Job description
Agency Department of Lands, Planning and Environment Work unit Mining Division
Job title Manager - Mining Team Top End Designation Senior Professional Officer 1
Job type Full time Duration Ongoing
Salary $128,551 - $143,611 Location Darwin
Position number 10126 RTF 329373 Closing 02/09/2025
Contact officer Dr Ricky Syna, Director on 08 8999 5029 or [email protected]
About the agency https://environment.nt.gov.au/
Apply online https://jobs.nt.gov.au/Home/JobDetails?rtfId=329373
APPLICATIONS MUST INCLUDE A ONE-PAGE SUMMARY ABOUT YOU, A DETAILED RESUME AND COPIES OF YOUR TERTIARY
QUALIFICATIONS.
Information for applicants – inclusion and diversity and Special Measures recruitment plans
The NTPS values diversity. The NTPS encourages people from all diversity groups to apply for vacancies and accommodates people with
disability by making reasonable workplace adjustments. If you require an adjustment for the recruitment process or job, please discuss
this with the contact officer. For more information about applying for this position and the merit process, go to the OCPE website.
Aboriginal applicants will be granted priority consideration for this vacancy. For more information on Special Measures plans, go to the
OCPE website.
Primary objective
Lead a mining team to deliver risk-based, contemporary regulation of the mining industry ensuring assessment and compliance activities
align with the Environment Protection Act 2019 (the Act), agency strategic objectives and Northern Territory Government policy
frameworks.
Context statement
The Mining Division regulates mining activities from the initial assessment of projects and grant of environmental mining licence through
to closure, including monitoring operator compliance and mine site remediation and rehabilitation.
Key duties and responsibilities
1. Lead a small team of professional officers in the regulation of mining activities in the Northern Territory, providing expert guidance to
shape best practice methods in the assessment of risk, calculation of security bonds and preparation of evidence-based
recommendations for consideration by the delegate.
2. Build the capability and responsiveness of the team to ensure the effective delivery of contemporary regulation and services across
the Northern Territory, particularly swift adaptation to changing strategic priorities including outcomes arising from the NT
Government’s environmental regulatory reform program.
3. Provide high-quality, practical advice to mining operators and company representatives in the development and submission of
documentation for approval under the Act to assist them to comply with legislative requirements whilst balancing commercial
imperatives.
4. Monitor the performance of Territory based mining activities against recognised industry standards, codes of practice and obligations
under the Act, investigating incidents and other relevant matters in line with legislative requirements.
5. Project manage and identify solutions to complex regulatory matters including providing evidence-based recommendations for
effective systems support or enforcement actions.
6. Develop and maintain collaborative and productive working relationships across the agency and with external stakeholders to support
effective regulation of mining activities in the Northern Territory.
Selection criteria
Essential
1. Tertiary qualifications in a related discipline (e.g. environmental science or environmental management)
2. Significant experience in the regulation of a major industry, preferably mining, including the proven ability to apply and guide others in
risk-based and contemporary regulatory practices.
3. Demonstrated effective leadership and people management skills including supporting change and fostering positive workplace
cultures.
4. High level written and oral communication skills, including the ability to tailor messages to suit diverse audiences, and well-developed
negotiation and interpersonal skills with proven performance sustaining productive relationships with a diverse range of, and
sometimes challenging, stakeholders.
5. Demonstrated commercial acumen, high level strategic, conceptual, and analytical skills with the demonstrated ability to deliver
complex projects in tight timeframes.
Desirable
1. Working knowledge of the mining sector, the Environment Protection Act 2019 and former Mining Management Act 2001, and how
assessment and compliance activities can either facilitate and/or hinder economic development within the Territory.
2. Demonstrated experience in compliance and enforcement, including holding Certificate IV in Government Investigations and effective
management and interrogation of spatial data using GIS.
