Senior Compliance Officer

Closes: 01 June 2026

Classification: Administrative Services Officer 6

Salary: $102,657 - $116,592 plus superannuation

Position No: 41134, Several

Directorate: City and Environment

Advertised (Gazettal date): 25 May 2026

Contact Officer: Isabelle Patterson on ***email_hidden*** or (02) 6207 1522

Details: Waste Regulation is seeking two Senior Compliance Officers with an interest in the waste industry to join our team. The team supports the Waste Manager and administration of the Waste Management and Resource Recovery Act 2016 to create a regulatory environment that promotes and rewards responsible practices in waste management and resource recovery. Additionally, it supports the Government’s objective to reduce waste and minimise the volume of material going to landfill.

Waste Regulation works closely with co-regulators in Access Canberra, including the Environment Protection Authority, in proactive and responsive regulatory activities. The programme of work covers the licencing and registration of waste management businesses, compliance monitoring and analysis of data and information, and the selection of enforcement approaches to support compliance. Working in a small team, you will undertake inspections and desktop reviews of regulated entities, identifying compliance matters and making recommendations.

We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where people with diverse thoughts, lived experience, and perspectives can thrive and contribute their unique talents to the ACTPS and ACT community. We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people with culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, veterans, younger and older workers, and people with diverse genders, sexes and sexualities to apply.

Current and former ADF members are encouraged to apply.

Eligibility/Other requirements

There are no mandatory requirements or qualifications for this role.

• Waste or environmental industry experience, regulatory officer experience and investigations experience and qualification of Certificate IV or above are preferred.
• Experience working in, or knowledge of, Access Canberra regulatory governance and strategy approaches, and SalesForce systems in current use would be an advantage.

Note: These are temporary positions available immediately until 14 August 2026 with the possibility of extension up to six months. These positions are available to ACT Government officers and employees only.

A Merit Pool will be established from this selection process and will be used to fill vacancies over the next 12 months.

Selection may be based on application and referee reports only.

These positions will be moving to a new workplace designed for activity-based working (ABW). Under ABW arrangements, officers will not have a designated workstation/desk.

Opportunities for flexible working options could include hybrid working, being a combination of working from home, designated office based and FlexiSpace working locations across the ACT, part-time hours, job-sharing, flexible start, and finish times.

How to apply: Please provide your response (maximum one page) addressing the Selection Criteria in the Position Description and a current curriculum vitae.

Applications should be submitted .

Note: Under the ACTPS employment framework you may be placed in another role where required for the efficient administration of the service.

Where an offer of employment is for a fixed-term period, any related temporary contracts within the Territory will be issued in compliance with the requirements and applicable exceptions outlined in the Fair Work Act.

City and Environment

City and Environment Directorate was established on the 1 July 2025. This new directorate is an amalgamation of positions previously advertised under Environment, Planning and Sustainable Development Directorate and Transport Canberra and City Services Directorate.

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Note

These positions are available to ACT Government officers and employees only. These are temporary positions available immediately until 14 August 2026 with the possibility of extension up to six months.