At the Clean Energy Regulator, you’re signing up for a challenging and rewarding workplace. All our work is connected to measuring, managing, reducing or offsetting carbon emissions, protecting our natural environments and increasing the safe use of clean energy in Australia.
The Clean Energy Regulator
We are an economic regulator accelerating carbon abatement for Australia. We do this by administering Australian Government schemes to measure, manage, reduce and offset carbon emissions in Australia.
Our role is determined by climate change law. We administer schemes that contribute to the Australian Government climate target of reducing emissions to 43% below 2005 levels by 2030 and Net Zero by 2050.
Find out more about the Clean Energy Regulator and what we have to offer, please visit our website and for the latest update on activities, you can follow us on LinkedIn.
Work with us
Working with us isn’t just a job, it's a chance to have a rewarding career. We're looking for people with diverse skills, expertise and experience to work with us to reduce carbon emissions and increase the use of clean energy in Australia.
About the Opportunities
We are recruiting across the APS Level 4 to Executive Level 1 classifications across a variety of areas of the agency.
The agency is undergoing a period of significant change and growth, with new responsibilities and expanded scope of schemes, such as the Cheaper Home Batteries initiative, Guarantee of Origin scheme and the Nature Repair Market. The agency has also been appointed as the preferred regulator for distributed energy products, also known as consumer energy resources.
With a variety of roles on offer we are searching for candidates who can demonstrate capability in a variety of different areas.
Information about all the schemes we administer, as well as our publications, can be found on our website.
There are current, immediate vacancies available working within the consumer energy national technical regulator as well as further anticipated vacancies as the national framework is developed and implementation commences. The availability of roles will be staggered as the framework matures and subject to the passage of the related legislation.
The merit pool from this process may also be used to fill roles within the Renewable Energy Target scheme and National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting scheme.
The duties across the levels will vary and you are encouraged to review the website listing for each role to understand in more detail.
We are seeking candidates who demonstrate some of or all our core capabilities:
- Building Relationships
- Developing Self and Others
- Managing Risk
- Applying Legislation and Policy
- Delivering Results
- Leveraging Insights
We’re looking for people who can bring:
- Adaptability and resilience in changing environments
- Sound judgement, initiative and accountability
- Strong collaboration and stakeholder engagement skills
- Ability to apply policy or guidance in a practical way
- A willingness to learn and embrace new systems and technologies
- The ability to manage competing priorities and deliver results
- A commitment to APS values, integrity and teamwork
Tertiary qualifications are not required for these roles, however qualifications in or progress towards the following would be advantageous:
- Electrical Engineering
- Renewable Energy Engineering
- Any STEM related discipline
- Public Policy or Government
How to Apply
To learn more about these roles, please click on 'Apply' to view the Clean Energy Regulator Careers page.
Other Benefits
- Great work-life balance.
- Competitive salary packaging and leave options, including purchase leave.
- Diverse, supportive, inclusive and agile work environment, with staff at all levels being part of conversations with the senior executive and being offered the opportunity to experience different types of work.
- A wide range of learning and development opportunities.
Applications close 11.30pm AEDT on Sunday, 25 October 2026.