Senior Permits Compliance Officer – Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority
📌 Vacancy Fact Sheet
- Reference Number: VN-0770866
- Agency: Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority
- Job Title: Senior Permits Compliance Officer
- Position Number: 111
- Classification: APS Level 5
- Closing Date: Sunday 26 July 2026
- Job Type: Full-Time, Ongoing;Non-Ongoing
- Location: Townsville QLD
- Future Merit Locations: Canberra, Cairns, Townsville
- Salary: $88,833 – $96,829
- Office Arrangement: On Site;Hybrid (Hybrid working arrangements are available and may)
About Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority
You effectively manage competing priorities and you demonstrate attention to detail in your
work.
You are an excellent communicator in both written and verbal contexts.
You are proficient in the use and management of databases and other information
management systems.
You utilise critical thinking skills and are a great problem solver.
You are innovative and able to identify and champion change.
You enjoy working as part of a team and support others with guidance and quality
assurance.
You preferably have a demonstrated knowledge of environmental compliance and
enforcement strategies or the interpretation of legislation.
Duties
- Undertake administrative compliance and enforcement for Marine Park permits and the
- Environmental Management Charge, including the research, interpretation and application of
- relevant Commonwealth legislation, policy and procedures.
- Provide verbal and written advice and education to permit holders, preparation of official
- correspondence such as advisory letters, exercise delegations, administration, and
- record-keeping.
- Lead desktop and field audits of permitted Marine Park activities and, where appropriate,
- take monitoring and enforcement action in line with procedures, delegations, and Marine
- Park inspector powers.
- Engage and consult effectively with internal and external stakeholders and represent the
- Reef Authority as required. This includes supporting and mentoring team members and
- training others to perform permission compliance functions.
- Contribute to the recording, collation and presentation of compliance statistics as required.
- Develop and support continual improvement of processes and procedures towards best
- practice regulatory compliance.
Eligibility / Notes
- Essential requirements
- Must hold or be able to obtain a Certificate IV in Government Investigations.
- Desirable qualifications or equivalent experience
- Knowledge of the multiple uses of, and the management framework for, the Great Barrier
- Reef World Heritage Area.
- Administrative compliance experience.
How to Apply
Position Contact Samantha Talbot, (07) 4750 0702
Agency Recruitment Site https://www2.gbrmpa.gov.au/careers
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applicants found suitable may be offered similar employment opportunities by other Australian Public Service agencies
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