Senior Environmental Consultant

Position Overview

We are seeking a Senior Environmental Consultant to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, permits, licences and consents. You will also work to protect the environment and work collaboratively across multiple teams to drive forward environmental performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Site Supervision and Compliance - Undertaking site inspections of work areas, relaying observations and/or reporting environmental issues where necessary, and advising on remedial actions.
• Ecological Surveys and Monitoring - Provide on site ecological guidance to contractors and project teams, and conduct walkover surveys, assessments, and species specific checks.
• Reporting and Documentation - Provision of written and verbal advice on environment legislation, permits, and environmental planning constraints; preparation of daily site logs, compliance reports, and ecological monitoring records.
• Environmental Performance Information - Gather and collate environmental performance information on activities.
• Compliance - Support compliance with environmental legislation, including substantiation of environmental protection equipment.
• Project Support and Coordination - Assist with the planning and coordination of environmental deliverables and support senior ecologists in delivering project objectives.
• Stakeholder Engagement - Liaise with stakeholders to ensure environmental requirements are understood and implemented; act as onsite point of contact for environmental/ ecological matters.
• Environmental Management Plan - Review and update the Environmental Management Plan to ensure it is compliant with environmental regulations.
• Internal Audits - Support for the self assessment and internal audit of site activities to ensure compliance with applicable legislation, processes, and procedures and environmental best practice.