Environment Officer

Job description

Agency Department of Lands, Planning and Environment Work unit Petroleum Regulation

Job title Environment Officer Designation Professional 2

Job type Full time Duration Ongoing

Salary $90,204 - $107,554 Location Darwin

Position number 48538 RTF Closing 14/10/2025

Contact officer Sally-Anne Orchard, Manager on or sally-

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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

To effectively and efficiently administer the Petroleum (Environment) Regulations 2016, including ensuring compliance with Environment

Management Plans.

Context statement

The Environmental Regulation Division is responsible for striking a balance between protecting the Territory's environment and enabling

development. The Division ensures compliance with the Territory's environmental laws by applying best practice regulatory principles

across the regulatory spectrum, from assessment through to compliance and enforcement. We commit to being proportionate,

accountable, consistent, targeted and transparent in providing our regulatory service.

The Petroleum Regulation Unit is responsible for administering the Petroleum (Environment) Regulations 2016 (the Regulations) including

undertaking risk-based assessment of potential environmental impacts of onshore petroleum activities to inform decisions of Environment

Management Plans (EMPs) and overseeing environmental monitoring and compliance of onshore petroleum activities, including inspecting,

auditing and enforcement functions.

Key duties and responsibilities

1. Identify and assess risks and potential environmental impacts and make recommendations on environment management plans in line

with the Division's policies and procedures and regulatory principles.

1. Assist in the implementation of risk based regulatory activities related to environmental compliance under the Petroleum (Environment)

Regulations 2016 and environmental provisions under the Petroleum Act 1984.

1. Participate in audits and field inspections to assist in compliance checks against the provisions of environmental legislative and

regulatory requirements for the onshore petroleum industry.

4. Provide advice to the NT EPA, government, industry and the public on environmental regulation of onshore gas exploration and

production.

5. Assist in the preparation of a range of supporting documentation including environmental guidelines, code of practice, procedures and

fact sheets relating to environmental assessment and regulation.

1. Engage with the Division's values, including to be aligned, caring, courageous and take responsibility.

Selection criteria

Essential

1. Tertiary qualifications in environmental science, natural resource management or equivalent discipline from a recognised academic

institution.

2. Experience in and understanding of environmental management (e.g. assessing environmental impacts, natural resources management,

risk/hazard management, compliance and enforcement, or environmental auditing).

3. Ability to interpret legislation.

1. Demonstrated oral and written communication skills to effectively communicate and negotiate with others including providing advice

to key stakeholders about environmental matters.

5. Ability to analyse, interpret and synthesise complex information into documentation for a range of audiences.

6. Demonstrated problem solving skills, including the use of initiative and the ability to work collaboratively.

7. Demonstrated experience managing competing workloads to deliver the required outputs with short turnaround times.

Desirable

1. Certificate IV in Government (Investigations) or similar.

2. Holder of a driver's licence and capacity to work outside of normal work hours, including regional and remote travel.

Further information

The successful candidate may be required to undertake travel to remote operational sites from time-to-time.