Specialist Environment
Full Time

Belong at AngloGold Ashanti Australia and make gold a part of your story. A story of exploring, mining, and processing one of the world’s most sought-after precious metals. What we do goes beyond mining.  

We support communities in which we operate, championing environmental stewardship, and strengthen local and national economies. Come and be a part of our team, a team committed to building a better future. Be known. Be valued. Be recognised.

About us 

At AngloGold Ashanti, we pride ourselves on having a collaborative workplace that is focused on providing a safe and inclusive environment for all. We want to create an environment where people feel comfortable to bring their whole, authentic self to work and feel safe, respected, and valued while doing so. 

AGA is one of the world’s largest gold producers with operations and projects spanning across four continents. Our globally diverse, world-class portfolio is supported by focused exploration in the established and new gold producing regions of the world. We offer a working environment that allows every employee to contribute, learn and flourish.

In Australia we own and manage the Sunrise Dam Gold Mine, and the Tropicana Gold Mine (70% AGA owned 30% Regis Resources). These are two of Western Australia’s premier gold operations, with ongoing investment and exploration taking place across both open pit and underground operations at each site. 

 The Opportunity

We’re looking for a passionate Specialist – Environment to join our Environmental operations team. Reporting directly to the Manager Environmental Approvals and Closure, this is a regional role based in our Perth office, with ad hoc travel to our operational sites of Tropicana and Sunrise Dam.

This is your chance to play a key role in shaping environmental performance, supporting compliance, and driving continuous improvement across site operations by leading the implementation of our environmental management systems.

What You’ll Do

• Supporting the management of environmental compliance and regulatory obligations activities for our two operational sites and management of identified environmental headwinds.

• Facilitate the capture and reporting of important performance metrics and develop reports to support business understanding of environmental risk and to drive operational priorities.

• Identify and support the development and implementation of environmental improvement strategies.

• Conduct routine environmental audits and inspections inline with internal and external expectations

• Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders and influence other teams to support environmental performance objectives.

• Support the coordination and mobilisation of consultants and other specialists for site-based works as required.

About You

You’re someone who brings both expertise and curiosity — someone who wants to make a real impact. We are looking for: 

• Demonstrated understanding of environmental hazards and risk management at an operational level (site-based experience will be highly regarded).

• Excellent knowledge of state based environmental legislation and regulatory compliance.

• Ability to deliver technical reports and management of data to support business understanding of environmental risk.

• Experience in coordinating environmental consultants, contractors and other service providers.

• Experience in the coordination and implementation of Environmental Management Systems, audits and ISO accreditation processes.

• Tertiary qualification in Environmental Science (or equivalent experience).

• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.

The Benefits

Here’s what else makes being part of this team genuinely rewarding:

• Excellent learning and development opportunities to help you build a wealth of skills for professional growth
• Flexible work arrangements – so you can make time for the people who matter most
• Top Tier Private Health Insurance that takes care of you and your family
• Annual performance bonus. Your contribution counts, so it’s fairly rewarded
• Make your income work smarter with salary sacrifice options
• Access to our industry-leading Wellness Program, because your wellness comes first
• Opportunity to work for an endorsed WORK180 employer – a workplace built on respect, inclusion, and real action.

Our full list of benefits and why we are recognised as an Endorsed Employer for Women by WORK180 can be seen on the WORK180 website.

The Culture

At AGA we celebrate diversity – diversity of thought and experience is important to us. We look for people that have an abundance of willingness and are up to the challenge of making a difference.  With this in mind, if you feel that you may not tick all of the boxes below but believe you have something unique to contribute to our team, we strongly encourage you to apply – let’s have the conversation. 

Our workplace demonstrates dignity and respect for each other, we offer challenging work, highly competitive remuneration that is regularly adjusted to market conditions and career development opportunities.