Environmental Advisor

Osborne Park, WA, Australia, 6017

Full Time

WA is a state (and an economy) built on mining.

At Mineral Resources (MinRes), we are focused on growing our success by delivering industry leading projects that benefit our people, our shareholders and the community. With this growth comes new roles and those rare opportunities to get noticed and achieve meaningful results.

MinRes has come a long way - but we’re really just getting started.

**About the role**

For this position you will be responsible maintaining our Exploration and project operations, providing technical advice for our environmental management across our exploration projects and our MinRes care and maintenance sites.

You will play a critical role in ensuring timely approvals, compliance, rehabilitation and closeout to support our MinRes exploration program whilst maintain legal compliance for our care and maintenance sites.

Our Environmental team has grown substantially offering long-term career progression opportunities. for this position you will have the benefit located at our new state of the art Head Office in Osborne Park, which is set to be the best office facility in Australia.

**In this position you will**:

- Maintaining legal and obligation registered relevant to the Exploration portfolio
- Support and facilitate environmental training, inspections, auditing
- Facilitation of the site disturbance permit system, including any reviews, disturbance data tracking and reporting
- Maintaining oversight of care and maintenance sites, ensuring legal obligations and reporting commitments are met
- Liaising with the rehabilitation and exploration teams to ensure rehabilitation obligations are met
- Assist in the development of business environmental standards and procedures
- Support the functional teams by providing information and guidance on environmental aspects at an operational level.

**Necessary skills and qualifications**:

- Territory qualification in Environmental Science and/ or Environmental Management
- High degree of familiarity with Mining Act and Environmental Protection Act
- 5+ years’ experience as Environmental Adviser or in a similar role within industry consulting
- Ability to liaise and influence at all levels of staff and management on site
- Experience in preparing Mining Proposals, Mine Closure Plans, Part IV & V approvals, and Commonwealth approvals.
- Strong computer skills, with exposure to ArcGIS or similar highly desirable
- Sound understanding of operational mining environments

**Flexibility and job security**

MinRes employee’s value job security. Here, job security means working to your strengths, being challenged on each project, and achieving meaningful results that inspire you to choose to stay long-term.

“That’s how we’ve always done it” doesn’t exist here, because the value you bring to MinRes will shape your role - and your contribution to our company.

It’s the kind of flexibility that extends to opportunities to co-create your preferred work environment.

**And then there’s the extra benefits**

We look after our people because they’re the ones looking after our business.

That means a range of additional benefits for choosing MRL, including.
- Competitive salary
- Quarterly bonuses
- Access to "MyShare" MinRes Share Plan
- Employee discounts and offers
- Salary packaging
- Physical and mental health programs
- State of the art corporate office with fantastic facilities featuring onsite gym, crèche and restaurant
- 16 weeks paid Parental Leave (or 32 weeks at half pay) for the primary caregiver

Ready for your next challenge? Make a fresh start with MinRes.

Mineral Resources Limited is a proud Equal Opportunity Employer, and we encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply