Heritage & Environmental Advisor

Service Stream; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Service Stream seeks a Heritage & Environmental Advisor in Melbourne to assess proposed telecommunications sites and identify environmental and heritage constraints, determining approval requirements and coordinating permits and compliance for projects.

You will provide technical guidance to project teams, engage external consultants, liaise with councils and regulators, and ensure delivery complies with environmental legislation and regulatory standards across the lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years' experience in the telecommunications, infrastructure, environmental or heritage sectors.
• Experience supporting environmental and heritage assessments, permits, approvals and compliance activities.
• Experience interpreting local, state and Commonwealth legislation, regulations and approval requirements relating to environmental, heritage and infrastructure projects.
• Experience coordinating consultants, regulatory approvals and technical assessments.
• Experience engaging with councils, regulators, consultants and internal stakeholders.
• Experience preparing technical reports, permit applications and supporting documentation.
• Exposure to engaging with First Nations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) stakeholders or culturally appropriate consultation processes is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Assess telecommunications projects for environmental and heritage constraints and identify potential risks, permit requirements and approval pathways.
• Provide advice and guidance to Operations, Project Managers and delivery teams on environmental and heritage matters.
• Prepare, coordinate and submit environmental, heritage and statutory permits, approvals and supporting documentation.
• Coordinate environmental and heritage assessments to support project delivery and compliance requirements.
• Engage and manage external consultants to obtain required assessments, reports, permits and approvals.
• Review consultant deliverables to ensure quality, compliance and alignment with project requirements.
• Liaise with councils, government agencies, regulators, utility providers and other stakeholders as required.
• Monitor project compliance with environmental and heritage obligations and identify potential risks.
• Identify and elevate complex, high-risk or precedent setting matters to the Heritage & Environmental Lead.
• Maintain accurate project records, approvals registers and supporting documentation.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Regulatory interpretation

Project coordination

Documentation management

Risk assessment

Independent work

Education

Urban & Regional Planning or Environmental Planning

Job description

Primary Location VIC - Melbourne - 655 Collins St

Job Description Summary

The Heritage & Environmental Advisor is responsible for assessing proposed telecommunications infrastructure sites and works to identify environmental and heritage constraints and determine applicable approval requirements. The role coordinates the preparation and management of permits, approvals, assessments and compliance activities, provides technical advice to project teams, and supports the delivery of projects in accordance with legislative and regulatory requirements.

About the Role

The Heritage & Environmental Advisor is responsible for assessing proposed telecommunications infrastructure sites and works to identify environmental and heritage constraints and determine applicable approval requirements. The role coordinates the preparation and management of permits, approvals, assessments and compliance activities, provides technical advice to project teams, and supports the delivery of projects in accordance with legislative and regulatory requirements.

Key responsibilities

• Assess telecommunications projects for environmental and heritage constraints and identify potential risks, permit requirements and approval pathways.
• Provide advice and guidance to Operations, Project Managers and delivery teams on environmental and heritage matters.
• Prepare, coordinate and submit environmental, heritage and statutory permits, approvals and supporting documentation.
• Coordinate environmental and heritage assessments to support project delivery and compliance requirements.
• Engage and manage external consultants to obtain required assessments, reports, permits and approvals.
• Review consultant deliverables to ensure quality, compliance and alignment with project requirements.
• Liaise with councils, government agencies, regulators, utility providers and other stakeholders as required.
• Monitor project compliance with environmental and heritage obligations and identify potential risks.
• Identify and elevate complex, high-risk or precedent setting matters to the Heritage & Environmental Lead.
• Maintain accurate project records, approvals registers and supporting documentation.

Experience required

• Minimum 3 years' experience in the telecommunications, infrastructure, environmental or heritage sectors.
• Demonstrated experience supporting environmental and heritage assessments, permits, approvals and compliance activities.
• Experience interpreting and applying local, state and Commonwealth legislation, regulations and approval requirements relating to environmental, heritage and infrastructure projects.
• Experience coordinating consultants, regulatory approvals and technical assessments.
• Experience engaging with councils, regulators, consultants and internal stakeholders.
• Experience preparing technical reports, permit applications and supporting documentation.
• Exposure to engaging with First Nations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) stakeholders or culturally appropriate consultation processes is desirable.

Qualifications required

• Tertiary qualifications in Urban & Regional Planning, Environmental Planning or related discipline.

Competencies required

• Strong statutory and regulatory interpretation skills.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to compliance.
• Effective stakeholder engagement and relationship management skills.
• Ability to coordinate multiple projects, approvals and competing priorities.
• Risk assessment and mitigation capability.
• Strong organisational and documentation management skills.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively within project teams.

Department

Construction

Service Stream, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading national service provider to develop and operate Australia's essential communications, energy and water networks in the telecommunications and utilities industries. We specialise in the design, construction and maintenance of new and existing networks, and deliver end-to-end engineering and asset management solutions on behalf of our blue chip client base.