Manager Mining Team Top End 1

Agency Department of Lands, Planning and Environment Work unit Mining Division

Job title Manager, Mining Team Top End 1 Designation Senior Professional Officer 1

Job type Full time Duration Ongoing

Salary $136,380 - $152,357 Location Darwin

Position number 10112 RTF 359272 Closing 01/11/2026

Contact Officer Angela Estbergs, Director Mining Assessment and Compliance on 08 8999 5306 or [email protected]

About the agency https://environment.nt.gov.au/

Apply online https://jobs.nt.gov.au/Home/JobDetails?rtfId=359272

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QUALIFICATIONS.
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Primary objective
Lead a 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 NT 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 NT, 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 Minister / delegate.

2. Build the capability and responsiveness of the team to ensure the effective delivery of contemporary regulation and services across

the NT, supporting swift adaptation to changing strategic priorities.

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 obligations under the Act and consistent with recognised industry

standards and codes of practice, 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 NT.

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. Working knowledge of mining activities, potential environmental impacts and risks associated with such activities and the management

and regulation of the mining industry.

4. Demonstrated effective skills in leadership, people management, supporting change and fostering positive workplace cultures.

5. 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.

6. 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 Act and former Mining Management Act 2001, and the role of assessment and compliance activities in

facilitating economic development within the Territory.

2. Proven significant experience in one or more of the following: environmental assessment; environmental management (e.g. water,

contaminated land, waste); natural resource management; regulatory compliance inspections/ auditing/ investigations and

enforcement; management and interrogation of spatial data using GIS.