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Assistant Director | |
Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water |
Posted | 19 September 2024 | Salary | $120,290 to $129,379 | leah.mckenzie@dcceew.gov.au | |
Region | ACT | Contact | Leah McKenzie | Website | View |
Type | Full time | Phone | 0479 183 931 |
The Environmental Contamination Advice and Standards Section is looking for people who are committed and passionate about protecting our environment. The Section is tasked with delivering a high profile and fast-moving agenda addressing site contamination at Commonwealth and other sites. The section provides scientific and technical advice to Commonwealth entities, other areas of the department, and external stakeholders on a range of contamination issues including asbestos, biological agents, dioxins, heavy metals, PCBs, per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFASs), pesticides, radionuclides, and unexploded ordnance. The section also leads the delivery of a range of key environmental initiatives including:
The roles are to provide leadership support and management for environmental contamination advice and standards teams, including but not limited to:
Tertiary qualifications in a relevant discipline (eg data analysis, earth sciences, ecotoxicology, chemistry, environmental science, ecology, statistics, or environmental or chemical engineering management) is desirable.
We acknowledge and value the rights and interests of Indigenous Peoples in the protection and management of environmental values through their involvement in decisions and processes, and the application of traditional Indigenous knowledge.