Environmental Advisor

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:
This is an opportunity for you to bring your wealth of experience to the team and help shape the future of sustainability with world-changing innovations and low carbon technologies. You have the power to shape things to make them better.

The Environmental Advisor - Flora and Vegetation will provide on-site and project management support for all flora and vegetation assessments to inform mine plan development and approvals for Alcoa's WA Mining Operations. Reporting to the Mining Studies Manager, this position requires strong project management and contractor liaison skills. The incumbent will be responsible for communicating the importance of new flora and vegetation survey processes across WA mining.

This exciting opportunity to develop and implement biodiversity programs across Alcoa's Mining Operations, will be offered on a family friendly Monday to Friday roster, where you can be home every night - spending more time with friends and family. The position is based at Pinjarra hub offices and will involve some site travel to our Huntly Mining operations.

Some key responsibilities include:
- Managing consultants conducting specialist flora and vegetation studies, including baseline, targeted, and monitoring studies required for approvals and various business needs.- Supporting WA Mining in change management by effectively communicating and ensuring new procedures are followed and implemented across sites in accordance with Alcoa's Flora and Vegetation Management Plan.- Developing an understanding of study prioritization, scope writing, contractor procurement, field supervision, data outputs, and report QAQC and storage by assisting the Environmental Specialist - Flora and Vegetation and other Mining Studies Team members.- Ensuring complete and timely record keeping and data collection. Maintaining consistency in all data, records, and reports received.- Maintaining the flora and vegetation database.- Supporting WA Mining in flora and vegetation study requirements.

What's on offer:
- Career development opportunities to pursue your passion- Monthly Leisure Day- Benefits allowance- Performance related bonus (variable)- 16 weeks paid parental leave scheme- Paid annual volunteer hours- Social and diversity focused engagement opportunities

What you can bring to the role:
To play a part in our ongoing success we are seeking someone with:
- Ideally you will have a bachelor's degree in environmental science, Conservation Biology or related disciplines, or post-graduate qualifications in Botany or relevant field experience.- Ideally you will have previous experience in flora and vegetation related work. (field based, or data configuration would be ideal)- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.- Minesite experience desirable.- Demonstrate experience in ensuring safe working practices.- Project and Contractor Management desirable.- Strong self-management skills/well organised.- A current Australian Driver's Licence and able to undertake 4x4 driving in bushland if required.- Strong verbal and written communication skills and demonstrated experience developing positive and effective working relationships.

Application Closing Date: Sunday 29th September 2024

Additional information-
- 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

Huntly is one of our two bauxite mines in Western Australia. Established in 1976 and located east of North Dandalup in WA, it is the world's second largest bauxite mine, supplying ore to Alcoa's Pinjarra alumina refinery. Bauxite ore from Alcoa's Huntly and Willowdale mines helps to produce almost half of Australia's alumina and approximately 19 per cent of Australia's aluminium. Our workplace is an inclusive and respectful environment, where we embrace change, new ideas and equal opportunity to succeed.

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.