Lead/Superintendent Environment

BCI Minerals • Mardie, WA

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The Lead/Superintendent Environment is a hands-on leadership role at BCI Minerals’ Mardie Operation, responsible for driving environmental performance and ensuring operations meet environmental approvals, obligations and commitments. The role works closely with site leadership, Operations, Projects, Perth-based teams, contractors, regulators and consultants to embed environmental considerations in day-to-day decisions and maintain BCI’s social licence to operate.

The position leads environmental management systems, permitting, monitoring, inspections, compliance programs, regulatory commitments, rehabilitation and sustainability initiatives. It provides practical environmental advice across site, supports field surveys and studies, contributes to toolbox talks and reporting, and leads investigations of environmental incidents, including reporting and corrective actions. The role maintains environmental data, records and reporting systems, identifies and manages environmental risks and opportunities, supports rehabilitation planning and implementation, contributes to environmental budgeting, and continually improves environmental processes and performance.

The role also builds relationships with internal and external stakeholders to manage complex environmental matters and deliver positive environmental outcomes. It leads and mentors the Senior Environment Advisor and Environmental Field Technician, developing team capability and a proactive, high-performing environmental culture.

BCI Minerals is developing the Mardie Salt Operation and Potash Project, a tier 1 solar evaporation project intended to supply industrial salt and sulphate of potash for more than 60 years. The role is a permanent, full-time FIFO position on an 8/6 roster, working from the Mardie Village.

Requirements

• A degree in Environmental Science, Environmental Management or equivalent.
• Experience in mining operations at Superintendent level, or equivalent.
• Experience working proactively with construction and operations teams.
• Experience engaging with regulators, Traditional Owners, communities and other external stakeholders to deliver integrated environmental outcomes.
• Demonstrated ability to collect and analyse data and other information to provide well-informed recommendations and guidance to internal and external stakeholders.
• Demonstrated experience with relevant legislation, including the Environmental Protection Act (1986) WA, Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act (1999) Commonwealth, Mining Act (1978) WA, and Aboriginal Heritage Act 1972 (WA).
• Proficiency in MS Office, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook and SharePoint.
• Knowledge of health, safety and environment management systems.
• Demonstrated leadership or mentoring experience, with an understanding of people management and the employee lifecycle.
• Provide a national police clearance that is not older than 6 months.
• Hold a WA White Card.
• Have current unrestricted working rights for Australia.

Responsibilities

• Lead environmental performance across the Mardie Operation and ensure environmental approvals, requirements, obligations and commitments are met.
• Lead implementation and continual improvement of environmental management systems, monitoring and compliance programs.
• Oversee environmental permitting, monitoring, inspections and compliance activities.
• Support field surveys and studies.
• Lead investigations into environmental incidents, including reporting and corrective actions.
• Provide practical environmental advice across site and contribute to toolbox talks and reporting.
• Maintain environmental data, records and reporting systems to a high standard.
• Identify and manage environmental risks and opportunities.
• Support rehabilitation planning and implementation, and sustainability initiatives.
• Continually improve environmental processes, procedures and performance.
• Contribute to environmental budgeting.
• Build relationships with internal teams, regulators, contractors, consultants, Traditional Owners, communities and other external stakeholders to manage environmental matters and deliver positive outcomes.
• Lead and mentor the Senior Environment Advisor and Environmental Field Technician, building capability and a proactive environmental culture.

Benefits

• Attractive salary packages including site allowances and annual and project incentives.
• Novated leasing.
• Personal development and learning opportunities.
• Engaged and supportive team.
• Wellness and lifestyle benefits, including a day off for birthdays and time off to celebrate culturally important or religious days.
• Community Service leave.
• Wellness reimbursements, including for gym and fitness activities.
• Generous paid parental leave for primary and secondary carers.
• Company-funded life insurance, including Death & TPD, plus income protection.
• Working from the new Mardie Village with modern conveniences.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior