Consultant (Environmental and Social)

Consultant (Environmental and Social)

SRK Consulting is an international independent employee-owned consulting practice, providing integrated consulting services to the resource sector.

The Role

We are looking for a passionate environmental scientist/engineer with 3+ years' experience in Environmental and Social management to join our growing ESG team. Our successful candidate will have Western Australian Environmental Permitting experience, a strong understanding of Australian regulations, awareness of local and international ESG practices trends impacting the resources industry (i.e. legislative and regulatory changes, developing Good International Industry Practices, climate change and GHG emissions, etc.), and environmental and social risk assessment.

At SRK

Professionally, you can expect to be supporting and providing specialised consulting services to our clients both in the office and in the field. You will be mentored and guided by technically talented experts in their field, both locally and globally, who will assist you in developing your skills, building your network and helping you to achieve your career goals. You will primarily be involved in completing environmental and social risk assessments, permitting compliance checks, ESG practices conformance assessments, data collection, collation, analysis, and reporting related to various aspects of mining and infrastructure projects, where you will be supported by Senior and Principal Consultants.

Personally, you will join a diverse and passionate organisation where you can drive your learning and really shape your future. We are passionate about providing a culture that promotes career growth and personal development, innovation and out of the box thinking, and providing a safe environment where you have the space to develop and test your ideas.

This role is based out of our Perth office.

Our successful candidate will have:

• Tertiary qualification in Environmental Science or Engineering, or related discipline
• Professional experience (3+ years) in the mining industry. Field work / mine site experience is preferred
• Strong understanding of Australian and state environmental and permitting regulations and guidelines
• Demonstratable experience in environmental permitting, specifically in Western Australia
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to contribute to high quality technical reports in English
• Competency in Microsoft Office, with strong Excel skills
• Willingness to travel (domestic/international and possibly to remote locations)
• Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident. Sponsorship is not available for this role.
• GIS mapping, modelling, and coding skills would be looked upon favourably

A career with us means you will have:

• Technically interesting and challenging work within a non-hierarchical and diverse consultancy environment
• Diversity of projects and collaboration with other discipline areas to develop your skills and experience
• Mentoring by colleagues who are global leaders in their fields
• Professional development, flexible work and educational support opportunities
• Opportunities for domestic and international travel, including site visits or secondments to one of our global offices
• A competitive salary with an opportunity to purchase shares in the company at both the local and global level; the SRK Group is an independent group, owned by its employees

If you have any queries about this opportunity please direct enquiries to the SRK People team on or email us at All discussions are strictly confidential. Pease note that only applications submitted though our recruitment system will be considered.