Environmental Regulatory Senior Advisor

Optus is an Australian telecommunications company, delivering more than 11 million services to our customers every day across mobile, broadband and digital solutions.

The Regulatory Advisor will represent Optus at various government agencies, law firms, jurisdictions (Federal, State and Local authorities), TIO, committees, utilities with which Optus must secure access rights for its cable assets. Further you will be required to undertake environmental due diligence and obtain approvals in supporting its network deployment and maintenance activities.

The position may, as the need arises, be required to participate in the development of codes of practice and prepare submissions to various jurisdictions that ensure the interests of Optus are appropriately recognised and protected. You will be required to also travel in relation to the projects. 

Your day in the life of an Environmental Regulatory Senior Advisor at Optus:

• Ensure Land Access processes that are part of the end-to-end delivery of all Fibre Orders across the business are met
• Ensure regulatory (environmental approvals) have been considered and that the fibre installations are legally permitted
• Ensure agreements/licences provide suitable tenure and "right to occupancy" for Optus to use identified sites, land and facilities negotiated with public and private landowners, Councils and other public authorities, utilities and carriers
• Develop and implement opportunities to improve agreements/licence execution throughput and process flow, while continually seeking to review and update processes
• Provide advice relating to land access matters, with reference to the Telecommunications Act 1997 (Cth)., while proactively attending to compliance matters such as objections, complaints and enquiries in relation to same
• Implement, maintain and monitor an Environmental Management System (EMS)
• Maintain Monthly/Quarterly reporting of activities and initiatives.

What you'll bring:

• Tertiary qualifications in either Environmental management or Property management
• Experience dealing with property matters relating to leasing and objections to LAANs issued would be highly advantageous
• Prior experience supporting rollouts of infrastructure, (e.g. Telstra, NBN) and/or Property Management experience
• Exposure to working commercially within a regulated framework, preferably with experience in working with different levels of jurisdiction (Commonwealth, State and others).
• A broad understanding of environmental planning processes nationally.
• An understanding of telco construction works.

Perks we love at Optus:

• Competitive remuneration and employee discounts. Make life easier (and more affordable) with $80 monthly credit and 25% off Optus products and unique shopping discounts with our retail partners.
• Flexible working arrangements with opportunities to work three days in the office, two days remote or home.
• Vibrant and collaborative office campus that includes cafes, convenience store, chill out zones, GP, post office, gym and on-site childcare centre.
• Competitive leave policies, including additional 'Connected' days to focus on culture, family, health, community, or whatever's important to you.
• We support growing families with inclusive, carer-neutral paid Parental Leave of up to 16 weeks.
• Direct your own development and build future-ready skills with Optus U's industry-focused micro-credentials, developed with La Trobe and Macquarie Universities.
• Build meaningful connections through employee-led networks and diversity initiatives including Culture Connect, Elevate Women, Disability Network and Express Yourself (LGBTQIA+).
• Put your wellbeing first with free access to counselling and support services, 24/7 — in-person, by phone, SMS, or video.

At Optus, we are strengthened by others and that means valuing diversity and saying 'yes' to embracing individual differences. We are committed to ensuring that our application process provides an equal employment opportunity to all job seekers, including individuals from diverse gender, cultural and linguistic backgrounds, individuals with a disability, individuals identifying as being part of the LGBTQIA+ community, individuals who may have served in the armed forces or who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. We also want to do our best to make our recruitment process inclusive. If you require any adjustments or accessibility support to participate fairly and equitably in the recruitment process, please email  or call We're here to help. When you contact us, please advise your preferred method of contact and we will be in touch within 48 hours.

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