Environmental Advisor (2 year fixed term)

Please note this is a 2 year fixed term position based at the Macraes mine, Otago.

Are you an Environment Advisor keen to build on your experience or continue your career in the mining sector? Come and join our Macraes mine site in this exciting opportunity, working a roster of 5 days on, 2 days off, 4 days on, 3 days off, 7:00am – 4:30pm daily.

The Environment Advisor will be responsible for coordinating and providing functional environmental support to the Macraes Operation. This role ensures compliance with statutory acts, regulations, consent conditions and company environmental standards, whilst providing environmental, site and consent knowledge across the mine site.

Key tasks and responsibilities:

• Assist the operation to meet all regulatory and OceanaGold requirements, standards, and guidelines.
• Liaise with personnel, consultants, auditors, and legal advisors to ensure company environmental performance and targets are achieved
• Provide environmental advice to operational teams and on site projects.
• Ensure site awareness of regulatory and statutory obligations through day-to-day liaison with other site departments.
• Establish and maintain relationships with relevant external stakeholders
• Identify, plan and (if appropriate) implement environmental improvements
• Undertake monitoring, and reporting of key requirements of the Macraes Operation.
• Support the preparation of regulatory approvals as required
• Ensure appropriate management of covenants and other biodiversity activities in line with consent conditions and relevant management plans