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Shape Your World
At Alcoa, you will become an essential part of our purpose: to turn raw potential into real progress. The way we see it, every Alcoan is a work-shaper, team-shaper, idea-shaper, world-shaper.
This is an opportunity for you to bring your wealth of experience to the team and help shape the future of sustainability with world-changing innovations and low carbon technologies. You have the power to shape things to make them better.
About the Role
Alcoa is undergoing a significant transformation in how it manages environmental approvals and have a unique opportunity for a motivated environmental approval professional to take on a meaningful challenge and make a real impact within our Regulatory Approvals team.
As our Senior Approvals Improvement Specialist, you will support the implementation and maintenance of systems and processes that underpin Alcoa's environmental approvals framework. You'll contribute to the efficiency and effectiveness of approvals delivery and support business readiness for a changing regulatory landscape. Reporting to and working closely with our Approvals Manager – Improvements, your key focus areas and purpose will be:
Developing and maintaining systems to track and manage approvals risks, conditions, and commitments.
Providing professional advice to mining and refining operations on interpreting approvals conditions and commitments.
Supporting the development and execution of implementation plans for approvals, including project management of high-risk conditions.
Maintaining a secure and accessible data and records library to support approvals submissions and compliance evidence.
Ensuring all commitments and conditions are accurately recorded in Alcoa's compliance management systems.
Driving the use and continuous improvement of approvals systems and tools across the business.
What's on offer
Attractive remuneration and variable bonus plan.
Flexible hybrid working options available.
Employee growth and development opportunities.
Parental leave support for all caregivers.
Paid employee volunteering hours within our community.
Generous leave entitlements including a leisure a day off every 4-week period.
What you can bring to the role
Tertiary qualifications in Environmental Science, Sustainability, or a related discipline.
Experienced working in a similar role within the resources industry driving change initiatives and implementing regulatory approvals processes within complex environments.
Extensive knowledge of environmental compliance, including data governance and systems management.
Highly developed written communication skills, with the ability to craft clear, technical reports and presentations.
Thorough understanding of relevant legislation, industry standards, and policies guiding environmental and regulatory practices.
Strengths in building productive partnerships with both internal teams and external stakeholders through a collaborative and inclusive working style.
Experience working in mining operations is highly desirable
Willingness to travel to various operational sites and stakeholder locations as required to support project delivery.
Additional information
Interviews may progress prior to the closing date, although all applications will be considered.
You will only be contacted if you are shortlisted for an interview, this process can take up to four weeks from the closing date.
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About the Location
Alcoa Australia's company headquarters is located at 235 St Georges Terrace in Perth CBD, Western Australia, on Whadjuk Noongar land. The office is conveniently close to public transport and parking, and hosts employees from various business functions, including Commercial, Finance, Sustainability, Communications, and Human Resources, as well as expert teams supporting local and global locations. Our head office offers modern, open-plan working facilities and excellent end-of-trip amenities within a state-of-the-art building.
We are values led, vision driven and united by our purpose of transforming raw potential into real progress. Our commitments to Inclusion, Diversity & Equity include providing trusting workplaces that are safe, respectful and inclusive of all individuals, free from discrimination, bullying and harassment and that our workplaces reflect the diversity of the communities in which we operate.
This is a place where you are empowered to do your best work, be your authentic self, and feel a true sense of belonging. Come join us and shape your career!
Your work. Your world. Shape them for the better.
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