Principal Environmental Scientist – Impact Assessment and Approvals

1 week ago


Perth, Western Australia AECOM Full time
About the Role

AECOM's Environment Business in Perth has an exciting opportunity for an environmental professional to join our high-performing Impact Assessment & Permitting (IAP) Team. As a Principal Environmental Scientist, you will play a key role in delivering excellence in client-service on projects from a range of markets including Power (renewables and grid modernisation), Mining, Transport, and Defence.

Our IAP Technical Practice covers a range of service offerings within the Environment Business Line, including undertaking environmental constraints analysis, environmental impact assessment, obtaining environmental approvals, environmental management, auditing, and environmental compliance.

You will be responsible for working closely with industry specialists to undertake and coordinate environmental impact assessments and approvals on high-profile, challenging projects. You will also work alongside Management Teams to ensure environmental matters are appropriately considered and managed at all stages of design development and project construction.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Project manage, develop bids, and develop relationships with clients and stakeholders on a range of projects.
  • Proven technical leadership and confidence managing multidisciplinary technical teams to identify risks, solve problems, communicate change through planning, design, and approval processes.
  • Support the continued growth of our business and foster the development of environmental planning and approvals across the region.

Requirements:

  • Bachelor's degree in an appropriate discipline such as environmental science.
  • Strong environmental impact assessment experience, approvals, or planning approvals across a number of market sectors and a good industry reputation.
  • Demonstrated experience working on major projects.
  • Solid project management/coordination skills, and commercial acumen to effectively manage resources, timelines, quality, and budgets.
  • Possess the emotional intelligence to develop and maintain positive peer and client relationships.
  • Be a strong team player, influencer, and, most importantly, a real collaborator.
  • Be a good communicator with proven technical knowledge and a strong client focus.

About AECOM

AECOM is the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design, and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy, and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges.

We are committed to connecting to Country in our work through meaningful engagement with First Nations peoples and businesses. Find out more about our Australian Reconciliation Action Plan here: https://aecom.com/au/our-vision-for-reconciliation/.

What We Offer

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you're working from an AECOM office, remote location, or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit, and pioneering mindset are championed.

We provide a wide array of compensation and benefits programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We also provide a robust global well-being program. We're the world's trusted global infrastructure firm, and we're in this together – your growth and success are ours too.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person's potential, and we'll help you reach yours.



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