Assistant Manager - Suitability Assessment Team, Executive Level 1, Oil & Gas

Assistant Manager - Suitability Assessment Team, Executive Level 1, Oil & Gas

Location: Melbourne, Perth Salary: $122,235 - $129,811

About the Department

The Department of Industry, Science and Resources and our broader portfolio are integral to the Australian Government's economic agenda. Our purpose is to help the government build a better future for all Australians through enabling a productive, resilient and sustainable economy, enriched by science and technology. We do this by:

• Growing innovative & competitive businesses, industries and regions
• Investing in science and technology
• Strengthening the resources sector.

Applications close 20 November.

About the team

This position is located in the Commercial - Suitability Assessment team of the National Offshore Petroleum Titles Administrator (NOPTA) and the Offshore Infrastructure Registrar (the Registrar). NOPTA is responsible for the day-to-day administration of petroleum and greenhouse gas titles in Commonwealth waters in Australia. NOPTA is the first point of contact for matters relating to offshore titles administration. The Registrar administers licences for offshore renewable energy projects, including transmission and related infrastructure in Australian Commonwealth waters. Staff supporting the Registrar are located within NOPTA.

The Suitability Assessment team is responsible for assessing and providing advice on the financial capability and corporate governance arrangements of applicant's offshore projects. The team determines if applicants have the financial capability and the corporate governance arrangements under the OEI Act and OPGGS Act, for projects such as offshore wind, petroleum, and greenhouse gas/carbon capture and storage projects. The Suitability Assessment team works closely with teams responsible for licence and titles administration, engineering, geoscience, economic analysis, and policy development, to provide advice to decision makers including the Minister for Energy and the Minister for Resources.

The opportunity

With the establishment of the Registrar, the Branch has taken on additional responsibilities in relation to the licensing of offshore wind and electricity transmission projects. This has resulted in an expanded role for the Suitability Assessment team and a new opportunity being created. This integral assistant management role will lead a team focussed on assessing financial capability and corporate governance arrangements, project analysis, and reviews of internal and external reporting and benchmarking, for existing companies and proposed new entrants to the regimes we administer.

This position will be preferably based in Perth or Melbourne office, although flexible or remote work arrangements may be considered. Please reach out to the contact officer to discuss this further.

What's in it for you?

As an administrator and regulator, we value innovation and encourage creativity. We strive for continuous improvement and have a unique and supportive environment where communication, collaboration and respect are at the forefront of everything we do. Our management team is focused on encouraging and providing:

• A values-based culture
• Role autonomy
• Individual and team-based work with a focus on outcomes
• Supportive, people-focused leadership
• Strong commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging

Our ideal candidate

Our ideal candidate is enthusiastic, and ready for the challenge of being part of an informed and innovative team. You will have strong interpersonal and communication skills, good judgement and the ability to work well both independently and as an integral team member.

To be considered for this role, you will have skills and experience in line with the APSC Work Level Standards for an EL1 position, and be able to demonstrate the following:

• A strong ability to lead and/or contribute to a high performing team, managing workflows and positively influencing team culture.
• Strong interpersonal and stakeholder engagement skills, including an openness to receiving and constructively responding to feedback.
• Ability to objectively assess evidence and apply facts within a legal and policy framework.
• Proficiency in effective communications, with clear and concise writing, strong attention to detail, and the ability to tailor communication and reporting for a non-technical audience.
• Ability to undertake financial and/or corporate governance project analysis and apply this to the offshore petroleum, greenhouse gas storage or offshore electricity infrastructure industries.
• Sound judgement and an aptitude for pre-empting and creatively solving problems.
• A focus on continuous improvement including proactive identification of opportunities to enhance operational efficiencies.
• CPA/CA highly desirable.

What you will do

You will support the team manager to ensure NOPTA and the Registrar meet their legislative and corporate obligations, including but not limited to the following key responsibilities:

• Provide trusted leadership and support positive team culture by guiding, mentoring, recognising and developing staff.
• Represent the branch through engagement and collaboration across both government and private sectors, on critical and emerging offshore Australian petroleum, greenhouse gas storage or electricity infrastructure issues.
• Prepare briefings and advice, including input to guidance and processes, on offshore Australian petroleum, greenhouse gas storage or electricity infrastructure applications and projects.
• Using strong attention detail, provide clearly written and concise communications and advice, tailoring to both technical and non-technical audiences as required.
• Bring expertise (or the capacity to develop expertise) to offshore Australian petroleum, greenhouse gas storage or electricity infrastructure economics in order to inform analysis and advice.
• Use judgement and professional scepticism to assess evidence and issues.
• Monitor global events and identify potential economic disruptions impacting Australia's offshore petroleum, greenhouse gas storage or electricity infrastructure projects.

Eligibility

To be eligible for employment in the APS and the department, candidates must be Australian Citizens.

Positions require a Baseline security clearance and successful candidates will be required to obtain and maintain a clearance at this level.

Notes

The department does currently offer flexible work opportunities for many roles. This vacancy is Perth or Melbourne based, although flexible or remote work arrangements may be considered. Please reach out to the contact officer to discuss this further.

A merit pool may be established and used to fill future vacancies within 18 months from the date the vacancy was first advertised in the Gazette.

Application information

Your application must not contain any classified or sensitive information. This includes in your application responses, CV and any other documents. The selection panel may not consider applications containing classified information.

Please provide a pitch explaining how your skills, knowledge and experience will be relevant to this role and why you are the best candidate for the position. Your pitch can contain no more than 500 words and should align to the key duties listed above.

Please complete your application online and provide your current CV with your application. (CVs must be in .doc, .docx, or .pdf format).

Accessible application documentation is available in other formats on request. Please contact or if you require assistance with your application.

Please refer to our Applying for a position information for additional information on how to apply.

Contact Information

For more information regarding this opportunity, please contact Aldo Donato on or via email on

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