Senior Environmental Advisor
Senior Environmental Advisor
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Job Description
Westgold Resources is shaping the future of gold mining in Western Australia. We are looking for passionate and dedicated individuals to join our team who shares our vision of building a sustainable and profitable major Australian gold business.
About the Role
Reporting to the Manager Environmental the Senior Environmental Advisor will lead environmental activities in alignment with Westgolds EHS standards and ensure full compliance with legislative and statutory requirements to support sustainable mining operations.
This permanent role is offered on an 8:6 roster at Higginsville part of Westgolds Southern Goldfields Operations which includes a 1.6Mtpa processing plant and 192 mining tenements.
Key Responsibilities
- Support and improve the site Environmental Management System including audits inspections training and initiatives.
- Implement and maintain environmental monitoring programs and databases to meet legal obligations.
- Facilitate land access for operations considering tenure stakeholder engagement and legal permissions.
- Coordinate contractors and temporary staff to meet performance safety and budget targets.
- Build strong internal and external stakeholder relationships to support life-of-mine objectives.
- Promote environmental compliance and best practices across site personnel.
- Engage stakeholders on land access heritage and tenure matters to support mine development.
- Lead progressive land rehabilitation programs.
- Uphold Westgolds Life Preserving Rules and Core Values and actively support safety initiatives.
What Youll Need
- Promote and comply with company policies on fitness for work hours issue resolution and conduct.
- Participate in hazard identification and investigations.
- Identify and report changes affecting the site risk register.
- Use safety systems for training incident reporting and action tracking.
- Ensure procedural compliance.
Qualifications & Experience
Essential
- Tertiary qualification in Environmental Science or Management
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office
- Manual Drivers Licence
- Significant experience in environmental roles within mining industry or government
Desirable
- Experience in environmental specialist teams
- Preparing compliance reports and approvals for external agencies
- Conducting audits and inspections to assess environmental performance
- Implementing monitoring programs and analysing data
- Contributing to environmental initiatives and solutions
- Strong understanding of environmental compliance regulations
The Westgold Offer:
A permanent full-time position at a successful gold producer
A range of benefits including:
Performance based bonus
Group salary continuous insurance
A health and wellness allowance Health insurance discount
A range of Family and Medical leave policies that includes IVF surrogacy and adoption.
Referral Bonus - bring your mates along!
5 years pro rata long service leave
Salary sacrifice options
Employee Assistance Program (EAP) that include free confidential counselling wellbeing services that includes financial advice.
Our full list of benefits and why we are recognised as an Endorsed Employer for Women by Work 180 can be seen on the Work180 website.
Westgold is driven by our core values of Show Respect Choose Safety and Deliver Value. We believe that these values define our culture behaviours and actions. We appreciate that not everybody will tick every box for their next dream role but if you believe that you can bring the passion and drive to contribute to our operations and our values resonate with you then apply now!
Candidates must meet our pre-employment criterias which includes medical and drug and alcohol screening relevant right to work checks and be able to provide a valid Australian national police clearance and an Australian drivers licence (or be able to obtain).
Westgold is committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone matters. We believe diversity is a strength and true diversity includes those from First Nations People various cultures age groups Neurodiverse backgrounds genders sexual orientations diverse abilities and religions. We value the unique perspectives and experiences each person brings and that diverse teams leads to innovation and success. Our goal is to have safe and respectful environments where everyone feels empowered to be their authentic selves and we strongly encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.
Westgold appreciates that standard recruitment processes are not accessible for everyone. If you believe you require additional support or accommodations so you feel comfortable participating in our recruitment process for this or any of our roles please feel free to email
Westgold reserves the right to close applications early should a suitable pool of candidates be identified. We will never contact you to ask for payment of any kind whether directly or through a third party.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
