Environmental Planning Specialist

This position in the Land, Catchment and Approvals team provides a range of environmental, planning and engineering services to support the implementation of a wide range of capital and non-capital projects.

A snapshot of your day:
As our Environmental Planning Specialist, you’ll be accountable for:

• Providing specialised professional advice to support project managers and others on environmental issues.
• Facilitating increased environmental and sustainability awareness, knowledge and skills within the team and across the business.
• Ensuring environmental issues are adequately addressed throughout project life cycles.
• Preparing comprehensive project briefs and plans, stakeholder submissions as required.

Detailed knowledge of environmental legislation, regulations, and frameworks.
Knowledge of the Victorian statutory planning system.
Detailed knowledge of ecological assessment and biodiversity offsetting.
Registration as a Vegetation Quality Assessor (desirable).
Tertiary qualifications in Environmental Science, Natural Resource Management, or Statutory Planning.

Sound like you? We’d love to hear from you.

Learn more in the position description

The salary and conditions for this position will be as per the Coliban Water Enterprise Agreement 2021 Band 4 ($91,714 - $110,681 plus super) salary range will be offered to the successful candidate on a pro rata basis, commensurate with their skills and experience.

Enquiries

For further information please contact Bidita Rezwana, Talent Acquisition Advisor on **************@coliban.com.au or 0431173***.

To apply, please submit your resume and cover letter by 2 June 2024. This role is part of a job-sharing arrangement offering flexibility for the right candidate to specify their preferred work hours and days in their cover letter.

Why join us?

At Coliban Water our people are on a mission to create a better life for our customers and communities – now and tomorrow.

We love what we do and our location in the centre of a region that takes in 49 towns from Trentham to Echuca.

Our commitment to inclusion means you’ll feel at home here no matter who you are, who you love, or what you stand for. As part of the team you receive a monthly accrued day off, time off over Christmas, the flexibility to shape your work to suit your lifestyle, and generous parental, carer and workplace study leave policies.

At Coliban Water we balance a small team rhythm with the reach and resources of one of the largest Victorian regional urban water corporations.

What are you waiting for? We’d love you to join us.

Applicants will need to successfully complete all core training requirements in the expected timeframes and may be required to undertake a Police Check, Working with Children Check, Pre-Employment Medicals or Psychometric testing where applicable. Applicants may also be required to produce evidence of their Right to Work in Australia.

We welcome applications from people with disability and aim to provide an inclusive and accessible workplace. If you need any help with the application process or would like to discuss your reasonable adjustments during interviews, please contact Bidita Rezwana.

Please note that applicants may be contacted prior to the closing date of this advertisement