Environmental Planner

AECOM; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

AECOM is seeking an Environmental Scientist/Planner to join the Sydney Environmental Impact Assessment team. The role focuses on leading environmental impact assessments for transport, energy, water, and industrial projects across NSW and Australia, drawing on a strong EIA portfolio.

You’ll work with a passionate team delivering meaningful environmental solutions. The role requires a bachelor’s degree in environmental sciences or related fields, 3+ years of consulting experience, and excellent

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in environmental science, planning, or engineering with 3+ years of relevant consulting experience.
• Experience in environmental impact assessment across multiple market sectors.
• Strong teamwork and communication skills, written and verbal.
• Proven project management and delivery skills with time management and organisational abilities.

Responsibilities

• Support the delivery of timely, high-quality environmental impact assessments and related studies.
• Contribute to constraints analyses, strategic planning pathway assessments, and environmental management plans.
• Assist with coordinating project resources, budgets, and schedules, maintaining effective delivery and quality standards.
• Mentor and guide juniors, including graduates and undergraduates, supporting their technical and professional development.
• Build and maintain strong client and stakeholder relationships, applying commercial acumen and emotional intelligence to project leadership.

Skills

Team player

Communication

Project management

Time management

Organisational skills

Env impact assessment

Education

Bachelor's degree in environmental science/planning/engineering

Job description

At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world’s most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations.

There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world.

We're one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us.

Job Description

“Growing my career at AECOM has meant being exposed to amazing experiences - fromsupport andmentorship from my peers andsenior businessleaders to exciting opportunities workingonmajor and complexEISprojects across NSW including Sydney MetroWestern Sydney Airport andGreat Western HighwayUpgrade.I’vefelt trusted and inspired!” -Alice Thurgood, Principal - Environmental Impact Assessment, Sydney

Come grow with us.

What will your legacy be? Are you excited to be part of the renewable energy transition, or keen to influence city shaping projects or passionate about delivering environmental solutions on some of Australia’s most significant projects? If so, we would love to hear from you!

With our incredibly strong project pipeline of transformational energy and transport projects we are seeking a Environmental Scientist/ Plannerto join our Sydney Environmental Impact Assessment team.

We are a passionate team of environmental impact assessors working within an organisation creating meaningful change both in Australia and around the globe.Our team is made up of twenty-two environmental impactassessorsacross Sydney and Newcastle and due to recent project wins we are growing. We are looking for professionals who will lead environmental impact assessments for projects across transport, renewable energy, transmission, water, and industrial sectors.Our enviable EIS portfolio includes Sydney Metro EISs, Great Western Highway Blackheath to Little Hartley EIS, the first offshore wind farm EIS in Australia; longest road tunnel EIS in Australia and thefirstplace-basedEIS for an infrastructure project in NSW.

The qualities that help you thrive

The following qualifications and experience are highly desired, but if youdon’ttick all theboxesyou could still be a perfect fit for this role.

• Support the delivery of timely, high-quality environmental impact assessments and related studies
• Contribute to constraints analyses, strategic planning pathway assessments, and environmental management plans
• Assist with coordinatingproject resources, budgets, and schedules, maintaining effective delivery and quality standards
• Mentor and guide juniors, including graduates and undergraduates, supporting their technical and professional development
• Build and maintain strong client and stakeholder relationships, applying commercial acumen and emotional intelligence to project leadership.

Qualifications

The following qualifications and experience are highly desired, but if youdon’ttick all theboxesyou could still be a perfect fit for this role.

A bachelor’s degreein environmental science, environmental planning, or environmentalengineeringwith3+years relevant work experience,consulting experience (desirable)

Environmental impact assessment experience acrossnumerousmarket sectors and a good industry reputation.

Strong teamplayer, confident communicator, both written and verbal.

Demonstratedproject management and project delivery skills, including time management and organisational skills

Additional Information

Ready to push the limits of what’s possible?

We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, including those with disabilities, additional health or mental health needs, and/or neurodiverse conditions. If you require any adjustments during the hiring process, please let us know.

To support this commitment, all newly hired employees are required to attend an in-person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office location as a condition of employment.

AECOM acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the lands on which we, our clients and our communities live and work around Australia. We pay our respects to their cultures and to their Elders — past, present, and emerging. We are committed to connecting to Country in our work through meaningful engagement with First Nations peoples and businesses. Find out more about our Australian Reconciliation Action Plan here: https://aecom.com/au/our-vision-for-reconciliation/.

To support this commitment, all newly hired employees are required to attend an in-person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office location as a condition of employment.

AECOM acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the landson which we, our clients and our communities live and workaround Australia.We pay our respects to their cultures and to their Elders — past, present, and emerging. We are committed to connecting to Country in our work through meaningful engagement with First Nations peoples and businesses.Find out more about our Australian Reconciliation Action Plan here:https://aecom.com/au/our-vision-for-reconciliation/.

About AECOM

AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $16.1 billion in fiscal year 2025. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options.Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion – a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation and benefits programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We also provide a robust global well-being program. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.

Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility.As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.

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