Department of Environment and Science / Cairns

• Permanent full-time
• Salary in the range of $60,527 to $76,832 per annum excluding superannuation.
• https://www.des.qld.gov.au/our-department/employment/working-for-the-dept

Minerals and North Queensland Compliance delivers environmental assessment and compliance services from offices in Cairns and Townsville. The compliance services cover an area from the Burdekin Shire in the south, west to Boulia and the Northern Territory border, and north to Cape York and the Torres Strait Islands.

As an Environmental Officer you will be required to:

• Communicate, consult, liaise and negotiate with industry, government and the community to facilitate resolution of environmental issues.
• Prepare written correspondence for a variety of audiences including ministerial briefings, statutory notices, departmental alerts, information documents.
• Carry out duties consistent with contemporary Administrative Decision-Making Principles (training provided).
• Assess applications for proposed and existing industrial activities (i.e. development, resource, petroleum, environmentally relevant) against the relevant legislation, and administer other relevant dealings under legislation, including new, amendment, surrender and financial assurance applications.
• Assist with pre-lodgement meetings to advise prospective applicants on relevant application processes, application requirements and other relevant legislative and policy requirements.

For further information about this position and details on how to apply, please visit the Queensland Government Smart Jobs and Careers website https://smartjobs.qld.gov.au/jobs/QLD-322063-19

Job Ad Reference: QLD/322063/19.

Closing Date: Tuesday, 24 September 2019