Regulatory Officer - Canberra, Australia - Australian Government Clean Energy Regulator

Australian Government Clean Energy Regulator

Verified Company

Canberra, Australia

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Olivia Brown

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Description

Canberra Based

Ongoing/Non-Ongoing (Nonongoing will be offered for 12 months)
Scheme Support Division

About the Section:

Small-scale Renewable Energy Scheme Operations is responsible for:

Auditing claims made for small-scale technology certificates (STCs).
Managing risks and relationships associated with the SRES.
Managing the Register of solar water heaters that are eligible for STCs. This includes defining both eligibility and the method to be used to calculate eligible STCs.
Managing the physical inspection of a statistically valid sample of PV systems to provide additional assurances about compliance and quality.
Client education and outreach activities to ensure regulatory partners are aware of their responsibilities and relevant trends in the market.
Implementing procedural and technical improvements for the SRES.
Managing, as required, inspection programs for the Department.
Assisting broader compliance, education and reporting activities across the agency.
Contributing to broader policy on energy are related topics.

Role responsibilities and duties:

APS4 regulatory officers will

Under direction, coordinate information for audits.
Under direction, manage the risk process, coordinate and conduct investigations and quality audits and report on findings
Assist in managing quality outputs for a team including the development of specialist, professional and/or technical expertise, conduct regular quality assurance checks for section processes, and manage identified risks
Contribute to the investigation of straightforward matters and under direction provide assistance to investigators on moderately complex matters
Undertake assessments and liaise with other internal or external stakeholders to complete assessments or make referrals
Advise scheme participants of their rights and obligations regarding schemes administered by CER.
Build rapport and maintain stakeholder relationships across the CER business
Provide administration assistance and delivery on specified tasks.

In addition to the above role responsibilities and duties, the APS5 regulatory officer may be required to

Manage contracts with external service providers for technical services.
Provide input for strategic planning, program and project management and/or policy development for the section
Provide input for the risk management process, strategic planning and decision making within the work area
Assist in supervising junior staff members.

Qualifications/experience:

We are after a wide range of skills and experience in the various roles to complement our already multidisciplinary team.

While it is not a requirement, it will be an advantage to have qualifications or an understanding of energy systems; environmental science; economics; carbon accounting frameworks; corporate sustainability reporting; policy; program; legislation or regulation; project or financial management; engineering; or data analytics.

**Applications will close 11:30pm (AEDT), 10/04/2023