Environment Advisor

Fortescue is both a proud West Australian company and a global green solutions business. We are recognised for our culture, innovation and industry-leading development of infrastructure, mining assets and green energy initiatives.

Work Location: Fortescue Centre. Fortescue’s Perth office is located on the traditional lands of the Whadjuk Noongar people.

Roster: Monday to Friday

An exciting opportunity exists for an Environmental Advisor in Licensing and Mining Approvals to join the Fortescue Environmental Approvals Team, to support the company’s current and future iron-ore mining operations within the Pilbara Region of Western Australia.

• Deliver high quality environmental approvals that are aligned with business objectives for access to ground.
• Participate in environmental risk assessments for approval applications.
• Preparation and submission of Fortescue's Environmental Approval secondary approval applications to the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation.
• Demonstrated knowledge and applied understanding of Environmental Protection Act 1986.
• Provide environmental approvals advice including approvals strategies, project management and management of environmental studies for approvals purposes
• Communication of Fortescue’s environmental approvals internally
• Conduct site visits, as required
• Approvals work may be required outside of normal work hours (as required)
• Coordinate and negotiate stakeholder consultations with, but not limited to internally with functional approval teams, and externally with regulatory authorities and community. 
• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of the Mining Act and Environmental Protection Act.
• Provide environmental approvals advice and the development of approval strategies to meet business requirements. 
• Communication with managers and scope owners for regular updates on approvals delivery and prioritisation of approval applications
• Coordinate and track business activity scoping and approval advice processes to completion.
• Conduct site visits to Fortescue’s operational sites as required.
• Approvals work may be required outside of normal work hours (as required)

• A tertiary Degree in Environmental Science, or equivalent
• Desired - 2 - 5 years’ experience in an environmental role within the resources industry or an associated government department
• Desired – previous experience preparing environmental applications for submission to State government agencies
• Excellent reporting writing, interpersonal and communications skills
• A strong understanding of Microsoft software applications
• Desired knowledge and understanding of the Pilbara environment

Fortescue is deeply committed to providing a safe culture that builds respect, fosters inclusiveness, and values diversity. We celebrate individual strengths and team members from all backgrounds are encouraged to bring their whole selves to work. Our global workforce drives and promotes an inclusive culture, both within our organisation and throughout the communities we interact with across the world. Diverse backgrounds include First Nations Peoples, people with differing abilities, LGBTIQ+ community, gender, neurodiverse, cultural diversity, all age groups, and those with an intersectional or multiple diverse characteristics. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.

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Internal Candidates / Current Contractors please apply via Success Factors Careers Portal. For further information on how to apply please visit the Fortescue Hub. 

Applications close 22 March 2024

Fortescue reserves the right to close applications early should a suitable pool of candidates be identified. Fortescue will never contact you to ask for payment of any kind, whether directly or through a third party.