Senior Permitting & Regulatory Lead - Flexible Hours

Environment Protection Authority Victoria; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 116,000 - 129,000; Full time

Job summary

Environment Protection Authority Victoria in Melbourne seeks a Senior Project Officer, Permissioning, to contribute senior expertise to licensing and permitting practices across the organisation. You will codify regulatory approaches and help implement standard operating procedures to ensure consistency.

This fixed-term, full-time role requires leading complex projects, engaging with government and local councils, and delivering high-quality regulatory advice to strengthen standards, monitoring

Qualifications

• Demonstrated project management capability to plan, monitor and deliver multiple concurrent streams.
• Proven record of achievement in a similar role contributing to excellence and high performance.
• Strong accountability for execution and quality of results.
• Ability to build enduring relationships for collaborative delivery of priorities.
• Creative thinking and willingness to learn and improve processes.

Responsibilities

• Prepare standards for EPA and ministerial consideration, advising on future standards development.
• Develop and implement stakeholder engagement plans across the standards lifecycle.
• Support monitoring programs for each set of standards.
• Lead action planning and provide advice to executives on risks and non‑compliance.
• Prepare briefs, submissions, reports and presentations to support project delivery.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Regulatory knowledge

Leadership

Team collaboration

Job description

Environment Protection Authority Victoria in Melbourne seeks a Senior Project Officer, Permissioning, to contribute senior expertise to licensing and permitting practices across the organisation. You will codify regulatory approaches and help implement standard operating procedures to ensure consistency.

This fixed-term, full-time role requires leading complex projects, engaging with government and local councils, and delivering high-quality regulatory advice to strengthen standards, monitoring