Environmental Consultant - Environment and Planning

About the role

Aurecon is looking for an Environmental Consultant for its Environment and Planning team in Queensland. You will handle environmental and planning approvals, environmental management and environmental design management for major projects, working across disciplines to help clients and communities.

Key responsibilities

• Manage and support environmental and planning approvals for major projects, developing approval strategies and resolving issues as projects evolve
• Prepare approval applications, environmental and impact assessments, policy advice and technical reports, coordinating specialist inputs
• Develop environmental management plans and risk assessments, and support construction and operational environmental risk management
• Interpret Commonwealth and State legislation and approval requirements, advise clients, support stakeholder consultation and liaise with regulators
• Work on renewable energy, transmission, coal seam gas, mining, resources, transport, water and other infrastructure projects
• Integrate environmental requirements into project design and delivery with multidisciplinary teams
• Assist with project scope, budget, scheduling and resource coordination, and support proposals, tenders and business development when needed

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in environmental science, environmental management, environmental policy, planning, engineering, law or a related discipline
• Approximately three to six years of post-graduation experience in environmental planning, approvals, impact assessment or environmental management
• Experience in environmental engineering, environmental science, construction, contracting, government or client-side environment roles; consulting experience is advantageous but not essential
• Project exposure in one or more of the listed sectors; experience across multiple sectors is advantageous but not essential

Required skills

• Experience with Commonwealth and State approvals processes and knowledge of environmental policy and legislation
• Strong technical analysis skills; construction environmental management experience is valued
• Strong report writing, verbal communication and stakeholder engagement skills
• Ability to give well-reasoned advice, manage multiple tasks and work autonomously or with technical teams