Biodiversity Principal

• Monday to Friday, Perth Airport location with Pilbara fieldwork
• Performance, Retention and Profit Share bonuses
• Help shape the future of our industry and our organisation
• Build upon the biodiversity offsets program for Roy Hill

About the role

An exciting new opportunity currently exists for a Biodiversity Principal to join our Environment team based in Perth. In this newly created role, you will provide leadership and subject matter expertise to support the development and implementation of the Roy Hill biodiversity program. Reporting to the Manager Environment and Approvals, you will have a real opportunity to shape Roy Hill’s long-term environmental strategy.

You will be joining an extensive inhouse team of passionate environmental professionals. The collaborative culture fosters knowledge sharing and the development of innovative solutions. Mentoring a team of environmental professionals, this is your chance to build upon the biodiversity offsets program to ensure suitability for Roy Hill and its future satellite mines.

This position is based at our corporate headquarters located near the Perth Airport with periods of fieldwork across the Pilbara required. If you are ready to make a significant impact and contribute to our environmental excellence, we would love to hear from you!

Duties

• Prepare and implement management plans, strategies, and related documents for environmental compliance, performance, and biodiversity, including necessary approvals documentation.
• Liaise with regulatory bodies to gain approval for required management plans and ensure their effective implementation
• Support development and implementation of environmental educational training and awareness programs and provide expert technical environmental advice to internal stakeholders
• Engage with external agencies, including PEOF, DCCEEW, DBCA, traditional owner groups, government regulators, research institutions, NGOs, and consultants to meet Roy Hill's offset obligations and ensure compliance with environmental management and monitoring programs
• Develop and implement biodiversity offsets projects in conjunction with government, NGOs, TOs and pastoralists.

Skills and experience

• Tertiary qualifications in Environmental Science or a related discipline
• Proven experience in developing and implementing biological survey/management programs
• Excellent communication, presentation, and facilitation skills, with strong experience in networking with regulators and stakeholders to achieve biodiversity goals
• Proven experience in providing high-level strategic advice, developing and implementing environmental plans, and ensuring legislative compliance
• Comprehensive understanding of state and commonwealth environmental approval legislation associated with environmental management in the mining industry (particularly the Environmental Protection Act 1986 and the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999)

Perth ROC Facilities

• Free on-site parking at remote operational centre (ROC)
• Modern spacious office with break-out facilities
• In-house café providing variety of hot & cold food options and barista coffee
• Flexi Leave available to all Perth based office staff
• Flexible working hours outside of core business hours
• Active social club with community events and activities for employees
• Lifestyle, Learning and Recreation initiative which provide events for your family

About Roy Hill

Roy Hill is a world class mining company, leading the way through innovative, integrated mining rail and port operations, to export iron ore safely and efficiently from West Australia’s Pilbara region.

We are a company where people matter. We support our team to reach their full potential by providing generous benefits and opportunities, empowering them to actively contribute to our success and that of our state and country.

We are committed to the use of new technologies that results in higher quality product, less waste, improved efficiencies and above all, a safer workplace. Our integrated next generation mine, rail and port operations enable the sustained low-cost production of iron ore at a consistent quality and grade, allowing us to respond to changing market cycles.

We are proud to collaborate and work in partnership with the communities in which we operate, supporting programs and initiatives that help achieve positive outcomes and leave a lasting legacy.

We are dedicated to minimising our environmental footprint, designing our operations to optimise the rehabilitation of the land when and where mining has been completed.

We are Roy Hill.

Equal Opportunity

Roy Hill is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages Indigenous Australians, females, and Veteran personnel to apply. We promote cultural diversity, gender equality and non- discrimination. We are proud of our relationships with our Traditional Owners and value the difference these partnerships make to the success of the project and to the lives of the people on whose land we operate.

How to apply

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To be eligible to apply for this role you must be legally permitted to work permanently in Australia.

Please note that unsolicited applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.