Environment & Approval Advisor

2 weeks ago

Brisbane, Australia Sunwater Limited Full time

Full Time**Location**:
Brisbane, Townsville**Job type**:
Health, Safety & Environment**Applications close**:
24 Apr 2024 E. Australia Standard Time

**Environment & Approval Advisor**:
**What makes Sunwater an exceptional workplace?**

We are dedicated to providing our employees with a dynamic and secure work atmosphere, accompanied by an array of attractive benefits including:

- Base salary starting from $136,340.94
- 12.75% superannuation
- Access to Banked Time and TOIL
- 17.5% leave loading
- Hybrid work environment with a genuine emphasis on work/life balance
- Access to Sunwater's MyBenefits hosted by Reward Gateway

**The role**

Reporting to the Environmental & Approvals Manager, you will undertake environmental planning approval assessments for pre-feasibility, option analysis and business case phases for proposed development projects. You will also be responsible for the development of approval strategies, including budgets, delivery programs and schedules.

Responsibilities will include:

- Provision of statutory approval and environmental assessment advice for the development of new and enhanced infrastructure investment opportunities.
- Contributing to the integration of environmental compliance and risk management strategies to produce cost effective sustainable solutions.
- Assessing local planning scheme approval requirements
- Supporting the business in developing current policies and procedures that are aligned to best practice within a statutory approvals and environmental setting
- Coordinating environmental planning activities including Environmental Impact Studies (EIS) and Local planning scheme assessments.
- Writing, reviewing and submitting environmental documentation, ensuring compliance with the environmental authorities, permits and approvals.
- Supporting the maintenance of the environmental works governance framework.
- Supporting Sunwater in maintaining the Environmental Management system in line with AS/NZS ISO 14001:2016.

**Please note that due to the nature of the role, you may be required to do some travel to Sunwater regional sites. Please note this role can be based in either the Townsville or Brisbane Office.**

**About you**

Having tertiary qualifications in in environmental science or a related discipline, you will have experience conducting ecological assessments (desktop and field) as well as experience liaising with external governing bodies in a business setting. You will have well developed knowledge of, and ability to interpret, environmental and planning legislation to provide practical advice.

In addition, you will be able to demonstrate:

- 5+ Years experience in a similar role
- Experience influencing and supporting the delivery of organisational activities through ownership of business decisions and pro-active partnering with leaders across Sunwater
- Proven ability to develop and maintain trusted, effective partnerships with key stakeholders to support the delivery of organisational objectives

Sunwater acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the first peoples of this country and Traditional Custodians of the land and water we rely on. We respect and value their continued sacred connection to Country, including the diverse, rich traditions, languages and customs that are the longest living in the world. We acknowledge their resilience in the face of significant and ongoing historical, cultural, and political change within Australia. We recognise and value the importance of truth-telling today, and our role to listen and learn.

Please note that our recruitment process involves verifying references, conducting psychometric testing, performing background checks, and conducting a pre-employment medical evaluation.

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