Make your mark with Thiess  

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About The Role

Our Lake Vermont Project, located 19 km outside Dysart in Central Queensland, is currently seeking an experienced Environmental Superintendent to join our collaborative Technical Services team on an 5/2/4/3 roster (9day fortnight). This is one of Thiess’ largest and longest‑running projects.

This role provides environmental leadership across the site, ensuring compliance with statutory, licence and contractual requirements while supporting safe, efficient and responsible mining operations.

Reporting into the site Technical Services Manager, you will work closely with the Project Management Team, Mine Operations and external stakeholders to manage environmental risk, monitoring, rehabilitation and community engagement.

About the role

As Environmental Superintendent, you will be responsible for the effective implementation and ongoing management of environmental systems, approvals and performance at site.

Key responsibilities include:

• Lead all environmental monitoring programs, ensuring results are reviewed, reported and acted on in a timely manner
• Ensure compliance with licence, consent and contractual conditions, including mine operations plan requirements
• Provide practical environmental advice to site and project teams and implement actions to address non-conformances
• Prepare and submit statutory and internal reporting to meet Thiess, Client and Regulator requirements
• Manage environmental inspections and audits, ensuring findings and actions are documented, communicated and closed out
• Develop, implement and maintain environmental management plans, procedures and work instructions
• Lead rehabilitation strategy development, annual planning and progress tracking against approved plans
• Work closely with the Project Management Team to ensure rehabilitation is completed in line with approved schedules
• Manage environmental aspects of subcontractor performance and site activities
• Identify and manage potential environmental and community impacts during planning and execution of works
• Support community and stakeholder engagement, providing regular updates on issues, risks and opportunities to site leadership
• Coordinate energy efficiency and related environmental reporting

About you

You are a confident environmental professional with strong site presence, capable of influencing operational teams and managing regulatory requirements in a mining environment.

You will bring:

• A degree in Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering or a related discipline
• A minimum of five years’ experience in environmental management roles
• At least three years’ experience developing and implementing environmental management systems in a heavy industry environment, ideally mining
• Strong working knowledge of Queensland environmental legislation and its practical application on a mine site
• Solid understanding of mining processes and environmental aspects and impacts
• Well-developed communication, relationship management and negotiation skills, including experience working with regulators, community groups and clients
• Experience working in environments that interact closely with local communities (desirable)
• Experience with environmental monitoring and HSEC systems and standards (desirable)

What Thiess Can Do for You 

• Permanent full-time position
• 9 day fortnight
• Site Allowance
• Eligible for Annual Remuneration Review and Discretionary Bonus'
• Individual flexibility travel arrangements on offer - FIFO from Brisbane, travel allowance for DIDO employees or regional housing allowance for local living (Dysart)
• Thiess’ commitment to ongoing training & development 
• Health & wellbeing rewards program through AIA Vitality
• Salary continuance insurance
• Salary sacrifice options – novated leasing  
• Range of corporate discounts including health insurance (Medibank), travel & retail products

About us 

Thiess works with clients in Australia, Asia and the Americas in the dynamic field of open-cut and underground mining. 

The pioneering spirit of our founders – the legendary Thiess brothers and their families – is our legacy, and inspires our vision to harness the power of people and technology to drive sustainable change. 

At Thiess, you will have the opportunity to play a part in the global energy transition. We are growing our commodities portfolio to include metals and minerals critical to the energy transition, and developing services to enable sustainable mining. 

We’re creating a culture of curiosity, knowledge-sharing, and continuous learning – supporting our people to contribute to Thiess’ success and continued growth in sustainable mining. 

We’ll support you to hone your skills and develop new ones, take on challenges and grow, through mentorship, collaboration and empowerment. We offer our people ongoing technical training and development opportunities so they can reach their full potential. We also invest in the workforce of the future, with a range of programs for people starting their careers. 

We recognise the value of an inclusive and diverse workplace through our vision of everyone matters always. We’re focused on creating an inclusive environment to enable our people to bring their best self to work because they feel safe, included and empowered. 

Learn more http://thiess.com/makeyourmark

Should you require assistance applying for this opportunity, please contact us at jwitney@thiess.com

How to apply 

This role is an opportunity to take the next step in your career. With our culture of recognition, development, and a stimulating and satisfying work environment, there is no better time to join Thiess. 

Thiess follows a Pre-Employment Process for all successful applicants, which includes two employment references, a National Police Check and a medical assessment. These checks are essential to your application, and your recruiter will support you through the process.

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