Lead Environmental Consultant

Seventy-five years ago, we created a home for creative thinkers seeking to solve the world’s biggest challenges. Today, a collective of 16,000+ Arupians gather across the globe from 140 different countries to build a sustainable future.
At Arup, you’ll do more than work — you’ll shape a better world.

**About this role**
This role’s focus is to provide input and leadership on a range of environmental related projects and associated statutory approvals. This will include large infrastructure projects and smaller projects in a diverse range of sectors including transport, energy, local and state government and water. Experience in transport projects is preferred

**What will I do?**
- Lead high-impact environmental initiatives across a diverse portfolio of projects in WA, while contributing expertise to projects across ANZ.
- Drive complex environmental assessments, including Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) approvals, post-approval compliance, clearing permits, and policy advisory, shaping sustainable project outcomes.
- Provide strategic environmental insights to clients, delivering high-quality reports that influence decision-making and champion sustainability.
- Collaborate with senior leaders and multidisciplinary teams, ensuring seamless integration of environmental considerations into projects and bids.
- Cultivate and strengthen client relationships, positioning Arup as a trusted advisor and expanding our presence in the environmental consultancy space.
- Lead and mentor teams, overseeing internal specialists and sub-consultants, ensuring the highest standards of quality, accuracy, and innovation in environmental consulting.

**Is this role right for you?**
- Extensive experience in environmental consulting, private industry, or government, with a strong track record of delivering impactful outcomes.
- Your background in resources and ports portfolios will be advantageous.
- Relevant tertiary qualifications in Environmental Management, Science, Planning, Engineering, or a related discipline.
- Strong stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to build trusted relationships across government and private sectors.
- Expertise in navigating approval pathways and shaping environmental policy, providing strategic advice on regulatory frameworks and their evolution.
- Proven experience in environmental planning, leading environmental impact assessments and securing approvals for complex projects.
- Ability to identify and mitigate environmental risks early, ensuring practical and positive environmental outcomes.
- Active membership or eligibility for membership in relevant professional institutions or peer bodies.
- In-depth knowledge of environmental legislation, regulations, and industry best practices, with a strong preference for experience in WA’s regulatory environment.

**What we offer you**

At Arup, we care about each member’s success, so we can grow together.
Guided by our values, we provide an attractive total reward package that recognises the contribution of each of our members to our shared success. As well as competitive, fair, and equitable pay, we offer a career in which all of our members can belong, grow and thrive - through benefits that support health and wellbeing, a wide range of learning opportunities and many possibilities to have an impact through the work they do.

We are owned in trust on behalf of our members, giving us the freedom, with personal responsibility, to set our own direction and choose work that aligns with our purpose and adds to Arup’s legacy. Our members collaborate on ambitious projects to deliver remarkable outcomes for our clients and communities. Profit Share is a key part of our reward, enabling eligible members to share in the results of our collective efforts.

**Explore the perks of a career with Arup Australia**:

- Hybrid working policy and flexible working hours.
- Paid parental leave for the primary carer of 16 weeks or 32 weeks at half pay and as well as generous unpaid leave benefits.
- Paid parental leave for the support carer of 4 weeks plus the opportunity to access extra paid and unpaid leave if you later become the primary carer.
- Birthday leave
- Annual leave loading
- Ability to purchase additional leave of up to 20 days for permanent employees.
- International mobility opportunities
- Insurances (life & income protection)
- Interest free solar energy and bicycle loans
- Novated car lease
- Ovsaver including discounts, vouchers, cashback, and exclusive offers on more than 300 retailers.

**Different people, shared values**

**Our Application Process**

Arup does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies.

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