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• Full time ongoing role available.
• Work from Dubbo or Lightning Ridge (other DPIRD office locations may also be considered).
• Earn between $76K and $139K per annum plus super, based on your skills, experience, and knowledge.

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About the Role:
As a Mine Safety Officer, you will play a crucial role in improving health and safety performance within the NSW opal mining industry.

You will be responsible for verifying that effective risk management and incident prevention strategies are implemented through site inspections, assessments, and investigations. Your work will ensure that opal mine operations comply with health and safety legislation, ultimately contributing to a safer working environment for all.

Your other responsibilities will include:

• Implementing effective risk management and incident prevention strategies through site inspections, assessments, and investigations.
• Conducting both announced and unannounced inspections, including weekends and back shifts, and providing written compliance status reports to mine operators.
• Consulting with mine operators to address corrective actions and schedule improvement measures.
• Investigating incidents and complaints to determine causes and recommend preventive measures, including outside of normal business hours.

What We're Looking For: 
This is a role that comes with its fair share of challenges and requires resilience, adaptability, and strong interpersonal skills.

You’ll need to be someone who can:

• Undertake regular travel, including overnight stays, responding to incidents and emergency situations as they arise.
• Build and maintain relationships with mine operators and workers, gaining their confidence through cooperative and open relationships.
• Negotiate with and influence mine operators who may have limited understanding of their legal obligations.
• Work within complex, potentially stressful and high-pressure environments where you must analyse complex situations and navigate various stakeholders' interests and concerns.

You’ll also need:

• A solid understanding of mining and/or work health and safety legislation.
• Knowledge of technology, systems, and practices applied in mining.
• Experience with auditing methodologies.

Essential Requirements:

• A current Class C driver licence.
• Participation in ongoing health screening and pre-employment probity screening is mandatory and a condition of employment.

Ready to Make a Difference? Apply now and be part of a team focused on improving the well-being of workers and the overall safety of opal mining operations.

How to Apply:
If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply with an (ideally no more than one-page) cover letter outlining your suitability and interest in this role, with your resume (ideally no more than three pages) by 11.55pm Thursday 6 March 2025.

For further information about this process and the possible roles available please contact Josh Chambers, Principal Manager Opal Mining via josh.chambers@regional.nsw.gov.au or 0484 868 138. You can also download the Role Description.   

If you require adjustments in completing your application, interviewing, completing any pre- employment testing, or otherwise participating in the recruitment process, please let us know so we can assist. Send an email to talent.advisory@dpird.nsw.gov.au and a member of the team will contact you for a confidential discussion. 

Please note:
A recruitment pool may be created for ongoing and temporary roles of the same role or role type that may become available for filling over the next eighteen months. 

About the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development

Diversity and inclusion are core values of the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD). The department is a workplace where everyone is able to contribute and participate to their full potential, and we are proud to have a team that reflects the richness and complexity of the regional NSW communities we serve.  

The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development is the department dedicated to growing primary industries and supporting regional economic development to deliver long term benefits to the state. Our focus is to protect, support and develop our primary industries, mining sector, and regions.

The department brings together Agriculture & Biosecurity; Forestry & Fishing; Local Land Services; NSW Resources; Regional Development & Delivery; the Regional Growth NSW Development Corporation; NSW Public Works and Soil Conservation Service.

We have nearly 5,000 employees, with almost 80 per cent of us living and working in regional NSW.