Senior Approvals Specialist

Shape Your World

At Alcoa, you will become an essential part of our purpose: to turn raw potential into real progress. The way we see it, every Alcoan is a work-shaper, team-shaper, idea-shaper, world-shaper.

About the Role

Seeking a challenging role where you can use your expertise in navigating complex environmental approval processes? We have an 18-month fixed-term opportunity for a highly skilled Senior Environmental Approvals Specialist to join the team that are playing a pivotal part in shaping the future of responsible mining at Alcoa.

Reporting to our Approvals Manager – Part V, you will support in ensuring the development and execution of regulatory approvals for operational projects is built around evidence-based decision making, environmental sustainability principles and risk mitigation.

Your primary purpose and core activities will include:

• Planning and executing licence amendments, Works Approvals and NVCPs under Part V of the EP Act, water licences under the RIWI Act, permits and authorisations under the BC Act, CALM Act, and local planning laws.
• Identifying and managing critical risks associated with approvals and licensing processes ensuring risk mitigation actions and timing are assigned, tracked, and executed.
• Developing scope of works for environmental studies, monitoring consultants' delivery and reviewing technical documents.
• Supporting in engagement with State government agencies on issues pertaining to regulatory approvals.
• Working collaboratively with the Part IV Approvals Team to ensure primary and secondary approvals are aligned.

What's on offer

• Attractive remuneration and variable bonus plan.
• Employee growth and development opportunities.
• Employee assistance program for personal support services.
• Alcoa Live Well program offering travel, lifestyle, health and wellbeing discounts.
• Generous leave entitlements including a leisure day off every 4-weeks.
• Salary packaging for a novated car lease, employee share plan and superannuation options
• Flexible work arrangements including partial work from home options.

What you can bring to the role

• Tertiary qualifications in Environmental Science or related fields of study with substantial experience in environmental approval processes in industry or Government.
• Experience managing supporting studies and preparing Works Approval applications associated with Tailing Storage Facilities (highly desirable).
• You're a creative problem solver who can cut through ambiguity and uncertainty and develop practical solutions by embracing ideas and input from team members and stakeholders.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills with the ability to make sound, logical and balanced judgements.
• Proficiency in analysing information from a variety of sources to solve complex environmental challenges.
• Your adaptability to any situation that thrives in challenging environments, along with your persistent and collaborative approach in bringing new ideas to life.

Additional information

• Interviews may progress prior to the closing date, although all applications will be considered.
• You will only be contacted if you are shortlisted for an interview, this process can take up to four weeks from the closing date.

About the Location

Alcoa Australia's company headquarters is located at 235 St Georges Terrace in Perth CBD, Western Australia, on Whadjuk Noongar land. The office is conveniently close to public transport and parking, and hosts employees from various business functions, including Commercial, Finance, Sustainability, Communications, and Human Resources, as well as expert teams supporting local and global locations. Our head office offers modern, open-plan working facilities and excellent end-of-trip amenities within a state-of-the-art building.

We are values led, vision driven and united by our purpose of transforming raw potential into real progress. Our commitments to Inclusion, Diversity & Equity include providing trusting workplaces that are safe, respectful and inclusive of all individuals, free from discrimination, bullying and harassment and that our workplaces reflect the diversity of the communities in which we operate.

This is a place where you are empowered to do your best work, be your authentic self, and feel a true sense of belonging. Come join us and shape your career

Your work. Your world. Shape them for the better.