in Antarctica. The branch provides research and advice to support Australia’s Antarctic policy objectives, including participation in the Antarctic Treaty system and other international committees, commissions and intergovernmental panels. It manages and administers the Australian Antarctic Science Program and provides scientific and research advice to support regulatory and management decisions. Our research addresses critical issues including climate change, human impacts in Antarctica, and the conservation of Antarctic and Southern Ocean biodiversity. The branch also provides advice for Antarctic capability projects, conducts impact assessments and develops and implements strategies to address environmental legacies while undertaking targeted outreach promoting the value of Australian Antarctic science.

The Environmental Stewardship Program (ESP), within the Science Branch, is a multidisciplinary program that conducts scientific research and implements evidence-based conservation, environmental management, environmental assessments, remediation and mitigation actions in Antarctica and the sub-Antarctic.

**The job**

The Environmental Manager is central to driving practical and best practice environmental protection through all Australian Government activities in Antarctica and the sub-Antarctic. Reporting to the Program Leader of the AAD’s Environmental Stewardship Program, the Environmental Manager provides leadership and strategic environmental management advice to the AAD, initiating and leading collaborative engagement across all AAD branches, regulators, and internal and external stakeholders to ensure high quality environmental outcomes and environmental improvements throughout the Australian Antarctic Program (AAP). They will oversee a team of staff conducting office and field activities in Kingston, Antarctica and the sub-Antarctic.

Duties, tasks and responsibilities:
Under broad direction with significant degree of independence:

- Elevate and continually promote excellence in environmental protection, including the AAD’s commitment to best practice environmental stewardship throughout the Australian Antarctic Program.
- Through a whole-of-AAD approach, oversee and coordinate the delivery and implementation of a full range of environmental management strategies and plans, complex environmental impact assessments, operational environmental performance and monitoring, and environmental audits and assurance reporting.
- Lead environmental education, training and awareness for AAD staff and AAP expeditioners, embedding a culture across the AAP that is committed to environmental protection and stewardship founded on: an understanding of the unique environmental values of the Antarctic and sub-Antarctic, obligations and expectations, compliance with regulations and policy, and continual improvement.
- Strategically commission / facilitate scientific research and engage with research partners to deliver science in support of the breadth of the AAD’s environmental management needs (examples include: biosecurity/invasive species monitoring, data derived for station management and “town planning”, net-zero commitments etc).
- Oversee implementing and maintaining the AAD’s environmental management system.

Provide leadership and advice to and during environmental incidents including: response and recovery, remediation, monitoring, reporting and implem