Senior Environmental Advisor

WeBuild; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Terra Verde is hiring a Senior Environmental Advisor to lead and implement environmental management across a major tunnel and rail project in Victoria. The role focuses on ensuring compliance with environmental legislation, developing and maintaining the project-wide environmental management system, and coordinating with internal teams and external bodies.

The successful candidate will have a Bachelor’s degree in an environmental discipline, 5+ years in construction environmental management, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree required in environmental discipline.
• Strong knowledge of environmental legislation and regulatory frameworks.
• Experience implementing environmental management systems on large projects.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate day-to-day environmental support for stakeholders.
• Identify and manage environmental risks.
• Develop and lead improvement of project environmental management systems.
• Liaise with government bodies on environmental matters.
• Establish monitoring and reporting on environmental performance.

Skills

Environmental compliance

Regulatory knowledge

Spill response training

Risk assessment

Incident investigations

Leadership of investigations

Education

Bachelor’s degree in environmental engineering, science, sustainability or related

Job description

Terra Verde is a joint venture between Webuild, GS Engineering & Construction (E&C) Australia, and Bouygues Construction Australia.

The joint venture combines experienced local personnel with global resources andexpertise.

Terra Verde is deliveringnearly 10kilometres of parallel tunnels between Glen Waverley and Box Hill, including 39 cross passages and two station boxes at Glen Waverley and Burwood in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs, as part of the Suburban Rail Loop Project.

This is the largest infrastructure project in Victoria’s history, shaping Melbourne and Victoria for future generations.

About theOpportunity:

Ensure project compliance with relevant environmental legislation, regulations, contractual obligations and Terra Verde Health, Safety and Environmental procedures through the development, implementation and maintenance a project wide environmental management system

Key Responsibilities:

• Coordinate and provide day to day specialist environmental support to internal stakeholders, including Group and Regional Environment teams.
• Identification and effective management of environmental risks.
• Develop, manage and lead the continual technical improvement of project environment management systems.
• Liaise with government bodies and professional organisations on environmental matters.
• Establish, monitor and report on key environmental performance objectives and standards for managing project environmental risks.
• Develop and implement project inspection, auditing and review processes.
• Communicate environmental roles and responsibilities, review project team environmental competencies and identify training/development needs.
• Manage environmental budget allocation as required to ensure environmental management is undertaken in a cost-effective manner.
• Manage environmental consultants and the collection of environmental field monitoring information.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of all relevant legal, regulatory and company environmental requirements, ensuring management and staff are kept informed of any relevant changes to project requirements.
• Manage and support the development of environmental team personnel in leading environmental practices and driving improvement.
• Provide training to staff on environment matters such as spill response, legal and other requirements.
• Assist in recruitment of environmental staff.
• Support the development and continuous improvement of Terra Verde environmental management systems.
• Perform all duties in accordance with Terra Verde policies, processes, systems, reporting and procedures

Key Requirements:

• Knowledge of environmental statutes and legislation
• Knowledge of relevant management systems (quality and risk)
• Training and facilitation experience in high-risk environmental activities such as spill response
• Skill in quantitative and qualitative environmental risk assessment and development of risk controls and actions involved in delivery and implementation of projects.
• Expert understanding of incident investigations and reporting
• Ability to lead high level investigations involving multiple internal and external parties
• Bachelor’s degree in environmental engineering, science, sustainability or other associated disciplines
• Construction environment management (5+ years)

Why Join Us?

At Terra Verde, we are committed to fostering innovation, collaboration, and professional growth. By joining our team asaSenior Environmental Advisor you will contribute to one of Australia’s most transformative infrastructure projects and develop yourexpertisein a dynamic and supportive environment.

Terra Verde is an equal opportunity employer, and we encourage applications fromdiverse backgrounds. Women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, Priority Jobseekers and people with a multicultural background are strongly encouraged to apply.

Join the project that is creatinga lasting legacyon Victoria’s infrastructure!

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