Team Leader - Approvals & Delivery

Overview

Lead a team to develop and deliver environmental approval strategies for water assets.

Key Responsibilities

• policy review
• statutory approvals
• compliance management
• approvals strategy
• technical advice
• team leadership

Tasks

-Supporting strategic direction through reviewing policies, protocols, and position statements, and contributing to research initiatives -Applying expert knowledge of environmental agency expectations to secure statutory approvals and ensure compliance obligations are communicated at asset handover -Fostering a culture of openness, trust, and inclusion, where team members feel valued and empowered -Leading a multi-disciplinary team to develop and implement approvals strategies under relevant State and Commonwealth environmental legislation -Building and maintaining strong relationships with regulators, key customers, and environmental interest groups -Providing technical advice on environmental risks, options analysis, and integration of environmental considerations into business decisions

Requirements

• degree
• risk assessment
• environmental approvals
• wastewater
• stakeholder engagement
• team leadership

What You Bring

-Degree level qualification in a relevant field, with substantial experience in environmental processes, risk assessment, approvals, and compliance -Strong understanding of environmental approvals, assessment processes, and strategies to minimise environmental impacts -Knowledge of wastewater issues in the Australian water industry and environmental management principles relevant to the sector -Excellent stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to influence, negotiate, and build partnerships -Proven experience leading environmental specialists to achieve positive environmental outcomes under legislation such as the Environmental Protection Act 1986 and the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 -Demonstrated ability to lead, develop, and inspire a team to deliver on organisational goals

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Benefits

-Access to long service leave pro rata after 3 years of service -Take advantage of our co-contribution superannuation scheme: Receive a 12% employer contribution and enjoy an additional 2% employer co-contribution when you elect to salary sacrifice 2% -Two well-being days each year to do whatever you need to do to feel good -Purchase additional leave of up to 12 weeks or work 4 years at a reduced salary and take the fifth year off as paid leave -Real flexibility with options to work from home, 9-day fortnight, flexible work hours

About Water Corporation

-With roots dating back to 1996, this state‑owned utility has evolved from the Water Authority into the backbone of WA’s water life. -Boasting projects like the new Victoria Dam (built 1990–91 using fly‑ash RCC) and Aboriginal community upgrades, its engineering legacy is vast. -Financed through customer revenue, most surplus funds are channeled back to the government or reinvested in projects. -Its asset footprint spans dams, desalination plants, groundwater networks and irrigation schemes like the Ord and Gascoyne. -Its operations span regional towns (from Karratha to Albany), underscoring its mission to keep WA’s communities flowing. -An unexpected highlight: its workforce embraces five‑year flexible leave cycles, letting staff recharge creatively.

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