• Full time ongoing role available
• Work from Broken Hill, Walgett, Armidale, Dubbo or Lightning Ridge (other DPIRD office locations may also be considered).
• Salary range between $78K and $145K per annum plus super, based on your skills, experience, and knowledge.

Passionate about improving health and safety in the mining industry? Join the Resources Regulator and help improve health and safety performance at Opal mineral claims.

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 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, high-pressure environments where you must analyse complex situations and navigate various stakeholders' interests and concerns.

You’ll also need:

• Knowledge of, or an ability to learn and apply legislative frameworks as they apply to mining and/or work health and safety.
• Knowledge or an ability to efficiently obtain an understanding of mining systems and practices.
• Experience with auditing methodologies and/or undertaking investigations would be beneficial

Essential Requirements:

• A current Class C driver licence.
• Participation in ongoing health screening and pre-employment probity screening.
• Willingness to undertake required travel regularly

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 a (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 Wednesday 4^th February 2026.

For further information please contact Executive Director Resources Regulator via jamie.tripodi@dpird.nsw.gov.au or 0408 981 293. 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:
Compliance with pre-employment probity screening is mandatory for all roles within NSW Resources and is a condition of engagement. 

Appointment and ongoing assignment are subject to the satisfactory participation in ongoing health screening. 

About Us: Together, we are DPIRD

The New South Wales Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) protects, supports and develops primary industries and regional economies.

Collectively we support strong and sustainable agriculture, forestry, fishing and mining industries, and regional economies. We actively manage our natural assets: our lands and soils, minerals, waterways and oceans, vegetation and forests.

  The department brings together:

• Local Land Services
• NSW Resources
• Agriculture and Biosecurity
• Fisheries and Forestry
• Regional Development and Delivery.

With nearly 5,000 employees, and 75 per cent of the DPIRD team living and working in regional NSW, we are embedded in the regions we serve.

Diversity and inclusion are core DPIRD values. Everyone has the right to contribute and participate to their full potential. We are committed to supporting a diverse and inclusive culture that is respectful, welcoming and flexible – a workplace where our people feel supported, valued, and part of our collective success.

Learn more about the benefits of joining our diverse and talented DPIRD team.

Additional Information

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.