Port Approvals & Compliance Specialist

Gladstone Ports Corporation; Gladstone Regional; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Gladstone Ports Corporation in Queensland seeks a Planning and Environment Approvals professional on a 12-month fixed-term contract. You will support statutory planning and environmental approval processes across operations, maintenance, upgrades and development projects, coordinating with project teams, regulators and consultants.

You will maintain approvals governance, manage risks, and ensure timely delivery while contributing to continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting planning and environmental approvals for infrastructure projects.
• Strong understanding of Australian and Queensland planning and environmental legislation.
• Ability to coordinate approvals documentation and deliverables.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
• Demonstrated organisational skills and sound judgement.

Responsibilities

• Identify and assess planning and environmental approval requirements for operations and projects.
• Prepare permit applications, development applications, referrals and supporting documents.
• Coordinate studies including environmental, heritage, tenure, engineering and stakeholder engagement.
• Maintain approvals registers, condition trackers, governance records.
• Provide guidance on approval requirements, risks and timeframes.
• Assist in project planning with sequencing, critical path and interfaces.
• Prepare reports, briefing notes and governance papers relating to approvals.
• Coordinate consultants and contractors to support approval delivery.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of approvals systems and governance frameworks.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Regulatory knowledge

Documentation coordination

Project governance

Attention to detail

Education

Planning, Environmental Science, Environmental Management, Environmental Engineering or related discipline

Job description

Gladstone Ports Corporation in Queensland seeks a Planning and Environment Approvals professional on a 12-month fixed-term contract. You will support statutory planning and environmental approval processes across operations, maintenance, upgrades and development projects, coordinating with project teams, regulators and consultants.

You will maintain approvals governance, manage risks, and ensure timely delivery while contributing to continuous improvement.