Inspector Environment

4 days ago


Hunter Valley, Australia NSW Resources Full time

**Deliver with impact, connect to what matters & live your way.**
- **Fixed term contract until 30 June 2028**:

- **Location - Maitland, Wollongong, or Orange preferred**:

- **Salary from $110K pa to $122K pa plus super**

As an Inspector Environment with the Resources Regulator (part of NSW Resources), you will be undertaking regulatory functions and liaising across the NSW minerals exploration, mining, and petroleum industries to minimize environmental impacts - ensuring the effectiveness and compliance of exploration and mining activities, environmental management, and rehabilitation plans.

Having a keen eye for detail and excellent stakeholder engagement skills, you’ll establish cooperative and professional relationships with industry while enforcing compliance priorities as well as:

- Review environmental information, environmental management, and rehabilitation plans in conjunction with security calculations for mining and exploration activities.
- Provide advice on the potential impacts and issues relevant to rehabilitation and mine closure.
- Advise on environmental conditions and/or plan improvements to the planning approval authority for development proposals.
- Undertake routine statutory enforcement functions as an authorised Inspector to enforce regulatory obligations and compliance as well as provide education, advice, and directions to titleholders to implement corrective actions.
- Research and draft reports and briefings for management on issues and monitoring.

You’ll need to have:

- Sound knowledge and understanding of mining related environmental impacts, mitigation techniques and current environmental management best practice.
- Sound knowledge and understanding of the government’s planning, exploration, mining and environmental policies and legislation.
- Tertiary qualification or relevant experience in environmental or natural resources management, sciences, engineering.
- A current Class C driver licence.

Things to know about the role:

- Compliance with pre-employment probity screening is mandatory for all roles within NSW Resources and is a condition of engagement.
- Regular travel in the form of one day trips from the base location is a required part of this role.
- Occasional overnight stays are required for inspections in remote areas (up to once per month on average).
- This role is that of an authorised Inspector appointed in accordance with the Mining Act 1992 and Petroleum (Onshore) Act 1991.

**Sounds interesting?**

**What to expect next**

**Please note**:
A recruitment pool may be created for ongoing and temporary roles of the same role or role type that may become available for filling over the next eighteen months.

**About us: Together, we are DPIRD**
The New South Wales Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) protects, supports and develops primary industries and regional economies.

Collectively we support strong and sustainable agriculture, forestry, fishing and mining industries, and regional economies. We actively manage our natural assets: our lands and soils, minerals, waterways and oceans, vegetation and forests.

The department brings together:

- Local Land Services
- NSW Resources
- Agriculture and Biosecurity
- Fisheries and Forestry
- Regional Development and Delivery.

With nearly 5,000 employees, and 75 per cent of the DPIRD team living and working in regional NSW, we are embedded in the regions we serve.

Learn more about the benefits of joining our diverse and talented DPIRD team.


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