Environmental Approvals Specialist

5 months ago

Melbourne, Australia ERM Group Full time

As part of the continued growth of our services in the energy, resources and infrastructure sectors, ERM has an exciting opportunity for an Environmental Approvals Specialist / Environmental Planning Consultant to join our team in Melbourne. We are looking for someone with a keen interest in supporting decarbonisation efforts and helping drive forward the development of large-scale renewable energy projects, as well as transport projects. You will have access to ERM’s global Impact Assessment Technical Community, sharing multi-disciplinary resources and best practices across the industry. This is an excellent opportunity for professional consultants looking to advance their career with a global environmental leader on both local and international projects.

Responsibilities include:

- Lead and/or support environmental approvals processes, environmental impact assessments and technical reports across a range of projects.
- Develop skills in technical competency, project management, and general consulting and decision-making.
- Coordinate and monitor project activities, including task delegation and direction, subcontractor management, health & safety protocol management, commercial performance, quality review of deliverables, and interaction with clients.
- Contribute to proposal development, including development of technical scopes and cost estimates in accordance with ERM’s policies and processes.
- Build strong collaborative relationships with other ERM teams locally and globally as part of project teams and ERM’s Technical Communities.

**Requirements**:

- Bachelor’s degree in Urban Planning, Environmental Science, or related discipline
- Minimum 3 years’ experience in statutory planning and/or environmental approvals, consulting industry experience highly desirable.
- Broader experience in legislation of other jurisdictions, environmental management and stakeholder management would be viewed favourably.
- Strong knowledge of project management and experience working as part of an integrated team.
- Solid experience building sustaining relationships with clients.
- Excellent writing, communication, presentation, strategic thinking, and people skills.
- Motivated to proactively contribute to a team environment, share knowledge, skills and ideas.
- 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 is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status or disability status.

Thank you for your interest in ERM

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