Senior Environmental Consultant

4 weeks ago


Perth, Australia Umwelt Full time

Description

Are you an environmental professional with experience delivering EIA and environmental management projects, looking for a supportive and well-respected team to continue to grow your career with? Umwelt has an exciting opening for a Senior Environmental Consultant to be a part of our amazing Perth team. If this sounds like you, read on

Our team is growing as a result of exciting new opportunities and growing demand. We are now seeking an Intermediate to Senior Environmental Consultant who has a desire to continue to develop their skills by helping to deliver a wide variety of EIA projects for the renewables, mining, infrastructure, government, and defence sectors in WA. Our key services in demand for the WA environment team are due diligence assessments, environmental studies, environmental approvals, compliance and auditing, sustainability, and environmental management of operations.

About you:

We are looking for an Intermediate to Senior Environmental Consultant that can demonstrate sound project management and technical skills able to deliver EIA and environmental management projects for our relevant sectors. To be successful in this role you will have:

  • A degree/post graduate qualification in environmental science, environmental planning (or similar).
  • 5+ years’ post-graduate professional experience in an environmental role, preferably with demonstrated environmental approvals experience.
  • Experience in consulting desirable.
  • Experience in renewables, resources, defence, or infrastructure in WA.
  • Strong technical aptitude and project management skills.
  • Adaptability to undertake a range of technical work based on project requirements.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills, with demonstrated aptitude for collaboration to work through challenging issues.
  • Ability to develop and maintain positive client relationships.
  • An ability to work effectively with a range of stakeholders including government agencies.
  • Highly motivated and self-directed.
  • Demonstrated working knowledge of the relevant WA planning and environmental legislation is desirable.

About Umwelt:

With over three decades of experience and eight locations nationwide, we are a team of ethical professionals with experience across a range of sectors including renewables, infrastructure, Defence, regulation and policy, resources, and urban development. We provide fully integrated environmental and social assessment and management services including concept and feasibility, technical assessment, consultation, approvals, delivery, operation, and decommissioning.

At Umwelt, workplace culture is paramount. Our people are our most important asset, and we are committed to providing a workplace that supports our team to grow with a collaborative and supportive environment and engaging project opportunities. Continue to expand your career with a company that inspires and empowers you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow, and succeed as part of a consultancy that puts its people first.

What we offer:

Our people are our number one asset, and we are committed to providing a workplace that supports our team to grow. As part of our team, you will be offered:

  • #MeDays – an Umwelt wellbeing initiative that offers staff up to 12 days per year for FTE as per the MeDay guideline, in addition to four weeks of annual leave.
  • Flexible work arrangements to support a work/life balance.
  • A role working alongside highly experienced professionals that can support you to grow and develop professionally.
  • Opportunities to work nationally across a range of sectors on diverse and technically challenging projects.
  • Opportunities to join the companies Employee Share Plan (ESP).
  • Paid parental leave for both primary and secondary carers.
  • A workplace culture of learning and personal development, with a mix of in-house and externally hosted training opportunities offered as well as mentorship.
  • Established and well considered wellbeing tools and initiatives and hands-on training.
  • A competitive salary based on skills and experience.

Diversity and Inclusion:

Our vision is to make a difference for our clients, our people, and the world around us. We rely on the diversity and unique experiences that each of our employees bring to deliver on this vision. We are an equal opportunity employer, and we value diversity in the workplace. Our team is privileged to work closely with Indigenous communities across the nation, and we are actively progressing, as a team, the commitments we have made in our own Reconciliation Action Plan. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

We support and promote a family-friendly working environment, and we offer a range of family-friendly work practices that allow our team members to balance their work commitments with their family responsibilities. This includes flexible work arrangements, paid parental leave and additional #MeDays, as well as a range of established and well considered wellbeing tools and initiatives.

If you would like additional assistance through the recruitment process, please reach out to our friendly HR team at HRManagement@umwelt.com.au

Join our team:

If you believe you meet the criteria apply via the link. Your application must include a Covering Letter addressing how you meet the above criteria and your CV outlining your previous experience, qualifications, and skills.

Applications close 30 October 2023; however, we will be interviewing suitable candidates as soon as they are identified and may fill the roles prior to this date. We therefore request that you make your application for this role as soon as possible.

To be eligible for this position you must have unrestricted legal work rights to work in Australia.

Role Type

On-site • Permanent • Full-time • Mid-level Senior

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