Environmental Consultant - Environmental Approvals

Environmental Consultant - Environmental Approvals; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP’s Environmental Approvals team contributes to landmark projects across Australia’s energy, resources, infrastructure, and defence sectors.

We are seeking a senior Environmental Approvals consultant to lead environmental assessments, coordinate multidisciplinary teams, and contribute to proposals while mentoring junior staff.

You’ll collaborate with clients and specialists to design practical solutions, manage monitoring programs, and advance best-practice environmental outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (postgraduate qualifications are a bonus).
• 10+ years of experience in environmental planning and approvals, ideally in the energy and resources sector.
• Experience leading projects related to environment impact assessment and approvals.
• High level understanding of environmental legislation and policy frameworks in Australia.
• Familiarity with GIS, data analysis, or digital tools for environmental assessment (helpful but not essential).
• Strong communication skills and a collaborative mindset.

Responsibilities

• Leading environmental assessments and planning projects.
• Coordinating multidisciplinary teams to help deliver approvals that align with project and client goals.
• Contributing to proposals and business development activities in a collaborative, team-oriented way.
• Working closely with clients, project managers, and technical specialists to develop practical, forward-thinking solutions.
• Using data to design monitoring programs and assess environmental impacts of major developments.
• Mentor, coach and develop junior and intermediate consultants with a focus on knowledge transfer and capability building.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Collaborative mindset

Education

Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science, Environmental Management, Urban Planning, Ecology, or related field

Tools

GIS

Data analysis

Digital tools for environmental assessment

Job description

What if you could do the kind of work the world needs?

At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. You can experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you. You’ll collaborate with some of the brightest minds in the industry, explore new ideas, and grow your career in a supportive environment that values curiosity, diversity, and innovation.

WSP’s Environmental Approvals team contribute some of Australia’s most interesting and innovative project across broad sectors including resource, infrastructure, energy and defence.

Due to consistent growth and a strong project pipeline our South Australian Approvals team are looking for an additional senior Environmental Approvals consultant ideally with strong experience across the energy and resources sector.

As a Senior Environmental Consultant – Environmental Approvals you’ll:

• Leading environmental assessments and planning projects
• Coordinating multidisciplinary teams to help deliver approvals that align with project and client goals.
• Contributing to proposals and business development activities in a collaborative, team-oriented way.
• Working closely with clients, project managers, and technical specialists (ecologists, acousticians, contaminated land scientists, engineers, designers) to develop practical, forward-thinking solutions.
• Using data to design monitoring programs and assess environmental impacts of major developments.
• Mentor, coach and develop junior and intermediate consultants with a focus on knowledge transfer and capability building.

About You

You’re someone who enjoys working collaboratively, solving complex problems, and making a positive impact. You’ll play a key role in shaping best-practice environmental outcomes and supporting the growth of our team.

We’re open to a range of backgrounds and experiences, but ideally, you’ll bring:

• A degree in Environmental Science, Environmental Management, Urban Planning, Ecology, or a related field (postgraduate qualifications are a bonus)
• 10+ years of experience in environmental planning and approvals, ideally in the energy and resources sector
• Experience leading projects related to environment impact assessment and approvals
• High level understanding of environmental legislation and policy frameworks in Australia
• Familiarity with GIS, data analysis, or digital tools for environmental assessment (helpful but not essential)
• Strong communication skills and a collaborative mindset

Why WSP?

Imagine a better future for you, and for us all.

Joining WSP means becoming part of a global team of over 73,000,united by a shared passion for making a positive impact.

• Join WSP’s Earth and Environment business, a nationally renowned business unit with a proven history of delivery high quality innovative work across sectors.
• Deliver work that genuinely shapes communities, grounded in WSP’s mission to provide sustainable solutions with deep environmental and social responsibility.
• Grow in a culture built on collaboration, inclusion, and belonging, where diverse perspectives power innovation and employees feel valued and supported.
• Enjoy work/life flexibility and strong career pathways, plus global mobility, health and wellbeing programs, and social initiatives.