Senior Environmental Advisor

Senior Environmental Advisor

Northern Star has a challenging and rewarding opportunity for a Senior Environmental Advisor reporting to the Environmental Superintendent. This is a residential position based at our KCGM Operations in Kalgoorlie-Boulder, working a 5:2 4:3 roster – 9 hours per day.

You will be supported by experienced leaders and will be responsible for facilitating compliance monitoring & reporting with our legal obligations, implementing project approvals and providing supervision & guidance to the KCGM Environmental team.

Here’s what awaits you:

• Oversee compliance with all regulatory and company standards, ensuring monitoring and reporting activities are completed on time, in line with requirements.
• Coordinate technical studies required to support environmental approval applications.
• Assist with the preparation of environmental approval applications to ensure operational continuity of the sites, as required.
• Interpret legislation, government guidelines, and approvals to guide site operational teams in maintaining compliance and adhering to regulatory requirements.
• Champion environmental approvals processes and support the implementation of the sites Environmental Management System (EMS),
• Analyse, interpret and report on the results of environmental monitoring data and trends.
• Liaise with key external stakeholders, including Government regulators, neighbouring landholders and internal stakeholders.
• Participate in environmental incident investigations and follow-up on corrective actions with the respective department managers.
• Contribute to the development and execution of the team’s objectives, targets and plans.
• Provide supervision and guidance to the Advisors and share the on-call responsibilities with the team.
• Participate in external events and community-based activities  to support Northern Star’s Community Investment Program, as required.

To thrive in this role, you’ll need:

• Minimum five (5) years relevant experience in the mining/resources industry.
• Bachelor’s Degree majoring in an Environment related discipline from a recognised tertiary institution.
• Current “C” Class Western Australian Drivers Licence.
• Excellent understanding of environment/mining legislation and practical experience with environment approvals in WA.
• Experience with GIS, preferably ArcGIS Pro, and other database management programs such as Power BI and SharePoint.
• Strong knowledge of environmental impacts and controls associated with a mining and processing operation.
• Solid understanding of Environmental Management Systems (ISO14001) and auditing processes.
• Flexibility to adapt to changing priorities, with the ability to multi-task effectively in a dynamic and outcome focused environment.
• Ability to build collaborative and functional relationships across a diverse range of stakeholders.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.

Discover the perks of working at Northern Star…

• Company subsidised GU Health Insurance.
• Gold Price Variable bonus incentive.
• Short-term incentive bonus program.
• Employee Share Plan programs.
• Gold standard parental leave policy.
• GoldSTARR rewards program - cash savings for everyday expenses.
• Employee Assistance Programs (EAP) that includes free, confidential counselling and wellbeing services.
• Salary continuance (income protection) insurance from commencement.
• Salary sacrificing benefits, including novated leasing and remote area living benefit options.