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Salary- Opportunity to join the senior leadership team and shape the future of this key WA Government agency.
- During a period of significant reform, the approvals portfolio will deliver a strengthened framework to uphold the highest possible standards of environmental protection and ensure WA's economy continues to grow through investment and job creation.
The Department of Water and Environmental Regulation is the primary water and environmental regulator in Western Australia. It is headquartered in Joondalup and employs approximately 1200 staff across the state. The department’s vision is to create a low-carbon Western Australia with a healthy environment and secure resources for future generations.
The department is embarking on a major multi-year reform agenda that has been informed by Government’s key strategic priorities and the findings of the Agency Capability Review. This agenda focuses on several key areas:
- Major project assessment and assurance
- Green energy
- Climate action
- New water legislation
- A nature-positive future
- A low waste economy
- Embedding First Nations knowledge and insights in all facets of decision making
The newly created Approvals Portfolio leads the provision of regulatory services across the Department and is tasked with the delivery of a world class approvals system that is customer and outcomes focused, risk-based, digital and efficient.
The department’s transformational programs in financial, digital and people management will also build organisational capability to keep pace with providing highest quality services to people both within and outside the department.
Our culture is our strength, while working at the Department you will develop a collegiate network of innovative professionals in environmental science and environmental protection. Our diversity in leadership, diverse and inclusive culture creates a rich and rewarding experience, strengthened by our authentic engagement with our state’s First Nations peoples which informs our ways of working and the Department’s vision.
The Department’s shapes our focus on how we work together and our performance on commitments is available in our .
The Opportunity
The Approvals Portfolio provides confidence to all Western Australians, including First Nations Australians, that the state’s water and environmental resources are being protected and sustained into the future through transparent, integrated and inclusive impact assessment and assurance practices underpinned by the best available science and policies.
The Executive Director Assurance is a key leadership role in the Approvals Portfolio. It partners with the Deputy Director General Approvals in providing certainty to government that environmental regulatory approvals system is achieving its intended outcomes. The role leads the provision of state-wide integrated risk-based compliance, enforcement, monitoring, and evaluation programs across legislation administered by the Department, supported by robust environmental science, to delivery best practice assurance processes and outcomes.
As a key member of the Senior Leadership team, the role is accountable for providing expert direction and advice across specialised compliance and enforcement functions, pollution incident management and intelligence gathering, and the Department’s air quality, environmental noise, and contaminated sites functions.
Core leadership behaviours outlined in are applicable to this role and should be demonstrated in the context of . Leadership in this context is about shaping complex initiatives covering multiple business areas as well as having a key responsibility in corporate governance.
To be successful in the role, you will need to demonstrate:
- Experience leading in a regulatory or compliance environment of high risk and high profile.
- Core leadership behaviours in the context of
- Evidence of your ability to secure buy-in and support from key internal clients and external stakeholders in complex and ambiguous internal and external contexts.
- Experience in the ability to balance both vertical and horizontal responsibilities in and across the department, being accountable for the business area you lead as well as for redefining and shaping the department.
How to apply
If you believe you have what it takes to succeed in this opportunity and shape the future of this key WA Government agency, please apply online by clicking “Apply for the job” button and provide the following in Word or PDF format:
- A covering letter that details your experience relevant to this opportunity.
- A comprehensive Curriculum Vitae.
- Contact details for two (2) referees – one preferred to be your current supervisor.
- To be eligible for appointment, applicants must have documentary evidence of entitlement to live and work in Australia for the duration of the employment opportunity.
- DWER conducts employment screening which may include a National Criminal History check.
- Interviews will look to be scheduled towards the end of January 2024
Access Needs
We use the National Relay Service (NRS) to ensure we are accessible to people who are deaf or have a hearing or speech impairment. NRS can help you connect with us on:
- TTY/voice calls – 133 677
- Speak & Listen – 1300 555 727
- SMS relay – 0423 677 767
This process may be used to fill similar vacancies that may arise within DWER and across the WA public sector over the next twelve (12) months. Vacancies may be full-time or part-time, permanent or fixed term with possibility of extension or permanency in a variety of metropolitan and regional locations.
Applicants found suitable but not recommended for this vacancy may be considered for subsequent vacancies in accordance with Part 5 (General Appointment) of Commissioner's Instruction 2: Filling a Public Sector Vacancy.
CLOSING DATE: 5pm,12th of January 2024(Australian Western Standard Time)
Applications that are in progress or submitted after the closing time will not be accepted.
