Environment Protection Officer

Location: Melbourne | Parkville

Job type: Full time

Organisation: Environment Protection Authority

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

Occupation: Environment

Reference: 184

**An exciting opportunity to join EPA as an Environment Protection Officer**
- Ongoing | Full-time hours with flexible working hours available
- Traralgon based with travel throughout Gippsland
- VPS3 - $73,842 - $89,661 salary range
- Representing EPA in front-line regulatory operations

**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 Victoria’s environment and our people’s health
- A focus on work/life balance and development opportunities
- A diverse and inclusive workplace with many career pathways
- Hybrid and flexible work arrangement options

**About the role**:
Reporting to the Team Leader, Environment Protection, the Environment Protection Officer is a member of a team responsible for EPA''s on-ground regulatory response in the region, including education, compliance monitoring and inspections, and managing non-compliance via regulatory notices and enforcement action. You will use your initiative to prioritise tasks and monitor workflow in delivering frontline regulatory operations, aligned to EPA’s strategic priorities, to prevent harm to Victorian communities and the environment from pollution and waste.

This is an exciting role for an operational regulator that wants to contribute to the success of the EPA as it enters a new era of environmental protection in Victoria. You will actively contribute to a positive organisational culture and ensure you achieve the highest standards of performance and integrity; and foster genuine partnerships across all levels of government, industry, and community to support the delivery of organisational outcomes.

**Duties**:
To be successful in this role you will be required to (not limited to):

- Prioritise tasks to deliver regulatory actions to prevent harm to communities and the environment from pollution and waste.
- Actively support the conduct of investigations; and the delivery of preventative projects and compliance programs aligned with EPA’s regulatory priorities.
- Work collaboratively with co-regulators, duty holders, communities, local governments, and other partners to drive improved environmental and public health outcomes; and provide local intelligence to inform EPA’s strategic regulatory priorities.
- Undertake administrative processes and other tasks as directed for the effective achievement of regulatory outcomes.

**Skills and experience**:
Here are the types of experience, qualifications, and qualities we are looking for:

- A team player with a proven ability to work collaboratively with others.
- Able to represent EPA positively in engaging with the community and duty holders to build knowledge and awareness of the law.
- Ability to manage a high-volume workload and prioritise tasks to deliver regulatory actions to prevent harm to communities and the environment from pollution and waste.
- Ability to undergo training to be appointed as an Authorised Officer under the Environment Protection Act 2017.
- Ability to be present at times and locations as required to successfully perform the role, satisfied by living 1 hour or less from the Traralgon office by car due to the on-call/emergency nature of innate job requirements.

**How to apply**:
Applicants Should Submit:

- Cover letter; addressing your experience, the key selection criteria, motivations, and suitability to the role.
- Resume; including contact details of two referees.

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 provide a culturally safe and embracing work 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 gender identities.

EPA Victoria is a Child Safe organisation with a strong commitment to physical, cultural, and emotional safety of all children including those with diversity of ability, culture, identity, and linguistic background.

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