Manager, Strategic Sites and Resilience

Agriculture Victoria; Morwell; Hybrid; AUD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action seeks a senior leader to oversee strategic sites and resilience for Victoria's mining and quarrying sectors. You will shape regulatory frameworks, governance, and intelligence-led programs to enhance safety, risk management and industry resilience across high-risk operations.

You will provide authoritative guidance, coordinate emergency management activities, and work with senior stakeholders to align policy and compliance strategies with

Qualifications

• Experience managing complex sites, regulatory issues and high-risk environments.
• Experience leading emergency management, preparedness, fire prevention or incident management, coordinating multiple stakeholders.
• Expertise in regulatory strategy, investigations, enforcement, risk management and governance.
• Ability to translate complex information into practical regulatory responses and policy advice.
• Experience providing authoritative briefs and submissions to senior leaders.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership on risks and opportunities affecting mining and quarrying sectors.
• Develop and implement strategic frameworks and governance for risk-based regulatory programs.
• Identify systemic risks and strengthen industry capability for sustainable resources.
• Advise senior leaders with evidence-based briefs and reports to inform decisions.
• Support flexible work arrangements while maintaining safety and compliance standards.

Skills

Regulatory strategy

Emergency management

Governance

Risk assessment

Stakeholder management

Briefing & parliamentary submissions

Job description

Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action

The Manager, Strategic Sites and Resilience leads Resources Victoria's strategic approach to the oversight, resilience and long-term sustainability of Victoria's major mining and quarrying industry operations. The Manager develops and implements the strategic frameworks, governance arrangements and regulatory approaches that integrate with Regulatory Compliance's annual compliance program and strengthen the safety and resilience of Victoria's most significant and high-risk earth resources sites.

The Manager provides strategic leadership on current and emerging risks and opportunities affecting the mining and quarrying sectors, including economic, operational, social, infrastructure and emergency management factors that influence industry resilience. Through a proactive and intelligence-led approach, the Manager identifies systemic risks, strengthens industry capability and supports the sustainable supply of resources are critical to Victoria's economy and infrastructure.

Specialist/Technical Expertise/Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience managing complex sites, regulatory issues and competing priorities in high-risk operating environments, including managing significant operational, reputational and stakeholder risks.
• Demonstrated experience leading emergency management, emergency preparedness, fire prevention, incident management or related activities, including coordinating multiple stakeholders and managing complex operational risks.
• Strong expertise in regulatory strategy, compliance, investigations, enforcement, risk management and governance, with the ability to design, implement and oversee intelligence-led, risk-based regulatory programs.
• Proven ability to identify, assess and respond to emerging risks, trends and issues, translating complex information into practical strategies, policy advice and regulatory responses.
• Demonstrated experience providing authoritative, evidence-based advice to senior leaders, including preparing complex, high impact briefs, reports and submissions to inform and influence decision making.
• A qualification in Government Investigations would be well regarded.
• A tertiary qualification in a compliance-related discipline, environmental or earth sciences, engineering, or emergency management would be well regarded.
• Operational experience of the mining, quarrying or petroleum activities or a comparable high-risk industry would be advantageous.

This is an ongoing position. The work location for this position is Morwell with hybrid work arrangements available.

To be considered for this position, applicants are encouraged to submit a resume and cover letter (no longer than 2 pages) summarising their skills and relevant experience.

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

Applications close 11.59pm on Sunday, 11 October 2026.

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.

We support flexible working arrangements, including hybrid work, varied hours, part-time work and job sharing. For more information about our recruitment processes, visit applying for a role with us.