Job Description
Land & Heritage Officer
Role Description
Reporting to the Land and Heritage Manager, this position supports MEPAU in the management of land, tenure, cultural heritage and permits.
Position Responsibilities
- Ability to engage, build relationships with, and tailor engagement to a diverse range of internal and external stakeholders.
- Contribute to the negotiation of agreements with landholders to provide access in support of Company activities.
- Engage, and maintain relationships with landowners, lessee’s and other counterparties to ensure compliance with existing agreements.
- Responsible for maintaining internal systems and databases to ensure compliance with land tenure and permit obligations.
- Liaise with other internal functions to ensure the timely processing of payments to landholders under Land Access Agreements.
- Undertake analysis of Company activities as it relates to land tenure, land title and permits to inform project planning and approvals.
- Coordinate internal teams to meet tenure and permit reporting requirements to regulators.
- Contribute to the drafting and revision of documents and agreements, in-line with internal requirements.
- Liaise with the legal function to interpret and apply agreements.
- Oversee the management of budgets for the functional area.
- Provide accurate and timely reporting to management.
Requirements / Qualifications / Experience
Essential
- Experience in a Land and/or Heritage role.
- Sound understanding of land tenure and property rights.
- Highly developed verbal and written communication skills.
- High level of proficiency in the Microsoft Office Suite of programs.
- Organised with good attention to detail.
- Good time management skills with an ability to manage multiple work streams simultaneously.
- Ability to implement project management systems and databases.
- Relevant tertiary qualification.
- Familiar with the implementation of legislation and/ or regulations.
Desirable
- Familiar with GIS software, maintenance of spatial databases, data capture, and mapping.
- Understanding of petroleum exploration and production land permit regulation and process.
- Sound organisational skills, including multi-tasking, time-management and influencing without authority.
- The capacity to occasionally travel as required to the Mid-West Region of WA.