Senior Environmental Consultant

Work for a global high-end design house and technical consulting firm solving complex real-world problems. We Design. We Guide. We Protect. We Sustain. We Train. We Transform Learn more about your next company - (Welcome to BMT) BMT is a leading international design, engineering, science, and risk management consultancy with a reputation for excellence. We're driven by a belief that things can always be better, safer, greener, and more efficient. We provide our customers with the capability, capacity, and confidence to enable them to make the right decisions at the right time by drawing upon the expertise of over 1,300 professionals located in UK, Europe, Asia Pacific, Australia Pacific, and the Americas. Delivering independent, complex design and consultancy capabilities for over 37 years, we pride ourselves on being equipped to support our customers to tackle the most complex design and systems issues, and challenges, which enables the industry to deliver safer, cleaner, and more fuel-efficient shipping for the future. We draw upon a wide range of experience and expertise to provide high-quality, high value products and services across the maritime sector. The group's assets are held in beneficial ownership for employees . Your next exciting job opportunity – The Senior Environmental Consultants in Queensland will provide expertise, ingenuity and judgement in the water and environment field. The Senior Environmental Consultant will have a strong focus on environmental assessment and environmental approvals. They will act as Project Manager and/or technical expert and work with a multi-disciplinary team to deliver high quality environmental and approval services for BMT’s customers. This will include liaison with State and Commonwealth agencies. The Senior Environmental Consultant will:

• Have expertise in their field with strong technical capability in environmental investigations, assessment, environmental planning, and approvals.
• Provide strategic and statutory environmental advice to clients in a variety of sectors, with a focus on coastal and maritime infrastructure works.
• Build upon existing and develop new client relationships to further the APAC environment business.
• Provide technical advice and guidance within the national BMT environment team.

In this role you will be able to:

• Liaise with potential and current clients for the purposes of service delivery and business development.
• Perform high quality and professional technical work requiring a high degree of independence and judgement.
• Serve as a technical specialist in the areas of environmental approvals, environmental assessment, and project management.
• Supervise and review the work of team members and external consultants.
• Share knowledge and act as mentor within the area of expertise.
• Prepare, review, and submit proposals / tenders.
• Project manage across a range of projects to scope and within time, cost and quality requirements.
• Undertake specific technical tasks including but not limited to:
• Environmental policies and strategic advice
• Scoping and identification of stakeholders and issues
• Regulatory approvals
• Environmental impact assessments
• Environmental management plans
• Environmental risk assessments, e.g. using ISO 31000
• Environmental planning and auditing

Relevant Education, Experience, and Skills: Essential:

• Bachelor’s degree in environmental science, Planning, Engineering, or other relevant area of study.
• More than 5 years’ experience post-graduation.
• Demonstrated experience in Queensland environmental approvals regime and/or Commonwealth environmental approvals regime.
• Willingness to learn new environmental approvals regimes.
• Demonstrated experience in undertaking environmental assessments.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong technical background in environmental consulting

Desirable:

• Experience working within a multi-site organisation.
• Experience working with the engineering, coastal, maritime or resources sectors.
• Post-graduate qualifications in environmental management or other relevant area of study

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