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- Full time ongoing positions available
- Location – Maitland preferred, however all DRNSW office locations will be considered.
- Salary from $120k pa to $133k pa plus super
- Accelerate your career without leaving town
The NSW Resources Regulator (part of the Mining, Exploration & Geoscience group) are looking for a Senior Investigator to join the team.
About the role:
As the Senior Investigator you will be part of a team consisting of compliance and environmental professionals to deliver regulatory activities and actions in relation to industry compliance with the Mining Act 1992. These activities include,
- Undertaking rigorous and defensible investigations as an authorised Inspector to ensure industry compliance with Mining Act and associated Regulations,
- Leading and conducting proactive and targeted compliance operations to achieve compliance objectives,
- Preparing, reviewing and presenting defensible evidence, reports and submissions to make appropriate recommendations in accordance with legislative requirements and regulations and delegated authorities and disciplinary action in courts and tribunals holding competent jurisdiction and present evidence before courts and tribunals.
- Contribute to team functions and joint investigations and participate on project teams to assist with the consideration, development and implementation of specific enforcement policies and strategies to achieve defined outcomes and operational and strategic aims.
- Undertake statutory functions as an authorised Inspector to enforce regulatory obligations and compliance with conditions of title and the relevant Acts and directing titleholders to implement corrective actions that may result from assessment reports or inspections of the site in a timely manner.
- Take steps to ensure policies, programs and legislative requirements are interpreted and implemented consistently through sharing knowledge to contribute to the overall transfer of specialist knowledge and skills in investigative techniques.
- Report on compliance enforcement activities and recommend improvements to processes, standards or industry practices.
- Resource information and maintain currency in understanding of compliance and enforcement matters and promote best practice through consultation with Departmental staff, industry representatives, government agencies and research bodies.
About You:
You will exercise statutory functions and powers of the Mining Act 1992 and the Petroleum (Onshore) Act 1991 and related regulations. To be successful you will need to have:
- Understanding and experience in managing compliance and enforcement activities, preferably in Government regulation in mining or a natural resource or environmental management context.
- Capacity to undertake investigations and extensive experience in interviewing witnesses and suspects and in applying knowledge of investigative methodologies, rules of evidence and court procedures.
Essential requirements
- Tertiary qualifications in one or more of the following areas: environmental science, science, law or forensics (or equivalent).
- Ability and willingness to travel interstate at short notice.
- Hold and maintain a current Class C driver licence.
- Compliance with pre-employment probity screening is mandatory and a condition of engagement. Compliance with the Resources Regulator Pecuniary Interests in the Regulated Sector policy is mandatory.
- Appointment and ongoing assignment is subject to the satisfactory participation in ongoing health screening.
Sounds interesting?
If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply with an (ideally no more than one-page) cover letter outlining your suitability and interest in this role, with your resume (ideally no more than three pages) by 11.55pm Monday 12 February 2024.
For further information about the role please contact Craig Springett, Manager Compliance via ***************@regional.nsw.gov.au or 02 4063 6417. You can also view the role description.
If you require adjustments in completing your application, interviewing, completing any pre- employment testing, or otherwise participating in the recruitment process, please let us know so we can assist. Send an email to ***************@regional.nsw.gov.au and a member of the team will contact you for a confidential discussion.
Please note:
Compliance with pre-employment probity screening is mandatory for all roles within MEG and is a condition of engagement.
A recruitment pool may be created for ongoing and temporary roles of the same role or role type that may become available for filling over the next eighteen months.
About the Department of Regional NSW
Diversity and inclusion are core values of the Department of Regional NSW. The Department of Regional NSW is a workplace where everyone is able to contribute and participate to their full potential, and we are proud to have a team that reflects the richness and complexity of the regional NSW communities we serve.
The Department of Regional NSW brings together under one super-charged umbrella the skill, insights, expertise, and authority to shape a dynamic future for the state’s regional areas.
- The groups within our cluster work hard to identify obstacles, map solutions and drive outcomes for the people of regional NSW
- We are the only central government agency devoted solely to people in regional areas. With nearly 80 percent of our staff living in the community we serve, we are strategic thinkers, problem solvers, and the friend on the ground in good times and bad.
- Our evidence-based, collaborative approach is building thriving communities across regional NSW for generations to come
- We’re here for regional NSW, for the long term
