Principal Advisor Community Engagement and Social

**Requisition ID**:79782

**Job Category**:Environmental

**Location**:Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

With over six decades of business and technical experience in the mining, energy, and infrastructure sectors, we see challenges evolving in every industry. We respond quickly with solutions that are smarter, more efficient, and innovative. We draw upon our 9,000 staff, with experience in over 150 countries, to challenge the status quo and create positive change for our clients, our employees, and the communities we serve.

Our Environmental Services Group (ESG) provides our clients with expertise in climate change, environmental assessment & management, noise & vibration, social impact management, sustainable development design, and water resources. With your help, we can build extraordinary things that co-exist, and benefit local communities and habitats.

We are currently seeking to recruit a Principal Advisor Community Engagement and Social Performance (CESP) to grow its infrastructure social performance practice. Reporting to the Regional Director, Community Engagement and Social Performance AUA you will be responsible for leading infrastructure projects across Australia and Asia with opportunities to also participate on global initiatives.

Your key responsibilities will be to:

- Provide CESP technical expertise and manage multi-disciplinary project teams throughout the life

cycle of client projects with a focus on leading infrastructure projects.
- Deliver strategic CESP advisory support and capacity building, impact assessment and management,

agreement making, community engagement and consultation, and social investment services.
- Work with Hatch project managers and team members to build the CESP infrastructure service

offering and grow the business.
- Record, research, identify and anticipate any social risks to project development, including solutions

to meet these challenges.
- Assist infrastructure companies and projects as they deliver upon their socioeconomic commitments

and develop plans to meet industry best practice.

matter expert.
- Identify client opportunities with project managers across the Hatch organisation and externally.
- Share your experiences with colleagues and clients at speaking events, networking events,

conferences, webinars and through online blog posts.

**Skills and Qualifications**:

- Degree qualified in anthropology, social sciences, public policy, sustainability or a related field;
advanced degree preferred.
- Minimum of 10 years’ CESP experience across the project lifecycle ideally on major infrastructure

projects.
- Expertise in CESP technical planning, program design and execution.

performance standards including the IFC Performance Standards and other development finance and

project financier, and client requirements.
- Country exposure - Australia, Asia (Asia Pacific, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea) and broad general

international coverage.
- Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills.
- Creative and approachable with a willingness to recommend innovative solutions to clients.
- Willingness for both domestic and international travel as work requires.
- Effective, open communication and presentation style with the ability to plan and deliver best in

class, high quality deliverables.
- A willingness to proactively meet clients’ needs whether big or small.

Why join us?
- Work with great people to make a difference
- Collaborate on exciting projects to develop innovative solutions
- Top employer

What we offer you?
- Flexible work environment
- Long term career development
- Think globally, work locally

As an accredited Employer of Choice for Gender Equality (WGEA) and Equal Opportunity Employer, we are committed to fostering a workforce in each of our locations that reflects the diversity of the communities in which we operate. Within Australia, this includes supporting and encouraging a flexible workplace and a comprehensive benefit offering. If you have any special needs requirements, please discuss with us and we will do our utmost to accommodate your request.