Environmental Data & Compliance Officer - Contaminated Land

Ampersand Ltd; Parramatta; On-site; AUD 66,000 - 93,000; Full time

Job summary

Ampersand International seeks an Environmental Data & Compliance Officer for the Contaminated Land team in Parramatta to audit and update the state's contaminated land records and the supporting database. You'll support regulatory data quality, advise on record issues, and help ensure standards protect health and environment.

4-month contract, 35 hours/week, office-based. Experience in environmental regulation and data management is essential, with a degree in environmental science preferred,

Qualifications

• Understanding of environmental regulation, policy and statutory requirements.
• Highly detail-focused and methodical when working through complex data.
• Experience auditing or updating records, registers or databases.
• Clear written and verbal communication.
• Adaptable when juggling changing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Audit, review and update the contaminated land public record and sites database for accuracy and consistency.
• Advise senior officers on record issues and data quality.
• Help assess whether standards and guidelines are effectively protecting human health and the environment.
• Help identify poor environmental performance and recommend action.
• Support regulatory and compliance activities when required.
• Contribute to team work plans, programs and strategies.

Skills

Regulatory understanding of env policy

Detail-oriented and methodical

Auditing or updating records/databases

Clear written and verbal communication

Adaptable with changing priorities

Education

Degree in environmental science or related field

Job description

Environmental Data & Compliance Officer - Contaminated Land

Environmental Data & Compliance Officer – Contaminated Land

Contract | 4 months | Parramatta, NSW | $57.66 per hour + super

About the opportunity

Ampersand International is recruiting an Environmental Data & Compliance Officer for a NSW Government environmental regulator on a 4-month contract. You’ll join the Contaminated Land team, auditing, reviewing and updating the state’s public record of contaminated sites and the database that supports it.

What you’ll be doing

• Audit, review and update the contaminated land public record and sites database for accuracy and consistency
• Advise senior officers on record issues and data quality
• Help assess whether standards and guidelines are effectively protecting human health and the environment
• Help identify poor environmental performance and recommend action
• Support regulatory and compliance activities when required
• Contribute to team work plans, programs and strategies

About you

• An understanding of environmental regulation, policy and statutory requirements
• Highly detail-focused and methodical when working through complex data
• Experience auditing or updating records, registers or databases
• Clear written and verbal communication
• Adaptable when juggling changing priorities

Highly regarded

• Experience in contaminated land, environmental compliance or environmental science
• NSW Government experience, especially in a regulatory agency
• A degree in environmental science or a related field

Contract details

• Start: 30 November 2026, for 4 months
• 35 hours a week, office based in Parramatta 3–5 days a week
• A criminal record check is required