Senior Environmental Consultant

SNC-Lavalin is one of the world’s leading professional services and project management organisations since 1911 with over 30,000 employees worldwide. We create sustainable solutions that connect people, data and technology to design, deliver and operate the most complex projects across the world. We are committed to having a diverse, flexible, and inclusive team that drives and shapes our business and we are proud to create opportunities for enthusiastic individuals looking to build their careers in Australia and globally.

Our Ethos

In Australia, we are a team of 120 talented individuals with an ambitious 5-year growth strategy. We are leveraging our global partners to solidify our brand in the industry and we’re looking for agile engineers and environmental professionals to help lead these growth plans.

We provide a flexible hybrid working environment that will allow you to succeed whether that be from the office or from home across all of our teams.

Role Summary

Are you someone who is interested in infrastructure projects, loves interacting with clients, developing plans, and inspiring others to successfully make it happen? Do you love working with international teams and different cultures? If that’s you, then we are waiting for you to join our team.

SNC-Lavalin are looking for a talented Senior Environmental Consultant to be based out of our Sydney office. In this role, you’ll be reporting to our Head of Environmental Services and assisting across the infrastructure planning and construction environment, servicing both new and existing clients.  

Key responsibilities will include:

• Providing on and off-site construction environmental support services to construction contractors

• Advising on environmental and planning approval pathways and compiling pre- and post- approval documentation for infrastructure, major projects, State Significant Infrastructure and Development.

• Providing environmental and approvals support to infrastructure construction contractors through preparation of construction environmental management plans.

• Supporting and preparing environmental impact assessments and consistency assessments, particularly for public authority approvals.

What will you contribute?

Qualifications, knowledge and experience in the following will be highly regarded:

• Formal relevant qualifications in environmental engineering, environmental science, environmental planning, or related disciplines

• Demonstrated experience in the preparation and implementation of pre- and post- environmental approval documentation for infrastructure projects, primarily in NSW, with a focus on (rail, road, energy, airports, waste)

• Site construction skills in leading, implementing and compliance with, environmental management requirements on infrastructure construction projects (including but not limited to experience and implementation of erosion and sediment control measures, noise monitoring and abatement, waste classification)  

• Strong knowledge of State and Federal environmental legislation, as well as demonstrable knowledge of environmental mitigation and protection planning measures.

• Environmental auditing and compliance reporting 

• Waste classification and contamination assessment

• Environmental feasibility studies and due diligence assessments.

If this sounds like you and you would like to expand your career with us, apply for this exciting and rewarding opportunity today!

“We are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop. To help embed inclusion for all, from day one, we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and employee networks to support staff from different backgrounds. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and ability.”