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Senior Environmental Approvals Officer

2 weeks ago


Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia City of Gold Coast Full time $107,116 - $113,388 per year

Vacancy Number

ER1795

Position Title

Senior Environmental Approvals Officer

Employment Status

Permanent Full Time - 9 Day Fortnight

Department

Environment, Heritage and Resilience

Location

Bundall QLD 4217

Award Classification

Stream A Level 7

Salary

$107,116 - $113,388

Hours

36 hours per week

About the team

The Environmental Management and Assessments team provides technical expertise primarily to the City of Gold Coast's Infrastructure department. Team members form an integral part of core project teams and provide expert guidance on environmental aspects, impacts, mitigation, and design to avoid impacts to the environment where possible. The Team's currently focused on providing environmental impact assessment management, coordination, and technical skills for projects related to sewerage and solid waste management, as well as a number of the City's strategy program portfolio. We are responsible for coordinating all necessary statutory approvals for the City's projects, and assisting and guiding projects through construction to ensure the environment is protected throughout the project lifecycle.
The team sits within the Environmental Improvement and Compliance business unit, under the Environment, Heritage and Resilience department.

About your new role

The Environmental Lead is responsible for leading environmental advice, impact assessment, and coordinating statutory approvals for infrastructure projects. This includes complex infrastructure approvals and amendments to the City's operational licences for sewerage and solid waste infrastructure assets. The role also involves mentoring junior members of the team and supporting the Coordinator Environmental Management and Assessments in providing technical advice to the Organisation on environmental science matters, such as ground and surface water quality, acid sulfate soils, and contaminated land.

We're looking for people who have:

An Environmental Science degree (or equivalent science degree) with honours as a preference and a minimum of 7 years' experience working in environmental science positions. You should have demonstrated experience working within the Commonwealth and Queensland statutory approvals systems and a strong understanding of environmental and planning legislation. Experience in working in multidisciplinary teams to deliver EIS-type projects is highly favourable. Field experience collecting scientific data, such as contaminated land, water quality, or ecology and strong written and reporting skills will be highly regarded.

Be part of shaping the Gold Coast's future

The Gold Coast is inspired by lifestyle and driven by opportunity. We are the second largest Council in Australia.

We care about being the most flexible government organisation in Australia and we have a range of benefits to help you create the right balance:

9-day fortnight Flexible work arrangements to suit your lifestyle, including hybrid/work from home options, flexible working hours and locations Personal and professional development courses Access to 350 fitness facilities through Fitness Passport 4 free confidential counselling sessions a year for you or an immediate family member 1 free nutritionist and financial advice session per year

We pride ourselves on our shared mission of being a high-performing, customer-focused organisation which delivers value-for-money services to the community. We're committed to creating a diverse workplace and inclusive culture.

How to apply

For more information, view the position brief by clicking the paperclip icon in the top right corner of this screen.

Click 'Apply' to submit your online application. Upload your Resume with a Cover Letter (of no more than 2 pages) outlining how your skills, experience and personal attributes would allow you to achieve success in this role.

Documents needs to be less than 2MB in size and PDF format is preferred. If you encounter technical issues when applying, please email ***********

Our selection process may include a one-way video interview via Criteria, a face-to-face or virtual interview via Microsoft Teams, reference checks via Xref and additional checks including police checks, employment history checks, qualification checks, pre-employment medical reviews and drug and alcohol testing.

Contact Person

Anneliisa Tonisson

Contact

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Closing Date

4 June 2025

Please note applications for all of our vacancies close at 10.30pm on the listed closing date.