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MinRes can offer you! 

• Dynamic role to lead environmental approvals and biological studies to support MinRes
• We invest in your career, with a focus on leadership, upskilling, training and development programs 
• Live Your Best Life!  Our benefits offer you access to deals, support and discounts to help you unlock the important things in Life – Health, Family, Recreation and Your Future with MinRes 

The Opportunity

The Principal Environmental Advisor will be responsible for delivering environmental approvals across MinRes mine sites and providing technical advice across all aspects of our operations.

You will lead and mentor our Senior and Advisor team members, supporting the continuity of operational projects by providing approvals support for onsite development activities across our operations and projects. Your expertise will be a key asset to the business as you engage with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders to drive the environmental approvals process.

In this position, you will report directly to our Approval Lead and be part of a dedicated team that fosters a collaborative environment, promoting professional growth and development.

Key responsibilities:

• Responsible for undertaking the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and approvals processes to ensure the timely delivery of regulatory approvals under Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Resources Act, Petroleum Pipelines Act, Mining Act, Parts IV and V of Environmental Protection Act, the Federal Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act, as required for exploration and operational projects.
• Responsible for managing completion of Project Definition Forms for new projects and significant amendments, in line with approvals schedules.
• Responsible for ensuring preparation of Execution Plans and project schedules that are achievable based on available resources and benchmarked assessment timeframes.
• Communicate with internal stakeholders to obtain project information to enable planning of environmental studies, and preparation of approval applications.
• Developing project specific and Business Unit approval strategies in collaboration with Approval Lead & Senior Manager Environment, and respective General Managers and Planning teams.
• Responsible for ensuring biological surveys are undertaken to support environmental approvals.
• Identify and document extent of biological survey areas required for Commodity group and communicate to the Approval Lead, and the Principal Biodiversity.
• Responsible for relationship with consultants conducting environmental studies in accordance with agreed timeframes.
• Responsible for deliverables from consultants preparing environmental approval documents to support approvals for assigned projects, including review and quality control of consultant deliverables.
• Develop appropriate templates for approvals documents and management plans to deliver high quality applications.
• Responsible for addressing RFI requests within timeframes agreed with regulator.
• Report to Approval Lead and internal stakeholders at agreed frequency on progress and status of works associated with baseline studies and approvals documentation.
• Responsible for ensuring Smartsheet dashboards are developed and maintained for key work areas.
• Responsible for ensuring critical approvals risks are documented, assigned and mitigation identified.
• Liaise with relevant external stakeholders/regulators to ensure all approvals are delivered on time.

What is required:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Environmental Science / Engineering or related field
• Extensive experience with environmental operational and marine, consulting or EIA related role within energy or mining sector
• Comprehensive understanding and ability to interpret environmental legislation, guidelines, standards and other requirements
• Demonstrated experience providing strategic and operational environmental advice across all business levels
• Ability to characterise and assess project and operational risks and determine appropriate management measures consistent with the risk profile
• Experience managing competing priorities in a fast-paced environment, including conflict resolution
• Demonstrated ability to work within large multi-disciplinary teams and strong stakeholder engagement ability.

About Mineral Resources 

MinRes is a leading diversified resources company with extensive operations in lithium, iron ore, energy and mining services across Western Australia. With a focus on people and innovation, MinRes has become one of the ASX’s best-performing companies since listing in 2006. 

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