Licensing and Determinations Officer

Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action VIC; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangements

Flexible working options

Job sharing

Job summary

Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action VIC in Melbourne seeks a Licensing and Determinations Officer to assess minerals and petroleum licence applications and provide clear, evidence-based recommendations. The LDO applies legislation, policy, and native title obligations to support timely, high-quality regulatory outcomes across the resources approvals lifecycle.

This ongoing role offers hybrid work arrangements with location at 8 Nicholson Street, East Melbourne and opportunities

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience assessing applications or proposals within regulatory contexts.
• Ability to analyse complex information and provide clear, evidence-based recommendations.
• Understanding of legislation, regulatory processes and compliance obligations; familiarity with native title is desirable.
• Apply risk-based thinking to identify issues and support defensible decision-making in a regulatory environment.
• Strong written communication skills with experience preparing reports and briefs.
• A tertiary qualification in a relevant field would be well regarded.

Skills

Regulatory assessment

Risk-based thinking

Written communication

Complex analysis

Native title awareness

Education

Tertiary qualification in a relevant field

Job description

Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action VIC - Melbourne VIC

The Licensing and Determinations Officer (LDO), assesses minerals and petroleum licence applications and undertakes risk-level determinations, providing clear, evidence-based recommendations. The LDO applies legislative and policy requirements, including native title obligations, in a consistent and defensible way, supports timely decision‑making, and contributes to high-quality regulatory outcomes across the resources sector approvals lifecycle.

Specialist/Technical Expertise/Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience assessing applications or proposals within a regulatory, planning, environmental or resources context, including the ability to analyse complex information and provide clear, evidence-based recommendations.
• Sound understanding of relevant legislation, regulatory processes and compliance obligations, with the ability to interpret and apply requirements. Familiarity with native title considerations in licensing or approvals is desirable.
• Proven ability to apply risk-based thinking to identify key issues, assess impacts and support consistent and defensible decision-making in a complex regulatory environment.
• Strong written communication skills, with experience preparing high-quality reports, briefs and correspondence.
• A tertiary qualification in a relevant field would be well regarded.

This is an ongoing position. The work location for this position is 8 Nicholson Street, East Melbourne with hybrid work arrangements available.

Please refer to the Key Selection Criteria provided in the Position Description, including the mandatory requirements.

Other relevant information:

Preferred candidates will be required to undertake pre-employment screening, including a Declaration and Consent form and a Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check.

To be eligible for appointment to this role, applicants will possess corresponding work rights for the advertised employment period. Appointment to an ongoing position is only available to an Australian/New Zealand citizen or an Australian Permanent Resident.

An inclusive, culturally safe and flexible workplace

DEECA fosters an inclusive workplace culture and is committed to a fair, accessible, and equitable recruitment process.

We strongly encourage Aboriginal and or Torres Strait Islander people to apply. We recognise the strengths, knowledge and perspectives First Nations people bring and DEECA is committed to a culturally safe and respectful workplace. If you need support to participate, please contact ***************@deeca.vic.gov.au.

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