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- Internal expression of interest
- Temporary full-time (35 hours per week) opportunity to March 2027,
- Office location - Parramatta/Hybrid working supported
- Salary relative to experience, and ranges from $133,348 to $146,945 + super

Dams Safety NSW is an independent regulator established under the Dams Safety Act 2015. In line with its legislative objectives, Dams Safety NSW seeks to ensure that any risks to people and to environmental and economic assets from dams are of a level that is acceptable to the community.

Primary purpose of the role The Senior Regulatory Officer leads and manages comprehensive, independent and objective appraisals of dam safety to ensure public confidence in the safe design, construction, operations and maintenance of declared dams.

Key accountabilities

- Manage aspects of audit and investigation planning, development and implementation, including developing audit plans, coordinating resources, meeting reporting requirements, and leading audit-related activities as per compliance priorities and strategic objectives within agreed timeframe
- Ensure audits and investigations meet minimum standards to support the mitigation of dams safety risk
- Monitor and evaluate audit implementation to identify and address issues, assess audit progress and effectiveness, and achieve audit outcomes




- Maintain most updated and accurate information on all aspects of audits and provide to stakeholders in timely manner on audit issues and to support audit delivery in line with established plans, timeframes, policy objectives and other priorities
- Lead compliance activities including review of submissions from dam owners ensuring compliance with governance and quality requirements
- Lead and collaborate on projects to develop and embed dams safety regulatory capability with dam owners and operators, and service providers
- Participate in agency incident management process, including on-call duty officer roster responsibilities
- Develop, implement and continually improve agency operational processes and programs and assist with assurance activities to monitor and improve operational performance

Key challenges

- Ensuring transparency and integrity around all audit and assurance activities given political/economic sensitivities and competing risks
- Maintaining a detailed knowledge of audit and assurance requirements, contemporary models and techniques, as well as in-house policies, procedures and practices.

Key experience and knowledge

- Understand and apply project management principles including planning and control methods
- Experience in audits (internal or external)



or investigations together with experience in preparing reports, briefs and/or other related papers

Essential requirements

- Current NSW driver license
- Intra-state travel requiring some periods of being away from home
- Willing and able to undertake Management Systems auditor training

For more information read the full Role Description: Senior Regulatory Officer Dam Safety To Apply If excited by the information above, we look forward to receiving your application, including a copy of your resume and cover letter expressing your interest and suitability for the role.

Applications close Tuesday 3rd November at 11:55PM.

Should you require further information about the role please contact Richard Nevill via [email protected]

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📌 Senior Regulatory Officer Dam Safety (New South Wales)
🏢 DCCEEW NSW
📍 New South Wales