Principal Environmental Consultant

Arcadis
Perth +1 more

Who this role is best for

A natural match if you have experience leading environmental work streams on large infrastructure projects and a background in sustainable development.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with experience in environmental assessments and approvals for infrastructure and renewables projects
    — “Key focus on environmental assessment and approvals, sustainable development and specialist advice to clients and industry”
  • Individuals with a history of managing multidisciplinary projects and delivering sustainable solutions
    — “Manage and deliver key multidisciplinary projects, focusing on sustainable solutions”

Things to consider

  • The role requires building and maintaining client and stakeholder relationships across Western Australia
    — “Building and maintaining effective relationships with clients and stakeholders on projects”
  • This is a newly created role, which may involve shaping expectations and responsibilities
    — “As this is a newly created role, we have flexibility to shape the opportunity around the right person”

How to stand out

  • Highlight your track record in delivering high-quality environmental assessments and client-focused outcomes
    — “A reputation for delivering high-quality work, building excellent team morale and client relationships”
  • Demonstrate your ability to coordinate complex approvals and interdisciplinary teams
    — “Coordinate integrated approvals processes (federal, state and local) for major infrastructure and renewables projects”
  • Showcase your experience in preparing Environmental Impact Statements and similar reports
    — “Coordinate the delivery of Environmental Impact Statements and similar planning and approvals assessments and reports”
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · HighDecision Impact · Company

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What success looks like

  • environmental assessment and approvals
  • sustainable development
  • client development
  • multidisciplinary project management
  • environmental advice
Typical background
environmental consulting experiencetechnical director experience

Skills & requirements

Required

Environmental AssessmentApprovals ProcessesEnvironmental Impact StatementsTechnical StudiesEngineering Design DrawingsMultidisciplinary Project ManagementClient DevelopmentEnvironmental Advice

Preferred

Sustainable DevelopmentSpecialist Environmental Projects

Stack & domain

Environmental AssessmentApprovalsSustainable DevelopmentTechnical StudiesEngineering Design DrawingsProject ManagementClient DevelopmentProposalsEnvironmental Impact StatementsPlanning And Approvals AssessmentsCommunicationTeamworkLeadershipProblem-solvingClient Relationship ManagementEnvironmental ConsultingInfrastructure ProjectsRenewablesSustainabilityEnvironmental PlanningRestoration

About the role

Original posting from Arcadis

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are more than 34,000 people, in over 30 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Role description: 

Due to continued growth within our Environmental Planning and Management team, Arcadis is looking for a Principal Environmental Consultant to strengthen and grow our environmental offering in Western Australia. You will deliver a diverse range of infrastructure projects, including road, rail and ports, as well as energy & power and specialist environmental projects across the state.

You will collaborate with our Perth-based Technical Directors and broader Sustainability and Restoration teams, while working closely with our Environmental Planning teams across the east coast.

As this is a newly created role, we have flexibility to shape the opportunity around the right person, including the role’s focus and whether you work full-time or part-time.

Role accountabilities:

Key focus on environmental assessment and approvals, sustainable development and specialist advice to clients and industry; 

Coordinate integrated approvals processes (federal, state and local) for major infrastructure and renewables (inc. but not limited to; road, rail, energy, waste and water) projects; 

Coordinate the delivery of Environmental Impact Statements and similar planning and approvals assessments and reports; 

Reviewing technical studies/engineering design drawings; 

Manage and deliver key multidisciplinary projects, focusing on sustainable solutions;  

Identify opportunities for client development and preparation of proposals; 

Work collaboratively within multi-disciplinary project teams, providing environmental advice to other Arcadis service lines and clients; 

Building and maintaining effective relationships with clients and stakeholders on projects;  

Providing support to the Team Leader to implement and achieve strategy and sector goals, whilst championing a quality, innovative, client-focused and entrepreneurial culture. 

Qualifications & Experience: 

First and foremost, you are someone who values and enjoys working within a supportive, people-focused culture. You are an energetic and proactive individual and come to us with:

Relevant tertiary qualification; 

Experience leading environmental work streams on large infrastructure & renewables projects; 

Familiarity with the consulting industry and an understanding of the market; 

A reputation for delivering high-quality work, building excellent team morale and client relationships; 

Confidence in presenting both internally and externally and developing an internal brand with other business sectors and an external brand with clients; and  

Sound knowledge across local infrastructure projects - rail, road, ports, renewables etc.

Why Arcadis?

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It’s why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.

You’ll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you’ll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you.

Together, we can create a lasting legacy.

Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging:

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day, which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people.

As an equal opportunity employer, we value and promote diversity at Arcadis and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Veterans and spouses are invited to apply. 

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Source: Arcadis careers

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