Environment and Approvals Advisor

**Who are we?**:
We’re here to help people live well and create a better and more sustainable future. We support healthy and liveable communities by delivering water, sewerage and recycled water services to 1.77 million people who rely on us every day and every night. At South East Water, we innovate with purpose and act with care to deliver healthy water for life. Fresh thinking and collaboration are at the heart of our organisation. We are constantly learning, embracing the challenges of today and excited by the opportunities that tomorrow will bring.

**The role**:
Our career options are as diverse as our people, we all have an important role to play. Our Resilient Communities team are looking for an Environment and Approvals Advisor to come on board to provide environmental assessment and risk management, stakeholder engagement and regulatory approval support and advice for capital projects.

As the Environment and Approvals Advisor, you’ll build lasting relationships with our contractors, planners, and project managers to identify, mitigate and monitor environmental risks, ensure compliance with various legislative obligations and ensure approvals and permits are identified and obtained within project timelines and budgets.

**Who are you?**:
You’re a passionate environmental professional with a bachelor’s degree in environmental science/engineering, ecology, statutory planning, or similar, that can demonstrate experience and skill across the following areas in scientific or technical environments, ideally within the water industry:

- Sound understanding of environmental legislation and approvals requirements applicable to construction projects, with the ability to communicate these requirements across all business levels.
- Experience in construction environmental management including auditing and monitoring to ensure that projects are safeguarded from legislative breaches.
- Experience working with local and state regulatory authorities.
- Project management skills with an ability to manage multiple projects and priorities.
- Promotion of “cradle to grave” environmental management approach to ensure that risks are identified early, efficiencies are gained, and management plans are properly implemented.
- Well-developed interpersonal, relationship building and communication skills with the ability to write reports, present/facilitate and prepare a range of communications for key stakeholders).
- Specialist knowledge and experience ideally in ecology, statutory planning, contaminated land, or other related discipline related to construction environmental management - highly regarded.
- Experience with GIS - desirable.

**What's in it for you?**:

- A commitment to work-life balance with truly flexible working arrangements, including hybrid working and leave purchasing.
- 15 weeks paid parental leave for all parents and paid super on unpaid parental leave
- A range of benefits, including free on-site parking and cultural leave.
- A great culture working in collaborative teams with strong work ethics.
- Career focused learning and development opportunities.
- The opportunity to be part of an organisation committed to environmental initiatives.
- Enjoy modern office facilities with panoramic beachfront views.

**We're for everyone**:
We do meaningful work, but how we do it is just as important. We’re here to help people live well, protect the environment, and keep healthy water and resources accessible and affordable for all. We know to make a positive difference we need to support our people to be their very best. Flexibility and innovation are at the heart of how we work. But it’s our people’s collective ambition, authenticity and differences that bring our culture to life.

Our people are as diverse as the communities we serve. Everyone brings a unique voice and a refreshing perspective that keeps us innovating. It makes us better learners, thinkers and collaborators, helping create better outcomes for our customers. Even though we’re all different, we still share a common goal to deliver healthy water for life.

**Keen to make an impact?**:
This is a level 4 position with remuneration starting at $103,795 + super.