Environmental Regulatory Senior Advisor

Job Description

Select how often (in days) to receive an alert: At Optus, we don’t sit back and wait for the future to happen, we are out there crafting our own path through new technology, innovation, and investment. We are truly a challenger brand, with challenger spirit. Optus has set a company goal of leading the Australian market in customer experience. Fibre Deployment is pivotal in achieving this goal by delivering and owning the deployment of the Optus Fixed and Mobile network. The Regulatory Advisor will represent Optus at various government agencies, law firms, jurisdictions (Federal, State and Local authorities), TIO, committees, utilities with which Optus must secure statutory approvals supporting its network deployment and maintenance activities. The position may, as the need arises, be required to participate in the development of codes of practice and prepare submissions to various jurisdictions that ensure the interests of Optus are appropriately recognised and protected. Please note this is a 12 month fixed term contract. Your day in the life of an Environmental Regulatory Senior Advisor at Optus: Ensure Land Access processes that are part of the end-to-end delivery of all Fibre Orders across the business are met Ensure regulatory (environmental approvals) have been considered and that the fibre installations are legally permitted Ensure agreements/licences provide suitable tenure and “right to occupancy” for Optus to use identified sites, land and facilities negotiated with public and private landowners, Councils and other public authorities, utilities and carriers Develop and implement opportunities to improve agreements/licence execution throughput and process flow, while continually seeking to review and update processes Provide advice relating to land access matters, with reference to the Telecommunications Act 1997 (Cth), while proactively attending to compliance matters such as objections, complaints and enquiries in relation to same Implement, maintain and monitor an Environmental Management System (EMS) Maintain Monthly/Quarterly reporting of activities and initiatives. What you'll bring: Tertiary qualifications in either Environmental management or Property management Experience dealing with property matters relating to leasing and objections to LAANs issued would be highly advantageous Prior experience supporting rollouts of infrastructure, (e.g. Telstra, NBN) and/or Property Management experience Exposure to working commercially within a regulated framework, preferably with experience in working with different levels of jurisdiction (Commonwealth, State and others). An understanding of state based Law re: infrastructure deployment. Perks we love at Optus: 3 days in the office, 2 days remote – with flexible hours to suit! Inclusive paid parental leave, up to 14 weeks for the primary care giver All Optus employees have access to resources, webinars and support via the ‘Parents at Work portal’ Own your own growth by accessing an extensive online and facilitator led learning catalogue – even earn a MBA micro-credential via OptusU (University) Connect at work through our employee-led volunteer groups: Culture Connect, Elevate Women, Disability Network, Express Yourself (LGBTQIA+), United Veterans, Yarn Network, Wellbeing Network and Young Professionals. Vibrant campus life, variety of facilities including restaurants, cafes, gymnasium, GP, and post office Free Optus bus from Macquarie University Metro Station (every 6-8 minutes); morning and afternoon! Keen to see what it’s really like to work at Optus? Search #OptusLife on LinkedIn to go behind the scenes! At Optus, we are strengthened by others and that means valuing diversity and saying ‘yes’ to embracing individual differences. We are committed to ensuring that our application process provides an equal employment opportunity to all job seekers, including individuals from diverse gender, cultural and linguistic backgrounds, individuals with a disability, individuals identifying as being part of the LGBTQIA+ community, individuals who may have served in the armed forces or who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. We also want to do our best to make our recruitment process inclusive. If you require any adjustments or accessibility support to participate fairly and equitably in the recruitment process, please email or call 1800 309 170. We're here to help. When you contact us, please advise your preferred method of contact and we will be in touch within 48 hours. For more information on Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging at Optus, please visit #J-18808-Ljbffr