Health, Safety and Environment Director

Job description

Agency Department of Mining and Energy Work unit Rum Jungle Project

Job title Health, Safety and Environment Director Designation Executive Contract Officer 1

Job type Full time Duration Fixed for 4 years

Remuneration package $226,322 Location Darwin, Batchelor

Position number 45656 RTF Closing 11/11/2025

Contact officer Josh Curran, Executive Director on or

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APPLICATIONS MUST INCLUDE A ONE-PAGE SUMMARY ABOUT YOU, A DETAILED RESUME AND COPIES OF YOUR

TERTIARY QUALIFICATIONS.

Information for applicants – inclusion and diversity and Special Measures recruitment plans

The NTPS values diversity. The NTPS encourages people from all diversity groups to apply for vacancies and accommodates

people with disability by making reasonable workplace adjustments. If you require an adjustment for the recruitment

process or job, please discuss this with the contact officer. For more information about applying for this position and the

merit process, go to the OCPE website.

Aboriginal applicants will be granted priority consideration for this vacancy. For more information on Special Measures

plans, go to the OCPE website.

Primary objective

Provide executive level strategic advice and management on Health, Safety and Environment issues to the Rum Jungle

Rehabilitation Project (RJRP). Provide strategic leadership and management to the Health, Safety and Environment (HSE)

teams and support in contractor management.

Context statement

The Northern Territory Government (NTG), in partnership with the Commonwealth, have been developing a leading practice

rehabilitation strategy for the former Rum Jungle mine site since 2009. Stage 3 of the rehabilitation project will deliver the

complete construction and works program. The workplace is characterised by competing priorities and time constraints. It

requires focussed commitment to outcomes and considerable personal resilience and flexibility.

Key duties and responsibilities

1. Provide executive level strategic advice and management of project risk and compliance to support achievement of

project objectives.

1. Provide executive level strategic advice and management of HSE matters, including leading the development,

implementation and management of HSE systems, strategies and projects.

3. Take a lead role in monitoring, reporting and influencing the HSE performance on the RJRP, including providing executive

level strategic advice to support long term project objectives.

Selection criteria

Essential

1. Demonstrated ability to lead the development, implementation and management of HSE systems, strategies and

programs in a mining or related context.

2. Demonstrated extensive knowledge and experience of strategic HSE risk and compliance management and ability to

advise Executives on these.

3. Proven executive level leadership skills with the ability to effectively lead, manage and provide direction, development

and mentoring to operational teams and staff, including Aboriginal staff.

4. Executive level oral and written communication skills including public speaking and presentation skills. This includes

ability to accurately analyse and clearly communicate complex and technical issues in plain language for a variety of

stakeholders.

1. Demonstrated negotiation and collaboration skills including the ability and confidence to interpret, manage and influence

stakeholders.

1. Demonstrated knowledge of and experience in project delivery in a construction or mining environment.
2. Demonstrated adaptability and flexibility including the ability to manage pressure, change and competing priorities.
3. Current NT Driver's License or ability to obtain.

Further information

1. Tertiary qualifications in Health, Safety and Environment or similar.

2. Experience in radiation safety management.

3. Demonstrated experience directly working with regional and/or remote Aboriginal communities