Tenures Advisor

Strategically manage Land and Water Assets of Yancoal
- **Team player with productivity and collaboration skills, who can make it happen.**:

- **Fulltime permanent opportunity based in Newcastle CBD, with extensive regional travel**:

- **Competitive remuneration + bonus + role related vehicle**

**Who we are**
- Welcome to Yancoal. For nearly 20 years, we have been supporting the prosperity of Australia. With over 4,500 people working across our operations, our team is made up of experts in their field. From engineers to operators, to environmentalists, surveyors, tradespeople, accountants, marketers and beyond - we are proud of our people and everything we achieve together as One Yancoal. Yancoal Australia now owns, operates, or participates in nine producing coal mines across NSW, Queensland and Western Australia.
- At Yancoal we are looking for those individuals that show dedication to their role, are courageous and focused on driving success for the company and themselves through their career pathway.

**What does your daily life look like at Yancoal?**
- We are seeking a team player to operate in a dynamic and fast paced environment. You will have a strong understanding of regional agricultural best practice, a passion for new and emerging agricultural trends along with a sound understanding of water licencing.
- As a Tenures Advisor, you will be required to travel to all of our landholdings to strategically and tactically manage the land and water assets of the business that fall within the responsibility of the Tenures Team. Assist the tenures team with other key accountabilities as required.
- Your key responsibilities include:

- Proactive management of rural land and water assets
- Develop and implement site specific land management strategies.
- Identify strategic future land use opportunities, including productivity and beneficial post mining land use.
- Liaise and maintain relationships with long-term rural license holders
- Develop and support implementation of farm management plans with long-term rural licensees to benefit relevant stakeholders
- Engage with third party rural consultants, agronomists, irrigation specialists with respect to rural grazing land as required
- Manage water asset portfolio including water access licenses on rural lands, water trades, temporary assignment of water allocations

**What do you need to be successful in the position?**

**Qualifications**:

- Highly regarded - Degree Qualification in an associated and relevant discipline

**Skills & Experience**:

- Essential - Valid driver’s license
- Extensive experience in agricultural, rural land management.
- Sound experience with water management and legislation.
- Strong negotiation skills and ability to communicate at various levels and with diverse stakeholders
- Experience with utilisation of GIS mapping software
- Strong financial acumen covering budgeting, cost control and reporting
- Strong computer literacy including - well-developed Microsoft office skills

**Benefits**
- Yancoal provides a range of benefits to appeal to the diverse needs of our employees. The following benefits are available to eligible employees:

- Salary continuance and life insurance
- 20 weeks paid primary carers parental leave with no waiting period
- Subsidised private health insurance
- Study assistance
- Flexible work arrangements
- Employee Assistance Program
- Access to financial education and banking discounts
- Salary packaging including novated leasing and remote area benefits
- Service recognition rewards
- Discounts program including major department stores, cinemas, restaurants

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