Director, High Risk Delivery Coordination

Environment Protection Authority; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 210,000 - 330,000; Full time

Job summary

The Environment Protection Authority Victoria invites applications for a senior role: Director, High Risk Delivery Coordination. You will lead EPA's response to its highest-risk duty holders, sites and regulatory matters, from start to finish.

Reporting to the Executive Director, Regulatory Operations and Sector Regulation, you will unite cross-functional teams, develop risk-based frameworks, advise senior leaders, and build partnerships inside and outside EPA.

Responsibilities

• Lead EPA's highest-risk regulatory matters from start to finish.
• Unite cross-functional EPA teams in a risk-based, science-informed response.
• Develop and improve frameworks, decision-making arrangements and processes for high-risk entities and issues.
• Advise senior leaders on significant and emerging regulatory risks.
• Build partnerships within and outside EPA.

Job description

Location: Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs

Reference: 1928

• Lead EPA's highest-risk regulatory matters
• Victoria's independent environmental regulator
• Reduce harm to Victorian communities

About the organisation

Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) is the state's environmental regulator, working to prevent and reduce the harmful effects of pollution and waste on Victorian communities and ecosystems. Operating under a strong legislative mandate and a science-based approach, EPA partners with government, industry and the public to protect the environment and human health. This organisation is values-led, future-focused, and committed to delivering lasting impact for all Victorians.

About the role

As Director, High Risk Delivery Coordination, you will lead EPA's response to its highest-risk duty holders, sites, sectors and regulatory matters, with responsibility from start to finish. You will unite teams across EPA in a coordinated, risk-based and science-informed response, focusing effort where risks and consequences are greatest. You will develop and improve the frameworks, decision-making arrangements and processes for managing high-risk entities and issues, advise senior leaders on significant and emerging regulatory risks, and build partnerships within and outside EPA. Reporting to the Executive Director, Regulatory Operations and Sector Regulation and leading cross-functional teams, you will balance operational, legal, environmental and stakeholder considerations to tackle EPA's most challenging regulatory matters.

Applications close Monday 16 November 2026 at 11.59pm