Principal Environmental Consultant

BMT Group; Brisbane; Hybrid; AUD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Defence Reserve Leave

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Learning and development

Remote/Hybrid/Part-time options

Job summary

BMT Defence Services LTD is a leading global consultancy in design, engineering, science, and risk management in the maritime sector, with 1,300+ experts across the UK, Europe, Asia, Australia, and the Americas.

The Principal Environmental Approvals Consultant role focuses on growing the business, managing projects, mentoring teams, and delivering environmental impact assessments and regulatory approvals within a multidisciplinary environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in environmental science, planning, engineering or related field.
• 20+ years' post-graduation experience.
• Strong technical background in environmental consulting.
• Existing client network in environmental policy, assessment and approvals.
• Experience working within a multi-site organisation.
• Experience working within the engineering or resources sector.
• Post-graduate qualifications in environmental management or related area.
• Demonstrated business development skills.
• Willingness to travel across WA, interstate, and internationally.
• Client focused and commercially aware.

Responsibilities

• Lead environmental impact assessments and environmental approvals.
• Manage projects to scope and within time, cost and quality.
• Prepare and lodge environmental approval applications with regulators.
• Develop knowledge of environmental policies and provide strategic thinking.
• Prepare reports associated with the above.
• Lead bids/tenders.
• Mentor and supervise other environmental consultants.
• Liaise with clients for work generation and business development.
• Contribute thought leadership through papers and social media.
• Oversee project budgeting and scheduling.

Skills

Environmental consulting

Business development

Client relationship management

Travel willingness

Initiative

Education

Bachelor's degree in environmental science, planning, engineering or related

Post-graduate qualifications in environmental management

Job description

BMT is a leading global consultancy in design, engineering, science, and risk management in the maritime sector, known for excellence and innovation.

With 1,300+ experts across the UK, Europe, Asia, Australia, and the Americas, we help clients make informed decisions by delivering practical solutions, with the environment and sustainability at their core. As an employee-owned company, we reinvest profits into technology, strategic growth, and profit sharing, driving a safer, more efficient future.

The Principal Environmental Approvals Consultant will help grow the business through strategic business development and promotions. They will act as Project Manager and/or technical expert and work with a multi-disciplinary team to deliver high-quality environmental projects, with a focus on environmental impact assessments and regulatory approvals. To provide expertise, ingenuity and judgement in the water and environment field.

Key Responsibilities

• 1. Perform high quality and professional technical work involving considerable independence in approach, and a high degree of originality, ingenuity and judgement.
• 2. Serve as a technical specialist in the application of advanced concepts, principles and methods relating to environmental approvals and environmental management.
• 3. Supervise and review the work of other environmental consultants.
• 4. Share knowledge and acts as mentor within the environmental approvals area of the business and with collaborating technical specialists.
• 5. Adhere to, and actively promote, quality, safety and environmental procedures/standards.
• 6. Liaise with clients, prospective and current, for the purposes of work generation, service delivery, networking and business development.
• 7. Prepare, review and submit proposals / tenders.
• 8. Project manage a range of projects to scope and within time, cost and quality requirements, including budgeting, scheduling, scoping and managing multidisciplinary teams.
• 9. Contribute to thought leadership activities through their work and by regularly authoring papers and social media posts.

10. Specific tasks include leading and preparing to:

• Environmental impact and/or feasibility assessments.
• Environmental planning and auditing.
• Preparing and lodging environmental approval applications, including liaison with regulators, local government and/or other relevant stakeholders.
• Developing knowledge of environmental policies and providing strategic thinking in the context of environmental approvals.
• Preparing reports associated with the above.
• Leading and preparing bids/tenders.

Work winning is a team effort. As a consultant, your everyday interactions with clients, colleagues, and stakeholders help uncover new opportunities and build lasting relationships. Your insights and actions directly support BMT's growth.

In addition to these duties, the post holder may be required to carry out such other duties as may reasonably be required, from time to time, to achieve the above role purpose.

Right to Disconnect: We respect your personal time and support a healthy work-life balance. Employees are not expected to respond to work communications outside of regular business hours unless otherwise agreed upon.

About you

• Bachelor's degree in environmental science, Planning, Engineering or other relevant area of study.
• More than 20 years' experience post-graduation.
• Strong technical background in environmental consulting
• Existing client network in environmental policy, assessment and approvals
• Experience working within a multi-site organisation.
• Experience working within the engineering or resources sector.
• Post-graduate qualifications in environmental management or other relevant area of study
• Demonstrated business development skills
• Demonstrates initiative and takes a proactive approach to tasks.
• Willingness for travel across WA, interstate, and internationally, to satisfy the requirements of projects and the position
• Client focused and commercially aware.

Why work with us?

At BMT, we value flexibility, career growth, and an inclusive culture where diverse perspectives thrive.

• We offer remote, hybrid, and part-time work options, with offices across Australia. We're proudly 'flexified' with Flexa!
• Our industry competitive benefits include a competitive salary offering, performance bonuses, and companywide bonuses as part of being an employee benefits trust
• Defence Reserve Leave enabling defence reservist employees to undertake ADF obligations without financial disadvantage.
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• We invest in learning and development to help you grow.

Diversity, equity, and inclusion are at our core. We foster a workplace where everyone feels valued and supported, promoting innovation, collaboration, and respect.

Our values-Trust, Innovation, Passion, Respect, and Collaboration-define who we are and how we work.