Environmental Sustainability Specialist

2 days ago


Adelaide, South Australia SA Water Full time

About SA Water

We are a South Australian water service provider dedicated to delivering reliable and trusted water services to over 1.8 million customers. Our mission is to ensure the state is a sustainable and healthy place to live and work. We prioritize environmental goals and practices to achieve long-term service delivery.

Our business is significant in size and impact, with a commitment to being climate-ready. We are guided by our values: people, purpose, and performance. We value our people, do work that matters, keep it real, and are future-focused.

We are driven to deliver positive outcomes for South Australians through our services. Our goal is to make a positive difference in the lives of our customers and the communities they live in.

About the Role

We are seeking an Environmental Impact Assessment Officer to provide expert advice and services across our asset lifecycle. The successful candidate will ensure that environmental, heritage, and development approvals are in place, compliant, and aligned with our goal of achieving sustainable outcomes.

The ideal candidate will be a passionate and detail-oriented environmental professional with a deep understanding of environmental impact assessments and regulatory compliance. They will thrive in a dynamic environment, where they can manage environmental, heritage, and development approvals to ensure projects run smoothly and sustainably.

About Science and Strategy

The Science and Strategy group employs scientific approaches to address present and upcoming challenges. They execute a strategy driven by customer preferences to elevate the SA Water brand and position us for future success.

Responsibilities

  • Foster trust with our people, customers, and community by providing expert advice and service that ensures effective communication and engagement with our business strategy and its delivery across South Australia.
  • Provide thorough assessments to ensure that all environmental, heritage, and development approvals are identified, facilitated, and understood, minimizing delays or costs to projects.
  • Conduct and manage environmental and heritage assessments, ensuring risks and impacts are identified, understood, and mitigated. Review contractor environmental management plans to ensure compliance with identified risks and approval conditions.
  • Perform inspections and audits based on risk to ensure management plans are effectively implemented, and communicate outcomes to contractors and project managers.

Requirements

  • Tertiary qualifications in a science or environment discipline or equivalent experience.
  • Experience in undertaking environmental impact assessments and demonstrated experience in environmental auditing and inspections.
  • Knowledge of Commonwealth and State planning, environmental, and heritage legislation relevant to environmental impact assessment.
  • Skills in collaboration, communication, negotiation, and influencing.


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