Team Leader

**Team Leader - Environmental Approvals**:
**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 Livable Water Solutions (LWS) group is responsible for the asset planning for the organization and plays a crucial role in ensuring environmental compliance and risk management throughout our capital projects.

As the Team Leader - Environmental Approvals, you will collaborate closely with the Environment & Approvals Manager to oversee environmental processes within SEW's capital program lifecycle. Your role will involve managing a team of technical environmental professionals, building strong stakeholder relationships, ensuring compliance with legislative requirements and timely obtaining of statutory approvals.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Lead and manage a team of environmental professionals, providing support, coaching, and performance assessments.
- Develop and maintain productive relationships with internal leadership and management to embed environmental approvals and risk management processes.
- Build and maintain effective relationships with regulators and authorities.
- Implement and monitor environmental risk management processes, including identifying risks, implementing controls, and capturing continuous improvement opportunities.
- Support project teams in high risk/complex projects, ensuring timely approvals and risk mitigation.
- Environmental incident management and response.
- Provide training and upskilling to staff and contractors on legislative obligations and environmental processes.
- Implement tools and systems to support effective environmental performance and governance.

**Who are you?**:
Strong people leadership stills along with a sound understanding of environmental legislation and approvals requirements will set you up for success in this role.

You will also be able to demonstrate:

- Bachelor’s degree or higher in environmental science, engineering, statutory planning, or relevant field.
- Minimum ten years' experience in a similar role, preferably within the water industry.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Familiarity with project management principles and asset project lifecycles.
- Demonstrated understanding of and experience implementing risk management frameworks and approaches
- Excellent organizational skills and ability to manage multiple projects concurrently.
- Ability to develop competent and effective teams.
- Commitment to promoting environmental management approaches.

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

- A commitment to work-life balance with truly flexible working arrangements, including hybrid working and leave purchasing.
- 14 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?**: