Environmental Manager

UGL is seeking an Environmental Manager in Queensland, Australia, for major energy infrastructure projects. Responsibilities include managing project documentation, obtaining environmental approvals, and engaging with stakeholders. Candidates should have 15+ years of experience in major projects and strong client management skills. The role offers a competitive salary, flexible work environment, and various employee benefits. UGL values diversity and encourages applications from various backgrounds.
We’re changing the way Australia generates its energy, are you ready for a change? The Project The Utilities business are the preferred contractor on two of the largest energy infrastructure projects within the Australian energy sector, one of these projects is located in Queensland and the other in New South Wales. These two exciting opportunities secure a pipeline of work until 2027 and include the design & construction of new transmission lines and substations. What will a day in this role look like: • Manage the development of project documentation and obtaining relevant environmental, planning and regulatory approvals and permits • Coordinate and engage with cross functional teams and stakeholders to ensure the timely management and mitigation of approvals risk for effective project commencement. • Build on pre-established relationships at Federal, State and local Government levels within NSW to meet environmental project requirements • Continuously monitoring changes in Regulations, public policy, approval conditions and industry practice to ensure the projects continues to meet its compliance obligations The following qualifications and experience are highly desired, but if you don’t tick all the boxes you could still be a perfect fit for this role. Please apply, all applications will be considered. What are we looking for you to bring to the team: • 15+ years knowledge and experience from working across major projects • Strong Solution Focused mindset where obstacles can be overcome. • Effective Client engagement and management experience • Strength in town planning is preferred Why Unite with the Very Best… • A competitive salary working in a rewarding, supportive and successful team • Back yourself and your development, and UGL will back your growth • Flexible and blended work environment; make use of flexible working and our impressive employee benefits, including: -- A rewarding Wellness Program with AIA Vitality – earn cashback for gym shoes! - We’ll give you access to a multitude of rewards: Through our partnerships we can offer you discounts across shopping, food and wine, insurance, health and wellbeing, leisure and entertainment. - You can also take advantage of our salary sacrifice options including cars, eligible portable electronic devices and professional memberships. UGL – Big projects. Big careers. We keep Australia moving through our transport manufacturing, maintenance and operations offering, and we support the energy sector through our renewables, power generation, resources and transmission operations. We are an end-to-end engineering and services provider (one of Australia’s biggest inhouse design houses) We’re the people behind communications, transport, utilities, power, oil, gas, Defence and renewables. We build tunnels under rivers and flyover roads. We’re the people who take on the problems that have never been solved. The ones that stretch you outside of what’s known, where your true genius is challenged and shines. Diversity & Social Inclusion UGL is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment where each employee feels safe to bring their whole selves to work. We encourage applications from Indigenous Australians, Women, Military Veterans, those from diverse cultural backgrounds, people with a disability and our friends in the LGBTIQ+ Community. UGL respectfully acknowledges the traditional custodians of the land in which we work and pays our respects to elders past, present and emerging. As part of the recruitment process, there are a number of checks which may be conducted to demonstrate an applicant’s suitability for a role including police / criminal background checks, medical, drug and alcohol testing, due diligence checks, right to work checks, and/or reference checks. It’s good to know that UGL does not discriminate based on a Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check.