Principal Environmental Scientist – Impact Assessment and Approvals

4 weeks ago


Perth, Western Australia AECOM Full time

At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world's most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations.

We're one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Our Environment Business in Perth has an exciting opportunity for an environmental professional to join our high-performing Impact Assessment & Permitting (IAP) Team.

The 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.

We're looking for a Principal Environmental Scientist who can work collaboratively to prepare and manage high-quality environmental impact assessments. You will be confident in translating technical information into accessible language in your written work and other communications.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Working closely with industry specialists to undertake and coordinate environmental impact assessments and approvals on high-profile, challenging projects.
  • Project managing, developing bids, and developing relationships with clients and stakeholders on a range of projects.
  • Providing technical leadership and confidence managing multidisciplinary technical teams to identify risks, solve problems, communicate change through planning, design, and approval processes.
  • Supporting the continued growth of our business and fostering 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.
  • Emotional intelligence to develop and maintain positive peer and client relationships.
  • Strong team player, influencer, and collaborator.
  • Good communicator with proven technical knowledge and a strong client focus.

AECOM acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the lands on which we, our clients, and our communities live and work around Australia. We pay our respects to their cultures and to their Elders – past, present, and emerging. 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/.



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