Senior Environmental Health Officer

at  Bathurst Regional Council

KEY REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor Degree in Environmental Science or Natural Resource Management
• A minimum of five year’s experience in environmental regulation or a related field
• Demonstrated capacity to prepare warning letters, notices, orders and Penalty Infringement Notices under various Acts
• Demonstrated experience in environmental assessments of development applications, review of Environmental Impact Statements and Review of Environmental Factors.
• Ability and experience in the mentoring and supervision of staff
• Advanced written and verbal communication and customer service skills
• Advanced negotiation and conflict resolution skills
• Advanced project management skills and the ability to manage competing projects and priorities
• Organised and committed to continuously improving systems, procedures and policies
• Solid working knowledge of the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997, Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016 and associated regulations
• Demonstrated experience in providing timely and technically sound advice to staff, business and the community in biodiversity and environmental compliance matters
• Intermediate user of MS Word, Excel and online HR systems.
• Class C NSW Drivers Licence

An exciting opportunity exists for an enthusiastic and experienced environmental management professional to lead our motivated and collaborative team of Environmental Officer’s at Bathurst Regional Council. The Senior Environmental Officer will have a minimum of 5 years’ experience in a similar role and be capable of implementing policies, procedures and programs that both educate the community and assist Council to protect and enhance the local environment.
It is essential that the successful candidate is an excellent communicator as they will provide technical and policy advice to internal and external stakeholders and be confident in negotiating conflict to achieve satisfactory outcomes.