Reservoir Engineer

Description:

The Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions (DJPR) was established to ensure Victoria's strong economic performance by growing industries and regions. Here at DJPR, we're making sure Victoria's economy benefits all Victorians by creating more jobs for more people, building thriving places and regions and nurturing inclusive communities.
Our work supports a range of diverse portfolios and operates across metropolitan, regional and international offices. We also oversee various public entities, including public corporations, regulatory authorities and specialist boards.
The Department strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and offers reasonable adjustments for applicants with disabilities.

The position of Reservoir Engineer forms a part of the Commercial Development and Facilitation branch within the Forestry, Resources and Climate Change group.

The Forestry, Resources and Climate Change (FRCC) group develops policy, programs and regulation to enable investment and generate jobs through the sustainable development of the state's earth resources (including extractives, minerals and petroleum), forestry and game. It also works with commercial forest industries to maximise economic value from Victorian timber production and processing (plantations and native forests on public and private land) and assists industry to adapt to environmental, social and economic change.

The Commercial Development and Facilitation Branch within the Forestry Resources and Climate Change (FRCC) Group helps to identify commercial opportunities from government activities for business, to create jobs, foster diversification and to assist industry to recover from the impacts of COVID-19. It does this by working with business to help navigate government decision-making processes and facilitate industry connections with relevant government bodies - while maintaining regulatory independence.

The branch delivers considered, and expert commercial and strategic advice to the FRCC executive, and the department more generally. Branch expertise includes complex commercial transactions, risk assessment modelling, governance, financial analysis, assessing new commercial opportunities and leading negotiations.

Reporting to the Engineering Director, CarbonNet, the Reservoir Engineer for CarbonNet will primarily be responsible for planning and execution of reservoir engineering modelling projects that continue CarbonNet's permit work programs, contribute to a Declaration of Storage at CarbonNet's preferred sites, and support evaluation of FEED for storage development. The Reservoir Engineer will also undertake a wide variety of work across the branch to support these objectives.

The successful applicant will work effectively as a member of a team and enjoy flexible working arrangements.