The Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation (DETSI) recognises the enormous value a clean environment, innovative society and economy, and a diverse and inclusive culture makes to Queenslanders’ lives. As a diverse organisation, the department brings together environment, heritage protection, national parks, tourism, science and innovation to help achieve government objectives for a better Queensland.

Job details

Senior Environmental Officers work to improve the State's environmental performance by identifying environmental risks and providing scientific and technical support for a wide range of projects, contribute to the implementation of environmental management and protection strategies, and promote compliance with environmental heritage and planning legislation and policies. Environmental management issues include those impacting on land, air, water and people and include coastal development, mining, industrial activities (heavy industry and port operations), commercial activities, air pollution, noise pollution, and waste management.

As the Senior Environmental Officer, PO3 you will:

• Lead preventative and targeted compliance activities including planning and conducting site inspections, gathering evidence to support enforcement actions, and making recommendations to management on environmental issues.
• Assist in advising and educating community groups, industry and all levels of government on environmental matters, environmental responsibilities and implementation of relevant legislation through external and internal presentations; participation in workshops, conferences, forums; via face-to-face meetings, tele/video conferencing, site meetings/inspections.
• Communicate, consult, liaise and negotiate with industry, government and the community to facilitate resolution of environmental issues.
• Prepare written correspondence for a variety of audiences including ministerial briefings, statutory notices, departmental alerts, information documents.
• Actively participate in team planning, discussions and debriefings.
• Conduct environmental risk assessment of sites via a compliance and risk evaluation tool.
• Contribute to identifying clusters of environmental issues and make recommendations for targeted compliance programs and contribute to identifying, analysing and solution design for complex environmental problems (environmental problem solving).
• Respond to and investigate environmental complaints and environmental incidents to achieve environmental outcomes.
• Use statutory tools and make recommendations for enforcement action in accordance with departmental enforcement guidelines.
• Support the assessment and conditioning of applications for environmental approvals under relevant legislation.

You will be required to regularly undertake inspections or assessments and participate in inspections and investigations in regional and remote locations across Queensland. Employees must have the flexibility to participate in compliance field work as allocated by their Manager. This will require officers to routinely work away from your normal business centre, and reside in accommodation provided by the department on an as required basis in both regional and remote areas. On occasion, employees may also be required to participate in lengthy inspection or investigation campaigns that require up to seven days continuous compliance field work; this will be with appropriate compensation as per the relevant industrial instrument.

To be eligible for employment in this position, you must hold a university qualification (undergraduate and/or postgraduate degree, undergraduate and/or postgraduate diploma, and/or a graduate certificate) from a recognised tertiary institution in environmental management; chemical, forensic, physical, geological, hydrological, environmental, applied and biological sciences; environmental engineering or agreed equivalent.

It is a mandatory requirement to hold an unrestricted manual driver's licence.

Applications to remain current for 12 months.

Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

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