Environmental Scientist - Impact Assessment

Company DescriptionWork with us. Change the world.We believe infrastructure creates opportunity for everyone. Whether it's improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive.Here, you will have freedom to grow in a world of opportunity.Our environmental practice helps industries and governments fulfill their responsibilities to the people they support, as well as the planet that support us all. We provide advisory and technical services to enable you to achieve compliance, manage impacts and reduce or even eliminate risks.Our services help clients anticipate and manage the environmental impact at each stage of the project: planning and obtaining permits for new facilities; decommissioning, clean-up and closure of contaminates sites and surplus operations facilities; restoration for reuse; addressing critical climate - change issues; protection or restoration of habitats and water quality and the preservation of culture resource.We're one global team - 47,000 strong - driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world.#Work180Job DescriptionWe have an exciting opportunity for a diligent environmental professional to join our growing team in our Townsville office and play an integral role in our highly regarded Impact Assessment team. Collaborate with environmental planners, scientists and engineers and consult on a range of projects across Queensland, the Northern Territory and further afield.You will be working in a genuinely flexible environment, amongst a team of peers and alongside our clients, while learning from our in-house senior advisors and technical leaders. Join our local team, whilst also being connected to an international network of technical experts. Take the next step in your career and partner your expertise with ours.What will a day in this role might look like:

• Manage timely and high-quality environmental Impact Assessments, constraints analyses, strategic assessments, and environmental management plans.
• Lead a range of projects across various industries such as Energy, Transport and Water.
• Assist in the organisation of resources, budgets, and timelines for the management of projects.
• Mentor junior members of the team.

QualificationsThe following qualifications and experience are highly desired, but if you don't tick all the boxes, you could still be a perfect fit for this role. Please apply, all applications will be considered.What are we looking for from you?

• Ideally, approx. 5 - 15 years relevant experience
• Bachelor's degree in an appropriate discipline
• Environmental Impact Assessment experience across a number of market sectors
• You will be a strong team player, influencer, and, most importantly, a real collaborator
• Confidence in translating technical information into accessible language in your written work and other communications.

Additional Information#LI-KC1AECOM acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the lands on which we, our clients and our communities live and work around Australia. We pay our respects to their cultures and to their Elders - past, present, and emerging. We are committed to connecting to Country in our work through meaningful engagement with First Nations peoples and businesses. Find out more about our Australian Reconciliation Action Plan here: https://aecom.com/au/our-vision-for-reconciliation/.About AECOMAECOM is the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle - from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.Freedom to Grow in a World of OpportunityYou will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you're working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.You will help us foster a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion - a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.AECOM provides a wide array of compensation and benefits programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We also provide a robust global well-being program. We're the world's trusted global infrastructure firm, and we're in this together - your growth and success are ours too.Join us, and you'll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm - access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person's potential, and we'll help you reach yours.All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.