Senior Environmental Advisor

Ready to pursue your professional journey with Northern Star? As an ASX 50 global-scale gold miner, we have sizeable operations in Western Australia and Alaska. With unparalleled pathways for advancement and avenues for personal growth, we stand as Australia’s premier gold employer. Your journey starts here.

At Northern Star, we live by our STARR Core Values of Safety, Teamwork, Accountability, Respect and Results. These Values are not just words on paper; they are the cornerstone of our Company culture and guide everything we do. You will play a pivotal role in upholding these Values and contributing to our collective success.

Join Northern Star and take on a challenging and rewarding opportunity as a Senior Environmental Advisor at either our Carosue Dam or Jundee Operations in the Northern Goldfields. In this role, you will play a key part in ensuring all company and contracting personnel are well‑informed, educated, and supported in understanding their environmental and safety responsibilities across our sites.

  Here’s what awaits you:

• Ensure compliance with environmental regulations and company standards.
• Interpret legislation, guidelines, and approvals.
• Prepare, submit, and maintain statutory environmental documentation.
• Oversee monitoring requirements for licences, proposals, and closure plans ground water plans, groundwater licences, tenement conditions and other environmental compliance documentation
• Manage sampling, analysis, and reporting of environmental data. relating to environmental approval and license conditions, proactive monitoring & environmental incident investigation. 
• Investigate incidents and coordinate corrective actions.
• Liaise with regulators and support audits. and have an active involvement in external audits as required. 
• Implement and maintain the Environmental Management System.
• Compile accurate reports to meet legislative requirements.

To thrive in this role, you’ll need:

Experience: Minimum 7 years of experience in a similar role, including mining industry experience and environmental monitoring experience, with a strong understanding of environmental impacts associated with a mining and processing operation. 

Qualifications: Hold a Bachelor of Science degree majoring in an Environment related discipline from a recognised tertiary institution. St Johns Senior First Aid certificate also desirable.Current C class Driving Licence

Passion for growth: Lead, influence and build strong relationships with regulators as well as  adapt and identify risks to implement practical solutions

Discover the perks of working at Northern Star…

Joining the Northern Star team also offers the opportunity to enjoy our industry leading benefits and bonus programs, which include:

• Company subsidised GU Health Insurance.
• Short-term incentive bonus program.
• 5 weeks annual leave for site-based employees.
• Employee Share Plan programs.
• Gold standard parental leave policy.
• GoldSTARR rewards program - cash savings for everyday expenses.
• Employee Assistance Programs (EAP) that includes free, confidential counselling and wellbeing services.
• Salary continuance (income protection) insurance from commencement.
• Salary sacrificing benefits, including novated leasing and remote area living benefit options.

Eligibility:

Candidates must meet our pre-employment criteria which includes a medical, drug and alcohol screening, relevant right to work and valid Australian national police clearance.  

 
Northern Star is an equal opportunity employer committed to achieving a diverse and inclusive workforce.  We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply. 

Apply now to join the Northern Star team!