Green Energy Approvals Initiative
Answer
Hon Matthew Swinbourn (Minister for the Environment) (5:02 pm) : I have an answer to Hon Jess Beckerling's question without notice 727, asked on 16 September. The answer is mostly in tabular form, so I seek leave to have that incorporated into Hansard.
Leave granted for the following material to be incorporated.
Positions within the Environmental Protection Authority Services team are presented within the following table:
|
Role |
Level |
Total FTE |
Perm |
Temp |
Vacant |
|
Environmental Officer* |
SCL1 |
8 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
|
Environmental Officer |
SCL2 |
11 |
8 |
1 |
2 |
|
Senior Environmental Officer |
SCL3 |
18 |
16 |
0 |
2 |
|
Principal Environmental Officer |
SCL4 |
12 |
8 |
0 |
4 |
|
Manager |
SCL5 |
7 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
|
Director |
SCL6 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Executive Director |
C2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
Four vacancies for the role of Environmental Officer SCL1 are new positions recently announced in the 2025-26 budget, and three vacancies are due to recent internal promotions.
The Department of Water and Environmental Regulation is filling vacant SCL1 positions from a recently completed recruitment pool and has reserved three positions for those who have completed its graduate program.
There is active recruitment underway for the roles of Environmental Officer SCL2, Senior Environmental Officer, Principal Environmental Officer and Director.
Positions within the Green Energy Assessment team are presented within the following table:
|
Role |
Level |
Total FTE |
Perm |
Temp |
Vacant |
|
Environmental Officer |
SCL1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
|
Environmental Officer |
SCL2 |
6 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
|
Senior Environmental Officer |
SCL3 |
12 |
11 |
1 |
0 |
|
Legal Officer |
SCL3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Manager |
SCL4 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
Director/Manager |
SCL5 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
Licensing Administration Officer |
L3 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
Executive Officer |
L4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Financial Accountant |
L4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Program Officer |
L5 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Senior Business Analyst |
L6 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Senior Procurement Officer |
L6 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Senior HR Consultant |
L6 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Policy |
L7 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
Director |
L9 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Executive Director |
C1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
There is active recruitment underway for the Environmental Officer SCL1 role.
