Environmental Advisor

We are MMG and we mine for progress. 

At MMG, our vision is to create a leading international mining company for a low carbon future. 

We mine for progress to create wealth for our people, host communities and shareholders with an ambition to grow and diversify our resource, production and value.  

Our aim is to create a workplace that encourages diversity, inclusion and supports our people to grow.  We are guided by our values; think safety first, respect each other, work together, do what we say, and we want to be better.  We recognise the unique value your contribution makes to the progress of our company and the communities in which we operate. 

Dugald River mine is one of the world’s top 10 Zinc mine operations, which has been producing zinc concentrate for customers around the world since 2017. 

The mine is committed to a low-carbon future. The Dugald River Solar Farm supplies a third of the mine’s power, and reducing emissions by 33% and this is just the start of its renewable energy transition. 

Dugald River employs around 750 employees and contractors on a mix of fly-in, fly-out and local residential basis.

Advisor – Environment

Are you an enthusiastic environmental professional with a can-do attitude and a passion for making a difference? The Dugald River Mine is seeking a team member to join our dynamic Environment Team as we tackle climate change, embrace renewable energy, and expand our operations sustainably.

This role will be based on an 8/6, drive-in drive-out (DIDO) from Cloncurry or Mt Isa or fly-in fly-out (FIFO) from Townsville or Brisbane.

The Role:

In this role, you'll play a key part in supporting our environmental compliance and commitments. You'll be responsible for and support  various activities, including:

• Support, engage and provide technical environmental advice to all areas of the Dugald River Mine to minimise environmental harm.
• Undertake environmental monitoring requirements as mandated by the site environmental monitoring program and data analysis and interpretation of results.
• Develop, implement and maintain environmental management and system documentation to reflect legal and MMG obligations, management of environmental risk and site practices.
• Participate in identifying environmental risk and assuring mitigations to minimise environmental harm and maintain compliance.
• Research, prepare and write environmental project proposals, reports and investigations as required.
• Identification, development and implementation of environment and sustainability improvement initiatives and projects across all areas of the Dugald River Mine.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Science, Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Law or relevant experience.
• Class C Driver’s Licence (Manual) with 4WD experience highly desirable.

We are looking for someone with:

• Experience in environmental sampling, results analysis, and reporting.
• Strong communication, interpersonal, problem-solving and time management skills.
• Broad understanding of mining and minerals processing and the potential environmental impacts relating to these practices.
• (Optional but desirable) Experience with auditing and assurance processes at the site level.
• (Optional but desirable) Experience with GIS and/ or other spatial technologies.

What we offer 

Remuneration for this role includes a competitive salary package, annual bonus and generous local allowances for employees living in the local community of Cloncurry and Mt Isa. 

On-site accommodation at Dugald River is provided in fully air-conditioned en-suite rooms and includes meal service and room cleaning. The village features, communal media facilities including 4G coverage, onsite Medical Centre, sporting facilities, swimming pool and gym facilities. 

MMG also provides the following generous benefits for employees living in the local community of Cloncurry & Mt. Isa 

• Gym/PCYC membership 
• Access to MMG Charter flights to Brisbane and Townsville for family/leisure purposes 
• Financial support for families where children attend boarding school 
• Retention payment for long term Cloncurry residents 

MMG is committed to supporting our local communities of Cloncurry Shire and Mount Isa City Council Local Government Areas. MMG encourages local residents to apply for opportunities at Dugald River. We also support successful candidates to relocate to the region and provide a generous relocation package. 

We are an equal opportunity employer who values and respects diversity. If you share our values and feel that you could make a meaningful difference in this role, please apply online. To know more about MMG please visit our webpage https://www.mmg.com/ 

Dugald River is committed to a safe, healthy workplace, requiring all personnel to be clean shaven and fit for work under our zero-tolerance approach to drugs and alcohol.