Manager, Strategic Sites and Resilience

Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action; Morwell; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangements

Flexible working hours

Job summary

Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action seeks a Manager, Strategic Sites and Resilience to lead strategic oversight of Victoria’s major mining and quarrying sites. You will shape regulatory frameworks, governance, and risk-based programs to strengthen safety and resilience across the industry.

The role requires delivering authoritative policy advice to senior leaders, coordinating with stakeholders, and driving intelligence-led regulatory responses in a high-risk environment.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience leading regulatory strategy, investigations, enforcement and governance.
• Experience in emergency management, fire prevention, incident management or related activities.
• Ability to translate complex information into practical regulatory responses and briefs to senior leaders.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic oversight of major mining and quarrying sites for resilience and sustainability.
• Develop and implement strategic frameworks and governance aligned with regulatory compliance programs.
• Identify risks and opportunities across economic, operational and social factors affecting industry resilience.

Skills

Regulatory strategy

Emergency management

Governance

Risk management

Policy advice

Stakeholder management

Education

Environmental or earth sciences qualification

Government Investigations qualification (well regarded)

Job description

1d ago , from Victorian Department of Energy 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.

Applications close 11.59pm on Sunday, 11 October 2026.

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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