Principal Environment Advisor - Terrestrial

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: Perth. Fortescue's Perth office is located on the traditional lands of the Whadjuk people.

Roster: Monday to Friday

Fortescue is focussed on becoming the number one integrated green technology, energy and metals company. We are successfully developing a global portfolio of renewable energy and green hydrogen projects. This requires prudent project development efforts that accord the highest environmental standards. Fortescue projects will be required to meet all relevant external governance obligations and achieve internal environmental standards.

To support this, we are seeking a Principal Environmental Advisor, specialising in terrestrial environments, reporting to the Global Environment Manager - Nature & Projects. This role will work closely with relevant functions (approvals, communities and project teams) and will be accountable for advising on terrestrial environmental matters across our global project portfolio. A key component of the role will be working collaboratively with project development teams and consultants, to ensure that all environmental baseline studies and Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs) are completed to Good International Industry Practice (GIIP) and aligned with International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Fortescue standards.

• You will act as Fortescue Energy's Terrestrial Environment Subject Matter Expert (SME)
• You will provide strategic technical guidance on international lender expectations (such as IFC) to ensure these requirements are adequately implemented throughout project development. This will include a robust understanding of the international environmental and social impact assessment (ESIA) process and environmental requirements of each approval phase, including baseline data collection requirements.
• You will demonstrate a proactive approach to environmental approvals, baseline data collection and environmental mitigation to ensure all environmental requirements and project milestones are met.
• In addition, you will ensure the environmental aspects of Projects meet Fortescue's environmental safeguards to ensure all internal and external requirements are met. You will provide strategic advice on good international industry practice for environment performance and work collaboratively across the business.

• A degree in applicable discipline e.g. environmental science, ecology, biological sciences.
• Minimum 10 years of relevant experience.
• You will act as Fortescue Energy's Terrestrial Environment Subject Matter Expert (SME)
• You will provide strategic technical guidance on international lender expectations (such as IFC) to ensure these requirements are adequately implemented throughout project development. This will include a robust understanding of the international environmental and social impact assessment (ESIA) process and environmental requirements of each approval phase, including baseline data collection requirements.
• You will demonstrate a proactive approach to environmental approvals, baseline data collection and environmental mitigation to ensure all environmental requirements and project milestones are met.
• In addition, you will ensure the environmental aspects of Projects meet Fortescue's environmental safeguards to ensure all internal and external requirements are met. You will provide strategic advice on good international industry practice for environment performance and work collaboratively across the business.
• Project management experience.
• Solutions focused.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills and experience working with different cultures.
• Flexible and cooperative with a well-developed team spirit.
• Holistic understanding to environmental requirements, such as waste, air quality, marine / terrestrial interfaces.
• Ability and willingness to work extended hours and to travel across the region as and when required by the role.

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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Applications close 19th April 2024.

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

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.