The purpose of the Environmental Officer is to provide environmental management advice and guidance to enable the department to meet the Government's environmental obligations and commitments.Some of your responsibilities will include:- Provide specialist advice on environmental management and compliance issues in the development of road investment strategies, road link studies, the planning and design of road improvement projects and the construction and maintenance phases of district operations.- Assist in the supervision of road construction and maintenance contracts in relation to environmental management, including compliance, auditing and reporting; ensuring all legislative and departmental obligations are met.- Review and/or contribute to the preparation of Review of Environmental Factors/Impact Assessments & Management Plans in the district.- Assist in the implementation of departmental policies, methodologies, standards and specifications across the district to maximise environmental management.- Identify the need for,



and deliver environmental training of district staff and associated stakeholders.- Provide district input in the TMR Quarterly Environmental Report and to operate in accordance with the departmental Environmental Management System.- To collect environmental data for inclusion in the state wide environmental database.Mandatory qualifications and conditions:- Degree qualification from a tertiary institution in environmental science, environmental management, environmental planning, resource management, environmental engineering or other equivalent qualifications.- Current C class driver's licence- Due to this role having access to sensitive data, a criminal history check will be undertaken prior to appointment to the role.Requirements of the role- Focuses on customers and manages internal and external relationships - Actively works to understand customers and stakeholders. Engages customers in a friendly and appropriate manner. Written and verbal communication is explicit and concise.- Acts Proactively - Works flexibly without supervision (ie. effectively manages new and unexpected events, and demonstrates judgement about when to escalate issues).- Displays rigour in analysis - Rigorously researches and analyses information relevant to tasks and shows judgement in decision making.- Applies Specialist Knowledge and Skills - Applies advanced environmental knowledge and understanding and project management principles and methodology.Applications to remain current for 12 months.Job Ad Reference: QLD/ /26Closing Date: Thursday, 22 October 2026This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License. #J-18808-Ljbffr

📌 Environmental Officer (Sharon)
🏢 Queensland Government
📍 Sharon