In the role of Senior Environmental Officer, you will provide high level guidance and environmental expertise to enable the region to meet the department's and the government's environmental management commitments.

Job details

Some of your responsibilities will include:
• Provide technical and specialist environmental advice regarding implementation of environmental assessments, legislation, compliance and management during all phases of District projects. This includes risk assessments; audits; environmental reports and element management.
• Assist district staff in the supervision of road construction and maintenance contracts in relation to environmental management, including compliance, auditing and reporting and ensuring all legislative and departmental obligations are met.
• Provide input and advice on regional and state-wide environmental issues.
• Establish and maintain liaison and consultation with other Environmental Officers to ensure environmental management consistency among regions where appropriate.
• Promote, foster and maintain effective relationships with other agencies and organisations concerned with the management of environmental and cultural heritage issues in the state-controlled road reserve.
• Lead in-house environmental assessments for environment studies and impact assessment studies, and development applications to meet Departmental and legislative requirements.
• Participate and represent the Region and the Department on various external working committees.
• Project manage and or conduct research and development projects on transport related environmental issues as required.
• Manage and lead the preparation of REF's and EMP's in the Region by internal and external resources.
• Lead the development and implementation of policies, methodologies, standards and specifications across Regional functional units to maximise environmental management activities and outcomes.
• Develop and deliver environmental training for Regional staff and associated stakeholders.
• Mentor and coach staff on Environmental issues.
• Lead audits of environmental compliance and preparation of environmental compliance reports on Main Roads road construction and maintenance contracts.
• Develop responses to Ministerial and public enquiries in relation to transport related environmental issues and to other Government Departments on their environmental initiatives.
• Assist in supervision of road construction and maintenance contracts in relation to environment management and compliance.
• Assist in EPBC submissions and ISCA ratings assessments, compliance checks and reporting for Metropolitan Regional projects.

Applications to remain current for 12 months.

Further information

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Documents

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• TMR Applicant Guide (PDF, 306KB)
  
  
  685691 26 - Role Descripiton (Word, 607KB)