Advisor - Environmental

Future Generation Joint Venture - FGJV; Snowy Monaro Regional Council; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Salary

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Paid Parental Leave

Professional Development

Job summary

Future Generation Joint Venture (FGJV) seeks an Environmental Professional to support construction management in maintaining a robust Environmental Management System on the Snowy 2.0 site in NSW. The role requires a tertiary environmental qualification, White Card and a C Class driver’s license, with a preference for those with at least three years’ experience in large-scale projects.

You will implement the EMPs, communicate environmental standards, conduct inspections and audits, and help

Qualifications

• Proven ability to provide advice and support to construction management on environmental obligations.
• Experience implementing Environmental Management Strategy and EMPs.
• Strong reporting and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide advice and support to construction management to ensure compliance with environmental obligations.
• Implement Environmental Management Strategy, EMPs and related systems.
• Communicate environmental issues, standards and procedures.
• Develop and maintain inspection and audit schedules for the area.
• Conduct daily and weekly environmental inspections and audits.
• Liaise with Environment support crew to resource environmental controls.
• Identify environmental training requirements.
• Classify, notify, investigate and report environmental incidents and corrective actions.
• Promote a proactive environmental culture on site.

Skills

Problem solving

Communication

Time management

Attention to detail

Site safety

Decision making

Report writing

Microsoft Office

Collaboration

Initiative

Education

Tertiary Environmental Management Qualifications

Job description

The Future Generation Joint Venture brings together the combined engineering experience and expertise of WeBuild, Clough and Lane and has been selected to design construct Snowy 2.0. This project is based within the Snowy Mountains in NSW and will deliver one of the largest pumped hydro schemes in the world.

Snowy 2.0 is the next chapter in the Snowy Scheme's history. It is the largest committed renewable energy project in Australia and will provide on-demand energy and large-scale storage for many generations to come. This Iconic Project has and will continue to create its own legacy in Australian history.

Purpose of the Role:

To ensure that FGJV maintains a robust Environmental Management System for all personnel, in accordance with the approved Environmental Protection License #21266, Conditions of Consent Environmental Management Strategy and Environmental Management Plans and client specifications.

Qualifications:

• Tertiary Environmental Management Qualifications or related discipline.
• White Card
• C Class driver's license

Experience:

• Minimum 3 years’ experience working in the Construction Industry in a similar role – preferred
• Experience in working on large scale construction projects or other suitable projects works

Building strong working relationships with construction personnel, client and stakeholder representatives to achieve sound environmental outcomes

Required Competencies:

• Problem solving, interpretation, reasoning and judgement skills with an ability to identify and solve complex problems.
• Genuine commitment and proactive approach to environmental management and procedures
• Strong Initiative and proactive nature
• Key collaborative skills
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
• Well-developed time management skills
• High attention to detail
• Genuine commitment and proactive approach to site safety processes and practices
• Confident decision-making ability
• Excellent report writing skills
• Investigation, analysis, preparation and delivery of Incident Investigation reports.
• Exceptional knowledge and ability in the use of the Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint

Core Accountabilities and Responsibilities:

• Provide advice and support to the construction management team(s) to ensure compliance with statutory, FGJV and client Environmental obligations.
• Implementation of Environmental Management Strategy, EMPs and subsidiary systems documentation.
• Communication of Environmental issues, standards, and procedures.
• Assist in the development and maintenance of the Area Environmental Inspection and Audit Schedule.
• Undertake and participate in daily and weekly Environmental Inspections and initiatives, including but not necessarily limited to:
  • Weekly Internal and SHL Environmental Inspections
  • Internal, SHL & External Environmental Audits
• Liaise with the area Environment support crew to ensure they are properly resourced to implement and maintain the site based environmental controls.
• Assist in identifying Environmental training requirements.
• Incident Classification, notification and analysis of Environmental Incidents, Investigation, Analysis and Reporting.
• Ensure all incident event investigations investigation, and close out of corrective actions.
• Promote a dynamic and positive Environmental culture focused on achieving success.

The above listed authorities & responsibilities are only a guide and may change as directed by your Manager/Supervisor or as per the requirements of FGJV Management.

As an employee you will be eligible to participate in a number of additional employee benefits. This includes:

• Competitive Salary
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Paid Parental Leave
• Qantas Club Membership discountsProfessional Development

The employment relationship will be governed by Australia or New Zealand Employment Law.

These positions are in remote challenging areas with extreme cold temperatures which need to be considered before applying for these roles.

Project Overview:

Snowy 2.0 Project Promotional Video - YouTube