Hybrid Licensing & Compliance Performance Officer

Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action; Morwell; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

The Licensing Performance Officer role with the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action focuses on coordinating and assessing mineral and petroleum licence renewals, delivering compliance and assurance activities, and providing evidence-based advice to support renewal decisions.

The position seeks strong regulatory interpretation, meticulous documentation, stakeholder engagement, and clear communication to promote timely surrender or adjustment of underutilised licence areas and to

Qualifications

• Interpret and apply legislation, policy or regulatory frameworks to identify risks and compliance issues with evidence-based recommendations.
• Support compliance, monitoring or assurance activities with attention to detail and accurate records for sound decisions.
• Apply risk-based thinking to identify issues and support defensible decisions in a regulatory setting.
• Prepare high-quality reports, briefs and correspondence and engage with stakeholders to gather information and drive timely outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and assess minerals/petroleum licence renewals and improve licence performance.
• Deliver compliance and assurance activities to meet legislative/financial/operational requirements.

Skills

Regulatory interpretation

Compliance support

Risk assessment

Stakeholder communication

Regulatory qualification

Education

Tertiary qualification

Job description

The Licensing Performance Officer role with the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action focuses on coordinating and assessing mineral and petroleum licence renewals, delivering compliance and assurance activities, and providing evidence-based advice to support renewal decisions.

The position seeks strong regulatory interpretation, meticulous documentation, stakeholder engagement, and clear communication to promote timely surrender or adjustment of underutilised licence areas and to