Lead/Superintendent Environment

BCI Minerals Limited; City Of Karratha; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

FIFO roster 8/6

Mardie Village housing

Site allowances & incentives

Novated leasing

Development opportunities

Supportive team environment

Wellness & lifestyle benefits

Community service leave

Wellness reimbursements

Paid parental leave

Life insurance & income protection

Job summary

BCI Minerals is seeking a Lead/Superintendent Environment for the Mardie Operation in WA. You’ll lead environmental performance, manage permitting, monitoring, inspections and compliance, and embed environmental considerations into day-to-day decision making.

You’ll mentor the Senior Environment Advisor and Environmental Field Technician, work with site teams, regulators and contractors, and help drive rehabilitation, budgeting and proactive environmental improvements.

Qualifications

• A degree in Environmental Science or Environmental Management.
• Experience at Superintendent level in mining operations.
• Experience with construction and operations teams.
• Experience engaging regulators, communities and stakeholders.
• Ability to analyse data to support recommendations.
• Knowledge of WA/EPA, Commonwealth and mining legislation.
• Proficiency in MS Office and environmental management systems.
• Demonstrated leadership and people management experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead environmental management across the Mardie Operation, including approvals and obligations.
• Oversee permitting, monitoring, inspections and compliance activities.
• Support field surveys, investigations into incidents and corrective actions.
• Provide practical environmental advice and contribute to reporting.
• Maintain environmental data, records and reporting systems.
• Identify and manage environmental risks and opportunities.
• Contribute to budgeting and building relationships with regulators and stakeholders.

Skills

Environmental leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Data analysis

Regulatory compliance

People management

Project management

Education

Degree in Environmental Science or Environmental Management

Tools

MS Office

Regulatory reporting tools

Job description

As the Lead/Superintendent Environment, you'll play a key leadership role at BCI Minerals' Mardie Operation, driving environmental performance across our Operation and ensuring we deliver outcomes safely, responsibly and in line with our environmental approvals and commitments.

Working closely with site leadership, Perth-based teams, contractors, regulators and consultants, you'll lead the implementation and continual improvement of environmental management systems, monitoring and compliance programs, regulatory commitments, rehabilitation and sustainability initiatives. This is a hands-on leadership role where you'll help shape how environmental considerations are embedded into day-to-day decision-making, while playing a critical role in maintaining BCI's social licence to operate.

You'll also lead and mentor the Senior Environment Advisor and Environmental Field Technician, building capability within the team and driving a proactive, high-performing environmental culture.

The Company

BCI Minerals is a values-driven company developing sustainable minerals for the modern world.

We are rapidly progressing the Mardie Salt Operation and Potash Project (Mardie Operation), a tier 1 solar evaporation project that will supply high-purity industrial salt and sulphate of potash (SOP) for more than 60 years.

Mardie will be the largest salt operation in Australia and the third largest globally. With first salt on ship on track to be achieved early 2027, BCI Minerals is just at the beginning of its journey to become a key player in a multitude of globally significant sustainable opportunities.

Our values are the foundation of our success. They reflect our commitment to fostering an inclusive, high-performing culture driven by our people's collective efforts and unique strengths. They guide us in achieving our strategic goals and solidify our position as a leader in the industry.

The Role

The Lead/Superintendent Environment will work closely with BCI's Operations, Projects and contractors to ensure environmental requirements, approvals and obligations are consistently met across the Mardie Operation. You'll oversee environmental permitting, monitoring, inspections and compliance activities, support field surveys and studies, and lead investigations into environmental incidents, including reporting and corrective actions. You'll also provide practical environmental advice across site, contribute to toolbox talks and reporting, and ensure environmental data, records and reporting systems are maintained to a high standard.

The successful candidate will play a key role in identifying and managing environmental risks and opportunities, supporting rehabilitation planning and implementation, and continually improving environmental processes, procedures and performance. The role will also contribute to environmental budgeting and build strong relationships with internal teams, regulators, contractors and other external stakeholders to effectively manage complex environmental matters and drive positive environmental outcomes across Mardie.

About You:

The successful candidate will have:

• A degree in Environmental Science, Environmental Management or equivalent.
• Experience in mining operations at Superintendent level, or equivalent.
• Experience working proactively with construction and operations teams.
• Experience engaging with regulators, Traditional Owners, communities and other external stakeholders to deliver integrated environmental outcomes.
• Demonstrated ability to collect and analyse data and other information to provide well informed recommendations and guidance to internal and external stakeholders.
• Demonstrated experience in relevant legislation, including the Environmental Protection Act (1986) WA, the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act (1999) Commonwealth, Mining Act (1978) WA, and the Aboriginal Heritage Act 1972 (WA)
• Proficiency in MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook & SharePoint).
• Knowledge of health, safety and environment management systems.
• Demonstrated leadership experience, or mentoring with an understanding of people management and the employee lifecycle.

The successful candidate will be required to provide a national police clearance that is not older than 6 months & must hold a WA White Card.

You must have current unrestricted working rights for Australia to be eligible for consideration.

What We Offer You:

We offer a range of benefits to our employees, including:

• Permanent Fulltime FIFO position on an 8/6 Roster.
• Working from our new Mardie Village offering all the modern conveniences.
• Attractive salary packages including site allowances, annual and project incentives for all roles.
• Novated leasing.
• Personal Development and Learning Opportunities.
• An engaged and supportive team that are passionate about encouraging each other to succeed.
• Wellness and Lifestyle benefits, how does it sound having a day off for your birthday, or time off to celebrate culturally important or religious days?
• Do you like to give back to the community? We also offer Community Service leave!
• Wellness reimbursements (including for Gym / Fitness activities)
• Generous Paid Parental Leave for Primary and Secondary carers.
• Company funded Life Insurance (including Death & TPD) plus Income Protection.

Supporting a diverse workforce

At BCI we encourage inclusive behaviour, that contributes to an environment and culture of trust and psychological safety where each individual can thrive and a variety of perspectives is not only welcomed - but needed as they are essential to our success. We recognise that diversity strengthens us, and that true diversity values each person's uniqueness. We understand that no two careers or people are the same at BCI and we offer a great range of employee benefits to accommodate your preferred lifestyle.

BCI Minerals embraces diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from people of all backgrounds.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy and commence recruitment prior to the advertising closing date.

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