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Senior Environmental Officer
South West Compliance; Energy Extractive & Southwest Compliance; Environmental Services and Regulation; Toowoomba
At DETSI, you’ll be inspired and inspire others to make QLD better. We are on the front line of environmental protection, regulating significant industrial and resource industries, and enabling long-term, sustainable development for the environment and the economy.
As Senior Environmental Officer you have a key role in delivering programs of field and office-based compliance activities, contributing to strategic direction, working in a team and with stakeholders and providing technical guidance.
Your contribution to this complex & challenging work, will count now and for the longterm future of Queensland’s environment and people – it is a job that matters.
If you are keen to flex your contemporary environmental management skills to manage, protect and restore Queensland’s natural environment - apply now!
Job details
| Position status | Fixed Term Temporary |
|---|---|
| Position type | Flexible full-time |
| Occupational group | Primary Industry & Environment |
| Classification | PO3 |
| Workplace Location | Toowoomba region |
| Job ad reference | QLD/690561/26 |
| Closing date | 12-Jun-2026 |
| Job duration | Until 27.06.27 with possible extension |
| Contact person | Ethan Waldron |
| Contact details | Phone: (07) 4529 8314 Access the National Relay Service |
As a Senior Environmental Officer in the Southwest QLD Region, you are a key member of the compliance team for a region that covers the bulk of the lower third of the State.
• You will be part of an experienced and high performing environmental compliance team and contribute to priority programs throughout the Southwest QLD Region to deliver compliance and enforcement outcomes.
• You will contribute to the strategic direction for the Southwest QLD Region and the implementation and delivery of key compliance and enforcement plans, functions, and duties.
• You will contribute to the development and implementation of strategies and programs to address key environmental issues within the Southwest QLD Region.
• As a cultural thought leader in the team, you will foster a positive and proactive culture for your teams.
What is in it for you?
• You will be a key and valued member of the compliance team with the opportunity to leave a lasting legacy in developing your compliance teams and the way environmental regulation is conducted in QLD.
• You will experience so much here; you are on the front line of environmental protection. You will work with an exceptional workforce of dedicated, passionate, and curious professionals, and work on technically complex, high profile and challenging issues with a mix of regional, remote, and urban issues within your jurisdiction.
• Be rewarded: benefit from competitive remuneration and superannuation, generous leave entitlements, flexible work options, and vast professional and leadership development opportunities within the department and across the public sector.
Applications to remain current for 12 months.
Job Ad Reference: QLD/690561/26
Closing Date: Friday, 12 June 2026
Further information
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