Senior Environmental Consultant – Environmental Impact Assessment and Approvals

Jacobs is seeking a Senior Environmental Consultant for Environmental Impact Assessment and Approvals in Sydney, NSW. The role involves leading environmental planning and regulatory approvals for significant projects in various sectors. Candidates should have experience in environmental planning and a relevant degree. The position offers flexibility with hybrid working arrangements, allowing employees to work from home and the office, promoting work-life balance.
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At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good.
Your impact
An exciting opportunity is available for a Senior Environmental Consultant to join our NSW Planning and Environmental Approvals team.
The role is suited to an experienced environmental professional looking to play a lead role in the delivery of the environmental planning, impact assessment and regulatory approvals of significant projects across the renewables, energy storage, transport and water sectors.
In this role, you will work with a team comprising both highly experienced professionals and early career stage consultants that will support you to grow and develop professionally. You will
• Develop your consulting, project management and technical skills through delivering a range of environmental consulting projects
• Work with clients throughout project planning phase in the preparation of environmental constraints reports, scoping documents, review of environmental factors, environmental impact assessments and statutory planning submissions.
• Scope and manage environmental studies and surveys.
• Prepare high quality environmental approvals documentation and environmental management plans.
• Have access to career development framework to guide your career growth as you receive coaching and mentoring from industry leaders in a work environment that values diversity, flexibility and professional development.
• Mentor and coach early career stage professionals.
• Work in a team that is part of national practice, enabling you to work on projects across Australia with our 285+ strong Environmental Solutions business

We offer genuine flexibility including hybrid (home/office) working arrangement to promote work-life balance and the role can be full time or part time to suit your needs. The role can be based in either our Sydney or Newcastle office and the role may be required to work out of our client’s office at times.
We value collaboration and believe that in-person interactions are crucial for both our culture and client delivery. We empower employees with our hybrid working policy, allowing them to split their work week between Jacobs offices/projects and remote locations enabling them to deliver their best work.
Here's what you'll need
We are looking for an enthusiastic and values driven individual that has experience delivering planning and environmental approvals in NSW. You will have
• A degree/post graduate qualification in environmental science, environmental planning or related discipline
• Good years’ experience in environmental planning, impact assessment and approvals
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience in the application of New South Wales and Commonwealth environmental planning legislation
• Exceptional organisational skills with strong motivation and ability to work self-directed.

Jacobs. A world where you can.
At Jacobs, we support your personal life and career journeys. From our inclusive employee networks to our positive mental health champions, we're committed to driving a culture of caring where you can be you. With safety and flexibility always top of mind, we've gone beyond traditional ways of working to help you uncover a working arrangement that delivers the flexibility, tools and space to maximise your potential.
We're the 2023 winners of the Consult Australia People First Award for our suite of employee benefits that support all our employees in all stages of their personal and professional lives.
For the 6th consecutive year, we've been named an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (Australia). In New Zealand, we're a founding member of The Diversity Agenda and are committed to making our industry more inclusive and diverse. In Australia, our Reconciliation journey continues to be a considerable focus across all levels of the Jacobs community as we progress our Innovate level Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP).
Our Bronze Employer status in the Australian Workplace Equality Index for LGBTI+ inclusion recognises our progress in creating an environment where our Jacobs employees can bring their whole selves to work.
We aim to embed inclusion and diversity in everything we do. We know that if we're inclusive, we're more connected, and if diverse, we're more creative. We accept people for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, marital status, mental health, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you're pregnant or on family leave. This is reflected in our eight global Jacobs employee networks centred on driving inclusion and diversity – ACE, Careers, Enlace, Harambee, OneWorld, Prism, Vetnet, and our Women’s Network – find out more about our Jacobs Employee Networks here.
No matter what drives you, you'll discover a way to cultivate, nurture and achieve your goals – all at a single global company.
We're an equal opportunity employer and encourage candidates of diverse backgrounds to apply. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are strongly encouraged to apply. Jacobs aims to provide cultural safety at our interviews. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are invited to nominate a cultural representative to participate on the interview panel; please let your recruiter know in your application.

Seniority level
• Seniority levelNot Applicable
Employment type
• Employment typeFull-time
Job function
• Job functionManagement and Manufacturing
• IndustriesCivil Engineering, Design Services, and IT Services and IT Consulting

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