Principal Environmental Consultant - Approvals

About the jobWe’re looking for a Principal Environmental Consultant - Approvals to join our Perth team.When you work for us, you get the chance to join nearly 50,000 people all driven by a common purpose – delivering a more sustainable world. We’re excited about the challenges ahead. If you ask us, there’s never been a more rewarding time to work in the energy, chemical and resources sectors.We offer a flexible approach to working, because our people are safer, healthier, and more productive when they can balance work with life. That’s why we offer flexible and hybrid working options, so you can choose when, where and how you work.As a Principal Environmental Consultant - Approvals, you will support the environment and society service line with delivering environmental assessments and studies on a variety of major projects including natural resources, chemicals and technology, renewable energy, and infrastructure. If you have ever wanted to diversify your approvals portfolio Worley is where that can happen.We are seeking a highly experienced environmental professional with diverse environmental approvals experience. This role will suit a person with strong communication skills and problem-solving ability, together with experience in the full-stage delivery of State and Commonwealth approvals and established relationships with regulatory authorities. Our team supports delivery of major and mid-level projects throughout project life, offers secondments to partner with our clients and completes packages of work from our offices.Who we areWorley is a global professional services company of energy, chemicals and resources experts headquartered in Australia.Right now, we’re bridging two worlds as we accelerate to more sustainable energy sources, while helping our customers provide the energy, chemicals and resources that society needs now.We partner with our customers to deliver projects and create value over the life of their portfolio of assets. We solve complex problems by finding integrated data-centric solutions from the first stages of engineering and consulting to the last stages of installation and commissioning.Join us and help drive innovation and sustainability in our projects.What you’ll doWe are looking for a Principal Environmental Consultant - Approvals to join our team in Perth.The role responsibilities include:

• Delivering high-quality environment related approval documentation, primarily for onshore projects.
• Providing leadership on the selection, qualification and development of scopes of work, manage scope delivery and performance.
• Participation in, or facilitation of, State and Commonwealth government regulator meetings.
• Developing approval strategies for a variety of major projects and customers.
• Technical assistance in preparing detailed proposals to assist in securing a steady stream of approvals-based work.
• Input technically to early phase engineering projects, site selection studies, environment in design advice, environmental impact assessment and environmental risk identification.

What you’ll have

• Tertiary qualifications in Environmental Science, Natural Resource Management, Environmental Engineering, Environment Law, or related fields of study.
• Comprehensive knowledge of Western Australian and Federal environmental approvals legislative regime.
• Desired experience coordinating environmental approvals (i.e. EP Act Part IV impact assessments, Part V works approvals and licensing, EPBC Act referrals and Environment Plans in the in the resources sector or similar industry.
• Demonstrated ability to manage projects, stakeholders and teams with proven track record of delivering environmental approval projects.
• Experience with regulatory authorities such as the EPA, DWER, DMIRS and DCCEEW.
• Excellent communication and technical writing skills and the ability to engage effectively and build positive relationships with a diverse range of stakeholders.

Why you should apply

• We offer all the technology for flexible working arrangements whilst maintaining a connected supportive culture. We pride ourselves on the balance the flexibility our team has provides to their lives.
• Our CBD office space offers premium end-of-trip facilities and gym access.
• We offer a diverse team environment working with inspiring and talented people across a range of sectors.
• We offer unparalleled opportunities for personal and professional development and career growth.
• Exposure to a large variety of challenging projects of different sizes covering all major industry sectors including renewable energy, infrastructure, mining and oil & gas.
• We are redefining customer partnerships to achieve our goal of delivering a more sustainable world.

Moving forward togetherWe want our people to be energized and empowered to drive sustainable impact. So, our focus is on a values-inspired culture that unlocks brilliance through belonging, connection and innovation.We’re building a diverse, inclusive and respectful workplace. Creating a space where everyone feels they belong, can be themselves, and are heard.And we're not just talking about it; we're doing it. We're reskilling our people, leveraging transferable skills, and supporting the transition of our workforce to become experts in today's low carbon energy infrastructure and technology.Whatever your ambition, there’s a path for you here. And there’s no barrier to your potential career success.