Lead Environmental Consultant

Arup is seeking a Lead Environmental Consultant in Perth, WA, to lead environmental initiatives across various projects, including infrastructure. The role involves driving environmental assessments, providing strategic insights, and mentoring teams. Candidates should have extensive environmental consulting experience and relevant qualifications. Arup values diversity and inclusivity, aiming to create a sustainable future through innovative solutions.
Seventy-five years ago, we created a home for creative thinkers seeking to solve the world’s biggest challenges. Today, a collective of 16,000+ Arupians gather across the globe from 140 different countries to build a sustainable future.
We strive to create an inclusive environment and give everyone a voice. Diversity drives innovation in our projects and offers empathy to the communities we serve. We welcome and encourage applications from people living with disability and provide workplace adjustments.
At Arup, you’ll do more than work — you’ll shape a better world.

About this role
This role’s focus is to provide input and leadership on a range of environmental related projects and associated statutory approvals. This will include large infrastructure projects and smaller projects in a diverse range of sectors including transport, energy, local and state government and water. Experience in transport projects is preferred

What will I do?
• Lead high-impact environmental initiatives across a diverse portfolio of projects in WA, while contributing expertise to projects across ANZ.
• Drive complex environmental assessments, including Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) approvals, post-approval compliance, clearing permits, and policy advisory, shaping sustainable project outcomes.
• Provide strategic environmental insights to clients, delivering high-quality reports that influence decision-making and champion sustainability.
• Collaborate with senior leaders and multidisciplinary teams, ensuring seamless integration of environmental considerations into projects and bids.
• Cultivate and strengthen client relationships, positioning Arup as a trusted advisor and expanding our presence in the environmental consultancy space.
• Lead and mentor teams, overseeing internal specialists and sub-consultants, ensuring the highest standards of quality, accuracy, and innovation in environmental consulting.

Is this role right for you?
• Extensive experience in environmental consulting, private industry, or government, with a strong track record of delivering impactful outcomes.
• Your background in resources and ports portfolios will be advantageous.
• Relevant tertiary qualifications in Environmental Management, Science, Planning, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to build trusted relationships across government and private sectors.
• Expertise in navigating approval pathways and shaping environmental policy, providing strategic advice on regulatory frameworks and their evolution.
• Proven experience in environmental planning, leading environmental impact assessments and securing approvals for complex projects.
• Ability to identify and mitigate environmental risks early, ensuring practical and positive environmental outcomes.
• Active membership or eligibility for membership in relevant professional institutions or peer bodies.
• In-depth knowledge of environmental legislation, regulations, and industry best practices, with a strong preference for experience in WA’s regulatory environment.

What we offer you

At Arup, we care about each member’s success, so we can grow together.
Guided by our values, we provide an attractive total reward package that recognises the contribution of each of our members to our shared success. As well as competitive, fair, and equitable pay, we offer a career in which all of our members can belong, grow and thrive – through benefits that support health and wellbeing, a wide range of learning opportunities and many possibilities to have an impact through the work they do.

We are owned in trust on behalf of our members, giving us the freedom, with personal responsibility, to set our own direction and choose work that aligns with our purpose and adds to Arup’s legacy. Our members collaborate on ambitious projects to deliver remarkable outcomes for our clients and communities. Profit Share is a key part of our reward, enabling eligible members to share in the results of our collective efforts.

Explore the perks of a career with Arup Australia:
• Hybrid working policy and flexible working hours.
• Paid parental leave for the primary carer of 16 weeks or 32 weeks at half pay and as well as generous unpaid leave benefits.
• Paid parental leave for the support carer of 4 weeks plus the opportunity to access extra paid and unpaid leave if you later become the primary carer.
• Birthday leave
• Annual leave loading
• Ability to purchase additional leave of up to 20 days for permanent employees.
• International mobility opportunities
• Insurances (life & income protection)
• Interest free solar energy and bicycle loans
• Novated car lease
• Ovsaver including discounts, vouchers, cashback, and exclusive offers on more than 300 retailers.

Different people, shared values
Arup is an equal opportunity employer that actively promotes and nurtures a diverse and inclusive workforce. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, regardless of age (within legal limits), gender identity or expression, marital status, disability, neurotype or mental health, race or ethnicity, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you’re pregnant or on family leave. We are an open environment that embraces diverse experiences, perspectives, and ideas – this drives our excellence.

Guided by our values and alignment with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, we create and contribute to equitable spaces and systems, while cultivating a sense of belonging for all. Our internal employee networks support our inclusive culture: from race, ethnicity and cross-cultural working to gender equity and LGBTQ+ and disability inclusion – we aim to create a space for you to express yourself and make a positive difference. Discover more about life at Arup at www.arup.com/careers/your-life-at-arup.

We are committed to making our recruitment process and workplaces accessible to all candidates. Please let us know if you need any assistance or reasonable adjustments throughout your application or interview process, and/or to perform the essential functions of the role. We will do everything we can to support you.

Our Application Process

Please apply directly through our applicant tracking system. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted by Talent Acquisition to discuss next steps. Stay safe online – Arup will never ask for your bank details as part of our recruitment process.

Not ready to apply just yet, or have a few questions? Contact Helen Pakhomov on helen.pakhomov@arup.com

Arup does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies.

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