Senior Director, Environmental Compliance & Risk

Keller Executive Search; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 250,000 - 350,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance-linked incentives

Executive development

Business travel allowances

Wellbeing initiatives

Job summary

Keller Executive Search has been engaged by a privately funded Australian resource development company to recruit a Director of Environmental Compliance. This senior appointment will oversee environmental compliance, approvals and regulatory engagement across the development portfolio.

The Director will work closely with project leadership to ensure environmental obligations are addressed throughout project planning and implementation.

Qualifications

• Minimum 12 years of environmental management or regulatory compliance experience.
• Significant experience within mining, energy, oil and gas or large infrastructure developments.
• Demonstrated leadership of environmental approval and compliance programs.
• Strong understanding of Australian environmental legislation and Queensland regulatory requirements.
• Experience engaging with government regulators and managing complex environmental obligations.
• Proven ability to oversee environmental audits, monitoring programs and compliance investigations.
• Excellent leadership, communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Tertiary qualification in Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Establish and oversee environmental compliance frameworks across energy and resource development projects.
• Direct environmental approval processes, regulatory submissions and ongoing licence compliance.
• Maintain relationships with environmental regulators and relevant government departments.
• Lead environmental risk assessments and develop appropriate compliance mitigation strategies.
• Oversee environmental monitoring, reporting and audit programs.
• Ensure environmental obligations are integrated into project planning and operational decisions.
• Manage external environmental consultants and specialist technical advisers.
• Investigate significant environmental incidents and oversee corrective actions.
• Monitor environmental legislation and regulatory developments affecting project approvals.
• Present environmental compliance updates and recommendations to executive leadership.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Regulatory engagement

Environmental governance

Strategic planning

Education

Tertiary qualification in Environmental Science or Environmental Engineering

Postgraduate qualifications in environmental management or regulatory affairs

Job description

Keller Executive Search has been engaged by a privately funded Australian resource development company to recruit a Director of Environmental Compliance. This senior appointment will oversee environmental compliance, approvals and regulatory engagement across the development portfolio.

The Director will work closely with project leadership to ensure environmental obligations are addressed throughout project planning and implementation.