Waste Transport Officer

Location: Melbourne | CBD

Job type: Full time

Organisation: Environment Protection Authority

**Salary**: $56,271 - $72,262

Occupation: Regulatory Governance and Compliance

Reference: VG/EPA/OPERATI/1649286

As Victoria's environmental regulator, we set and enforce environmental standards to help ensure all Victorians can enjoy clean air, healthy waterways and pollutant-free land.

To achieve the best possible environmental outcomes for Victoria, we're increasingly shifting our focus from minimising the effects of environmental harm, to preventing it from happening in the first place.

To help us achieve this, we're now recruiting. By working at EPA you can enjoy a meaningful career with great work-life balance, while building a better future for our environment.

**Waste Transport Officer**
- $56,271 to $72,262 salary range
- Ongoing full time hours
- Melbourne - Carlton location

**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**:
A Waste Transport Officer at EPA will prevent harm to human health and the environment from the transport of reportable priority waste by ensuring quality waste tracking and use of vehicle permissions by:

- Undertaking Waste Tracker administration functions (manual data entry into Microsoft Dynamics platform, setting up, following well defined processes to amend and cancel Waste Tracker waste records, issuing offline waste records and interstate paper records).
- Supporting our environment protection officers with administration functions for inspections, investigations, including basic data analysis.

**About You**:
You are someone who cares about community concerns and our environment and are pursuing a career in the environment, waste or public service sectors.

To be successful in this role you will be proficient in both written and verbal communication, able to explain complex matters in a simple way. Your curiosity allows you to learn new digital systems and legislation quickly. You are known for your attention for detail and talent for making processes ever more efficient. You're collaborative and helpful, able to positively contribute to a friendly team culture.

**How to apply**

Click the ”Apply” button to submit your resume and cover letter. Applications close **21 March.**

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.

Please note:

- You must be an Australian Citizen, Permanent Resident (for ongoing roles) or hold a valid work permit or visa.