2022 Environmental Management Officer (Start ASAP)

We have a new opportunity for an Environmental Management Officer in our Environmental & Industrial Group.

The purpose of this role is to Enrich Quality of Life through providing technical advice, support and management services which supports Urban Utilities’ performance with environmental legislation, regulations and conditions as well as supporting activities which strive for environmental best practice, and which meet Urban Utilities environmental objectives.

You will provide support to operational areas of the business by implementing first line of defence assurance programs, providing subject matter advice, compliance and assurance management services.

This role creates value through partnering and collaborating with internal business areas to ensure ongoing compliance with environmental and recycled water legislation and regulations as well as providing support and advice to achieve best practice and shared outcomes.

Key Accountabilities:

• Investigates standard and non-routines environmental and recycled water incidents and reports and provides expert advice to more senior colleagues while coordinating with all internal functions to facilitate effective implementation of compliance programs to minimise risk exposures and ensure adherence with regulatory standards.
• Identify, within the organisation's operational teams, patterns of non-compliance with the environmental and recycled water management systems, and with relevant legislation and regulations, taking appropriate action to report and resolve these and escalating issues as appropriate.
• Assist with the development of internal communications and work collaboratively with business partners to build a strong understanding of regulation and registration requirements.
• Design own monthly schedule and, if necessary, assign work to others in order to speed up office workflow and ensure high-priority tasks are completed
• Contribute to the management of partnering relationships with internal clients, building effective working relationships and providing high-quality professional services to support in delivering business strategy and plans
• Prepare and coordinate the completion of regulatory and investigation reports, identifying and interpreting trends and translating into easy to understand language

As well as having a passion for the environment, this opportunity would see someone with the following skills and experience succeed:

• Tertiary qualifications in Science, Environment Science or similar
• Experience with environmental and/or recycled water legislation would be highly regarded
• Experience in a compliance or advisory field would be highly regarded
• Highly developed technical report writing and review skills
• An ability to quickly master new systems
• An ability to develop meaningful partnerships with stakeholders in the business to achieve positive outcomes;
• An attitude which supports continual professional growth

Why Join Us?

We believe the people experience goes beyond the workplace to our roles within family, home and community, and are proud to offer several benefits to strengthen these aspects of life. These include flexible working options, generous paid parental leave and other extended leave entitlements, study assistance policies and our health and wellbeing reimbursement initiative.

Please see the position description for further information – Environmental Management Officer

Applications close at 5pm on September 28th. 

For more information, please get in touch with the Darcy at careers@urbanutilities.com.au