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Darwin City, NT, AU

Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia

Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia

Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia

• My primary responsibility is to strike a balance between development and environmental protection through the effective administration and application of key legislation. This includes leading a cross-functional.
• Reset expectations, listening hard, articulating a clear vision and developing solutions to improve performance and attract a widening pool of recruits.
• Modelled open communication and accountability, empowering team members and identifying and developing emerging leaders.
• Recovered lost ground on previous reporting period KPIs and set the direction for meeting all KPIs for the current period.
• Successfully made the case for a leadership team restructure, influencing senior-level decision-makers and championing change to achieve buy-in across the board for a third manager.
• Aligned the compliance focus with the Division’s Compliance Plan, particularly emphasising high-risk licensed activities including LNG facilities and water releases from mining activities; and activities approved under.

Tanami, Northern Territory, Australia

Nhulunbuy, Northern Territory, Australia

Northern Territory, Australia

Gove, Northern Territory, Australia

• I was chiefly responsible for leading projects to improve environmental outcomes, fostering productive relationships across a large and diverse group of stakeholders as well as providing technical support on multiple.
• Won the support of global, regional and national leaders within the business, securing over $50 million in capital funds to bring a closure project forward by approximately 10 years..
• Fostered a strong, inclusive and diverse culture based on communication and accountability, ensuring high performance and a strong safety focus from a team of technicians, advisors, engineers and graduates.
• Drove innovation, convincing senior stakeholders of the value of new tools and technologies to strengthen decision-making and improve monitoring without the need for additional resources.
• Provided technical and strategic input to the Mining Management (Closure) Plan; and developed and drove the Seepage Management Strategy.
• Provided governance on water inventory monitoring, reporting and closure.

Rockhampton, Australia

I provided high-quality solutions to Water Management, Contaminated Lands, and various Environmental projects.

Ranger Uranium Mine, Northern Territory, Australia

Ranger Uranium Mine, Northern Territory, Australia

• As the Water and Tailings Closure Superintendent for the Ranger Uranium Mine closure, I was primarily responsible for the closure planning, implementation and governance system on the aspects of the site posing the.
• Collaborated intensively with external stakeholders, notably Traditional Owners and regulatory bodies, to build trust, address concerns and improve operations.
• Successfully aligned operational departments with closure objectives to ensure on-time and to-budget delivery despite challenging deadlines and technical requirements.
• Worked closely with the External Relations team to secure reputation and the social licence to operate.
• Vastly improved morale, transforming the team by instilling respect and a focus on safety, and developing direct reports.
• Provided technical input to the Ranger Closure Plan; and compiled and reported on Overall Closure metrics.

Cairns, Australia

My team provided expert advice, direction and feedback for Queensland's premier road construction provider. We also undertake environmental audits on all projects to ensure compliance and best practice across the State.

I managed a suite of comprehensive contaminated sites projects for a major international petroleum company, conducting soil, groundwater and surface water sampling; and providing site supervision and validation. This encompassed Phase I and II Environmental Site Assessments and Remediation Action Plans as well as project pricing and resource management.

Benvsc, Chemistry, Geology, Geography

Groundwater

Higher School Certificate