Environmental Advisor (Southern Downs Regional)

What MinRes can offer you
- World Class Facilities: Experience mining excellence at sites equipped with cutting‑edge facilities – enjoy award‑winning meals crafted by MinRes’ own professional chefs.
- Career Development: We are committed to your professional growth. Upskill, lead, and thrive through industry‑leading training, mentoring, and leadership development programs.
- Comprehensive Benefits: We value what matters most. Access a range of advantages designed to support your family, health, wellbeing, lifestyle, and financial future. The Opportunity MinRes is seeking a site Environmental Advisor to ensure compliance and support the continuity of Lithium Operation. We are looking for a proactive individual who is committed to environmental excellence and making a tangible impact. You will play an integral role collaborating with our mine operational teams to drive environmental awareness and ensure the consistent delivery of environmental compliance activities. Our Site Environmental Advisor works on a regular 8/6 roster. Become part of a team dedicated to upholding environmental standards and ensuring sustainable project success. Key responsibilities
- Provide onsite engagement with site team to ensure understanding and commitment to environmental compliance.
- Coordinate Land Activity Permit process to ensure timely progression including close‑out.
- Support auditing, inspection, monitoring, and reporting processes.
- Assist in Environmental incident reporting, action completion, action tracking and ICAMs.
- Provide professional, timely environmental advice to site personnel.
- Support stakeholders and provision of scientific advice with respect to environmental aspects of the project.
- Interpret legislation, government standards and agreements and provide informed commentary, improvement opportunities and risk management strategies.
- Ensure the provision of all necessary information to support the grant of all necessary environmental approvals.
- Liaise with regulatory bodies and have an active involvement external regulatory inspections and internal EMS audits.
- Assist environmental incident investigation and ensure timely reporting and escalation of all identified non‑compliances and incidents as per MinRes procedures.
- Ensure environmental monitoring is compliant with approvals, data is stored and results compared to approval limits.
- Coordination and liaison with consultants/contractors and ensuring MinRes procedures are adhered to.
- Rollout new EMS and MinRes systems to site teams.
- Remote travel and works to be adequately managed to ensure Emergency and Safety Plans are in place.
- Participate and attend site team pre‑starts, return to works and site management meetings. What is required
- A bachelor’s degree within Environmental Science or a similar discipline.
- Strong Environmental management operational experience, within consulting or mining and resources industry.
- Significant hands‑on site Fauna handling experience is required.
- Knowledge of environmental legislation, guidelines and standards.
- Understanding of project/operational environmental risks.
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with teams at all levels.
- Problem‑solver and mentor. Fast thinker that is systematic, engaging, and thrives on change.
- Sound experience with GIS software skills. 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. Be involved in the next chapter of our lithium story. We’re exploring lithium opportunities in the Goldfields–Esperance region. This is a rare opportunity to play a key role in the future of lithium production both at MinRes and globally. Join us and be part of something being built from the ground up. Mineral Resources Limited is a proud Equal Opportunity Employer, and we encourage applicants from a diverse background to apply. #J-18808-Ljbffr Apply on Kit Job: kitjobau.com/job/3rviqk