Principal Environmental Consultant

5 days ago


Melbourne, Australia ERM Group Full time

ERM is seeking an experienced Principal Environmental Consultant (Impact Assessment) to be based in our Melbourne office, to provide project management, environmental approvals and environmental management services on large-scale capital development projects, including for renewables, infrastructure and industrial sector clients. As a Principal Consultant, you will contribute your leadership, client relationship, and technical consulting skills to support the growth of ERM’s business and client base within the sectors, while networking with ERM's global Impact Assessment technical team to share multi-disciplinary resources and best practices across the industry.

This is an excellent opportunity for a senior professional looking to advance their career level with a global environmental leader.

Role Responsibilities:
- Lead the development of approvals strategies and documentation, environmental impact assessments (including EES) and complex approvals processes.- Project manage multiple projects within scope and budget and ensure quality standards on project deliverables.- Support Account Directors to maintain existing client relationships and develop commercial strategies to pursue and win new business opportunities.- Lead the local team, contributing to a positive team culture and mentoring junior and mid-level consulting staff to develop their skills in environmental impact assessments, planning and approvals.- Build strong collaborative relationships across the ERM business.

If you have the following, we want to hear from you:
- Bachelor’s degree in Planning, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Science, or a related discipline.- 10+ years’ experience in environmental planning and impact assessments.-
- Superior project management and project delivery skills, including time management, resource management, and organisational skills.- Demonstrated experience in building and sustaining excellent relationships with key clients.- Well-developed team building and influencing skills; unquestioned integrity; and the experience, confidence, and stature to effectively address client and business needs and challenges.- Excellent writing, communication, presentation, strategic thinking, and people skills.- Authorisation to work in Australia.
- Who We Are:_
- As the world’s leading sustainability consulting firm, ERM is uniquely positioned to contribute to the environment and society through the expertise and energy of our employees worldwide. Sustainability is what we do, and is at the heart of both our service offerings and how we operate our business. For our people, our vision means attracting, inspiring, developing and rewarding our people to work with the best clients and on the biggest challenges, thus creating valuable careers. We achieve our vision in a sustainable manner by maintaining and living our ERM values that include Accountability, Caring for our People, Client Focus, Collaboration, Empowerment, and Transparency._

ERM does not accept recruiting agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, ERM employees or any other company location. ERM is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

ERM is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status or disability status.

Thank you for your interest in ERM.



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