Principal - Environmental Science/Planning

Our energy future is being transformed by technological innovations that will deliver more sustainable outcomes, bringing greater energy security and affordability to businesses and communities.

Our Planning and Environment Team is working throughout Australasia on iconic projects that are shaping the energy transition journey to net-zero carbon emissions. We deliver innovative technical solutions to our clients in high voltage power generation, transmission, and distribution.

The opportunity

As part of our ongoing Australian growth, we are seeking an environmental assessment lead for our NSW business to service our energy clients and projects, as well as our other core markets in water, defence, industry and infrastructure. Bases in either Sydney or Newcastle, this opportunity will allow you to be involved in major energy and other critical infrastructure projects in Australia alongside a high performing team.

As Principal in Planning or Environmental Science, you will play a key role in the NSW Planning and Environment (P&E) team taking the senior technical lead role in environmental assessment and planning in NSW.  You will take responsibility for technical excellence and delivery of environmental assessment and planning work by the NSW P&E Team. You'll be overseeing project delivery to our key clients in energy, water, defence, and infrastructure working towards improving outcomes for them, the community and the environment.

You will work with our Technical Director – Environmental Science to help build capability and drive business development ensuring Beca's continued success in the environmental planning sector. 

About you

This is a key role in our team, so you will be experienced in leading complex approvals for large infrastructure or industrial projects in NSW and have a thorough understanding of NSW and Commonwealth regulatory frameworks, legislation, and approval processes.

Along with exceptional stakeholder engagement skills you will be a proactive problem-solver; anticipating risks and developing early mitigation strategies.   Experience in obtaining approvals for energy and/or water projects and      REAP accreditation will be beneficial

What We Offer:

A career with Beca will provide you with:

Flexibility & Wellbeing: We recognise that achieving a work-life balance is unique to everyone. Enjoy flexible working options to manage your personal and family priorities, along with dedicated leave for wellbeing and community engagement.

Belonging & Ownership: Join a diverse and inclusive team where collaboration and creativity thrive, and you can bring your whole self to work.  You may also have the chance to take advantage of our unique shareholder opportunities, sharing in our collective success.

Parental Leave: Take time for what matters most with up to 14 weeks of fully paid parental leave, inclusive of all genders.

Career Growth & Development: Your growth is our priority Benefit from continuous learning and professional development through our company training programmes and support for professional accreditation, including pathways to Chartership with Engineers Australia. Work alongside industry leaders and gain hands-on experience to unlock your career potential.

Beca prides itself on supporting a diverse and inclusive culture – open to inputs from creative people of all genders, ethnicity, identity, thought and experiences.

Who is Beca?

Beca is one of the Asia-Pacific region's largest employee-owned professional services consultancies. Our team of over 4000 professionals is diverse enough to bring a wide range of perspectives and expertise to every client and challenge, creating resourceful, smart solutions from our collective experience and insights.

'Creative people together transforming our world' is our vision. It reflects our culture, our aspirations and our purpose – to make everyday better. Our four values – partnership, tenacity, enjoyment and care – sit at the heart of everything we do, reflecting how we work every day with each other and our clients.

At Beca we make everyday better for our clients, our people and our community and your involvement makes it possible. Our size and agility mean you're not just on the fringes; you're making a visible difference, partnering to develop and deliver solutions from the ground up.

As a people-focused business, we understand that work-life balance means a lot of different things to different people and that it's not always easy juggling work with everything else life throws at us. This is why we are happy to discuss flexible working arrangements for all opportunities in the Beca team.

Ready to make the move? / Apply now

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