The Environment Regulation Division within the National EPA is a dynamic, exciting place to work. As the key regulator for matters protected under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, the division works closely with state and territory governments to ensure development is sustainable and achieves the best protection for the environment. Our work directly supports Australia’s need to develop and grow to maintain our quality of life, while ensuring nature and the ecological processes that we rely on are maintained and protected. This safeguards Australia’s future prosperity, and the quality of life for future generations. Our activities include:

- Engaging with the regulated community so they understand their legal obligations and can reduce environmental impacts of proposed development to the greatest extent possible.
- Reviewing environmental impact assessments, providing robust and informed regulatory advice and ensuring decisions are completed within statutory timeframes.
- Applying a whole of system perspective to identify emerging risks, opportunities and improvements across the regulatory framework, helping to ensure the National EPA remains effective, trusted and responsive to changing environmental challenges.
- Identifying and responding to emerging regulatory issues, risks and trends, and contributing to initiatives that strengthen regulatory effectiveness, stakeholder confidence and environmental outcomes.
- Supporting regulatory functions through the provision of high-quality governance, policy advice, guidance, training, business systems process improvement.
- Promoting constructive and collaborative relationships with developers, other areas of the department, Commonwealth agencies, ministers’ offices and other key stakeholders.
- Upholding a culture that is supportive, collaborative, diverse and resilient.

We are looking to fill multiple positions to work in and lead teams responsible for regulation and policy development across our five branches:

1. Workplace Assessments (Queensland)

2.



Environment Assessments (New South Wales, Australian Capital Territory)

3. Environment Assessments (Western Australia, South Australia and Northern Territory)

4. Environment Assessments (Victoria, Tasmania) and Post Approvals

5. EPBC Regulatory Support (Policy, stakeholder engagement, training and referrals gateway)

These positions include teams who are responsible for actively assessing proposed developments and providing recommendations to delegates, as well as teams who provide and develop guidance material, data analysis, system development and other support functions. The merit pool created from this recruitment process will be used to fill positions within the National EPA. For more information about us please visit our website.

For more information about us please visit our website.

The key duties of the position include:

In this role you will:

- Lead a small team to prepare high-quality, legally robust written and/or graphical materials for the Minister, senior executives, other government departments, proponents and the community including ministerial decision briefs, senate estimate briefs, Questions on Notice, ministerial correspondence, meeting papers and technical documentation.
- Lead engagement with regulated entities and stakeholders to promote understanding of regulatory obligations, encourage voluntary compliance, and support consistent, transparent and proportionate regulatory outcomes.
- Ensure regulatory decisions, advice and recommendations are evidence-based, legally robust, proportionate to risk and supported by relevant data and intelligence.
- Contribute to continuous improvement of regulatory frameworks, guidance,



systems and processes to improve effectiveness, efficiency and stakeholder experience (consistent with RMG 128).
- Contribute to the strategic direction, people management and planning relevant to your Section, Branch, and the Division.
- Apply critical thinking, problem-solving skills and risk-based approaches to project management and policy development.
- Lead by example and actively promote a culture that is inclusive, supportive, cooperative and resilient.

For detailed information about the job-specific capabilities for this role, please view the Job Description which can be downloaded from the relevant job posting on our website - the Apply Now link will take you there.

Eligibility

Citizenship - to be eligible for employment with the National Environmental Protection Agency you must be an Australian citizen.

Security Clearance - this position requires a Baseline Vetting security clearance. You will be required to obtain and maintain a clearance at this level.

Pre-employment checks - your suitability for employment will be assessed through a pre-employment screening process. This process includes a requirement to undergo and satisfy a National Police Check, referee checks, character clearance and where required a pre-employment medical assessment, specified mandatory qualification(s) validation and a probation period.

Getting to know the National Environmental Protection Agency

We are Australia’s national environmental regulator and were established on 1 July 2026. The National EPA brings together regulatory functions of Australia’s national environmental laws into one independent agency. This includes the assessment and approvals functions of the updated Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act). We deliver transparent, timely, and evidence-based environmental regulation. We are a non-corporate Commonwealth entity lead by a Chief Executive Officer and part of the environment portfolio of the Australian Government.

📌 Assistant Directors – Regulatory and Policy (Perth)
🏢 National Environmental Protection Agency
📍 Perth