Operations Officer - [Archived Advertisement]

Classification: Environment Officer Class 5

Employment status: Ongoing & Temporary

• Be responsible for the regulation of licensed waste facilities or other licensed facilities.
• Contribute to and run investigations into illegal dumping
• Assist in the development and running of strategic regulatory campaigns
• Provide input into the assessment of planning proposals for licensed facilities and waste infrastructure
• Opportunity to implement new waste regulatory reforms. 

The successful candidate:

• Is a person with experience and/or knowledge of environmental management and relevant environmental legislation
• Is willing to learn and takes ownership for the work they do. 
• Has an ability solve problems and a willingness to be flexible and innovative in developing solutions
• Has an awareness of the economic, social and political dimensions of the environmental challenges being managed by the EPA.

Agency overview

The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) is the state’s primary environmental regulator. We work with business, government and the community to manage and reduce pollution and waste. The EPA is a separate agency within the Planning and Environment cluster. We respond to pollution incidents and emergencies and enforce environmental regulations, monitor compliance and investigate reports of pollution.

Primary purpose of the role:

Undertake day to day tasks relating to the application of EPA legislative responsibilities in diverse regulatory area/s, and perform other regulatory activities, as determined by EPA operational priorities.

To Apply:

• Go to http://iworkfor.nsw.gov.au/job/operations-officer-30982
• Provide your personal information as prompted
• Attached your Resume that sets out your education, work history and other facts about yourself that relate to the role (maximum of 4 pages);
• Attach your Cover letter that is relevant to the role (maximum of 1 page).
• Complete all the questions in the online application. Two of the questions will require you to provide specific examples from your experience. These questions are shown below. Do not address these in your covering letter.

Q1. Provide an example where you have had to investigate an environmental management issue.  Please explain what the issue was, what you did to investigate the problem, and how did you communicated the outcome to difference audiences?

Q2. Provide an example where you have worked in a team that needed to respond to a variety of issues. Describe the processes you used to contribute to meeting team timeframes and to respond to competing demands. How did you communicate with your team members to ensure priority work was delivered?

The information provided in your application needs to show how you meet the focus capabilities and other essential requirements of the role. (Refer to the role description for details about the capabilities and the associated behaviour indicators. The role description also lists the essential role requirements.)

Job Notes

Essential requirement: drivers licence

A Talent Pool may be established for future ongoing or temporary roles with similar focus capabilities. The talent pool may be available to hiring managers from OEH and other NSW Public Sector agencies for use state wide over a 12 month period.  

You must read the following documents prior to preparing your application:

Role description

Application Guide

Applying for a role in the NSW public Sector

The OEH / EPA is a family friendly employer and will consider flexible work options.