Director – Well Integrity

The National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority (NOPSEMA) is Australia’s independent expert regulator for health and safety, structural integrity, well integrity and environmental management for all offshore energy operations and greenhouse gas storage activities in Commonwealth waters and in coastal waters where regulatory powers and functions have been conferred.

NOPSEMA also administers the functions of the Offshore Infrastructure Regulator (OIR), for the offshore renewables industry. This includes the regulation of work health and safety, infrastructure integrity, and environmental management for offshore renewable energy infrastructure activities.

Working with NOPSEMA provides an opportunity to make a real difference to people working in Australia’s offshore energy industry.

Role:

NOPSEMA is recruiting an experienced Director – Well Integrity to join its Perth Office on an ongoing (permanent) basis.

The Director – Well Integrity provides strategic and technical leadership on well integrity matters and leads a team to deliver regulatory outcomes across the offshore energy lifecycle. The role operates collaboratively to ensure a consistent, risk-based regulatory approach and is part of the Regulatory Operations Leadership Team.

The Director plays a key role in supporting the integration of well integrity into the Regulatory Operations lifecycle model and will contribute to a period of organisational transformation.

The role reports to the Executive Director – Regulatory Operations (Well Integrity and Risk-Based Regulation).

Key Responsibilities:

The key responsibilities of the role include:

• leading and managing a team to deliver regulatory outcomes, including assessment of well-related submissions, inspections, and investigation of incidents.

• ensuring regulatory decisions are consistent, defensible and aligned with NOPSEMA’s risk-based regulatory framework.

• providing and overseeing specialist technical advice on well integrity and well operations to internal decision-makers and external stakeholders.

• supporting the integration of well integrity across the offshore energy lifecycle, including decommissioning and late-life asset management.

• implementing and improving procedures, guidance and regulatory tools to support effective and consistent decision-making.

• building and maintaining effective relationships with internal stakeholders, industry titleholders, and other government agencies.

• leading and developing staff capability, ensuring high performance and delivery of timely, high-quality regulatory outcomes.

What are we looking for?

An experienced leader with technical expertise in well integrity and a demonstrated ability to operate effectively in complex, regulatory or industry environments. You bring sound judgement and apply a structured, risk based approach to decision-making.

A proven ability to lead teams to deliver high-quality outcomes, including through periods of change. You set clear direction, manage competing priorities, and build team capability to achieve consistent and timely regulatory outcomes.

Experience applying and interpreting regulatory frameworks and can translate this into practical, defensible advice. You are confident navigating ambiguity and balancing technical, regulatory, and operational considerations.

An effective communicator with well-developed stakeholder engagement and influencing skills. You establish credibility quickly, communicate complex issues clearly, and build productive relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

You are motivated by the opportunity to contribute to a regulator that plays a critical role in protecting people and the environment, and to support continuous improvement in regulatory practice.

Why work for NOPSEMA?

As a highly skilled, agile, and competent regulator, our people are our number one asset. NOPSEMA offers competitive remuneration packages, five weeks annual leave, 18 personal leave days per annum, 18 weeks paid parental leave, 15.4% superannuation contribution and flexible working arrangements.

Guided by our values of professionalism, ethics, independence, leadership and collegiality the decisions we make and the actions we take affect individuals, businesses, communities and the environment. Our people can make a difference. Grow your career in the offshore energy sector. Be a part of Australia’s future and apply today.

NOPSEMA is committed to a fair, flexible, safe and rewarding workplace which allows for diversity amongst all its employees. Applicants who are First Nations people, come from a diverse cultural or linguistic background or have a disability are encouraged to apply.

RecruitAbility applies to this vacancy. Under the RecruitAbility scheme you will be invited to participate in further assessment activity for the vacancy if you choose to apply under the scheme, declare you have a disability and meet the minimum requirements for the position. For more information see https://www.apsc.gov.au/recruitability

If you are an experienced senior professional with demonstrated leadership experience and technical expertise in well integrity, apply now and take the next step in your career with this exciting opportunity.

Further information:

For more information and to apply for this exciting opportunity visit:

https://nopsema.nga.net.au/cp/

Please note that the closing date for this position is 21 July 2026.

Applications must be submitted by the closing date. Any applications received beyond the closing date will not be considered.

Please note this recruitment process will be valid for a period of 18 months and may be used to fill ongoing and non-ongoing positions within the Australian Public Service at this level or similar that arise over the 18 month period.