Senior Environmental Advisor

NQM Gold 2 Pty Ltd; Southern Cross; Hybrid; AUD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Barto Gold Mining is seeking a Senior Environmental Advisor in Western Australia to provide expert advice on environmental compliance, sustainability, rehabilitation, and approvals across life-of-mine projects. The role emphasizes hands-on leadership, strong stakeholder engagement, and influencing positive environmental outcomes across site and project teams.

Reporting to the Environmental Manager, you will drive environmental approvals, EMS improvements, and regulatory submissions, while

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification in Environmental Science or a related discipline.
• 3-5 years' environmental experience within the mining industry.
• Demonstrated experience developing environmental approvals and regulatory submissions.
• Strong understanding of environmental legislation, compliance obligations, and environmental monitoring.
• Current Australian Manual Driver's Licence.

Responsibilities

• Provide environmental and compliance advice to operational departments.
• Coordinate environmental monitoring, reporting, inspections, and audits.
• Assist with maintaining and improving the Environmental Management System (EMS).
• Ensure statutory reporting requirements are met within prescribed timeframes.
• Lead environmental approval and licensing processes including preparation of approval documents.
• Develop and manage progressive rehabilitation across the operations.
• Assist operational departments with Bartos ESG requirements.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with regulators, contractors, community stakeholders, and operational teams.
• Facilitate environmental awareness and training programs across site.

Skills

Environmental compliance

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Regulatory knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science

Job description

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Barto Gold Mining is an Australian Gold explorer, developer, and producer who has been operating since 2009 and is focused on gold exploration and production in Western Australia. The Southern Cross Gold Operations (SXO) is a producing gold asset situated in Western Australia, located 375km east of Perth, 235km west of Kalgoorlie and 32km south of the town of Southern Cross. The Southern Cross operation consists of a 1.8Mtpa processing plant, two active Underground mines, one active Open Pit with the annual production of 80k oz. The 5-year plan has a production target of over 500,000 ounces.

About the Role

Reporting to the Environmental Manager, the Senior Environmental Advisor is responsible for providing expert advice and support across environmental compliance, sustainability, rehabilitation, and environmental approvals. A key focus of the role is leading environmental approval processes for life-of-mine projects, including mine closure planning.

This is a hands-on role that requires strong stakeholder engagement skills, sound technical knowledge, and the ability to influence positive environmental outcomes across operational and project teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide environmental and compliance advice to operational departments
• Coordinate environmental monitoring, reporting, inspections, and audits
• Assist with maintaining and improving the Environmental Management System (EMS)
• Ensure statutory reporting requirements are met within prescribed timeframes
• Lead environmental approval and licensing processes including preparation of approval documents
• Develop and manage progressive rehabilitation across the operations
• Assist operational departments with Bartos ESG requirements
• Build and maintain strong relationships with regulators, contractors, community stakeholders, and operational teams
• Facilitate environmental awareness and training programs across site

About You

To be successful in this role, you will bring:

• Tertiary qualification in Environmental Science or a related discipline
• 3-5 years' environmental experience within the mining industry
• Demonstrated experience developing environmental approvals and regulatory submissions
• Strong understanding of environmental legislation, compliance obligations, and environmental monitoring
• Experience with rehabilitation and groundwater monitoring programs
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building capabilities
• Current Australian Manual Driver's Licence

What We're Looking For

You are a proactive environmental professional who can operate independently while building effective cross-functional relationships. You have strong analytical and problem-solving skills, can balance technical and operational priorities, and are passionate about driving continuous improvement and environmental excellence.

Our Values

We are looking for individuals who align with our core values:

• We Care - Safety and wellbeing are at the forefront of everything we do
• Integrity - We do what we say we will do in an honest, fair, and ethical manner
• Commitment to Excellence - We continuously strive to improve and set new industry standards
• Leadership - We lead by example and support those around us
• One Team - We work together to achieve success and support one another

Why Join Us?

• Opportunity to influence the environmental performance of a growing mining operation
• Diverse role covering compliance, approvals, rehabilitation, and community engagement
• Work with a collaborative team committed to safe and sustainable mining practices
• Attractive 8 days on, 6 days off roster