Environmental Approvals Specialist

2 months ago


Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Environmental Resources Management (ERM) Full time
Environmental Approvals Specialist / Environmental Planning Consultant

We are seeking a highly skilled Environmental Approvals Specialist / Environmental Planning Consultant to join our team in Newcastle/Sydney. As part of our continued growth in the renewable and diversified energy sectors, this role will play a critical part in supporting decarbonization efforts and driving forward the development of large-scale renewable energy projects.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Lead and/or support a wide variety of environmental approvals for the renewable energy and infrastructure sectors, covering Commonwealth, State, and local jurisdictions as applicable.
  • Collaborate with other ERM national and global practitioners to execute projects, participating on teams composed of multi-disciplinary professionals from multiple offices around the global ERM organization.
  • Develop technical skills, project experience, and general consulting and decision-making skills.
  • Contribute to proposal development, including the development of technical scopes and cost estimates in accordance with ERM's policies and processes.
  • Direct and monitor project management activities related to projects, including task delegation and direction, subcontractor management, health & safety protocol management, monitoring of commercial performance, quality review of deliverables, and interaction with clients.
  • Work with other global ERM resources to deepen relationships with ERM key clients to expand ERM's profile and market share in the global mining as well as future energies' markets.

Requirements:

  • Bachelor's degree in environmental planning or science, or a related discipline.
  • 2+ years of relevant infrastructure and/or energy industry experience, including environmental approvals/permitting and/or management. Consulting industry experience is highly desirable.
  • Experience with and an understanding of the environmental/planning approvals process applicable to NSW projects.
  • Experience in managing approvals for infrastructure projects, with experience in the renewables sector or transport sector desirable.
  • Strong knowledge of project management and experience working as part of an integrated team.
  • Critical thinking skills – i.e. able to synthesize large amounts of data into meaningful outcomes.
  • Excellent report writing, data collation, and management/presentation skills.
  • Motivated to proactively contribute to a team environment, share knowledge, skills, and ideas.

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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