Senior Environmental Advisor 8:6

Sundstrom Recruitment; Western Australia; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Sundstrom Recruitment is seeking a Senior Environmental Advisor to join a client's operations in Western Australia’s Goldfields region on an 8:6 FIFO roster from Perth. You will lead environmental compliance, monitoring, approvals, and rehabilitation while partnering with site teams to drive sustainable outcomes.

You will bring a tertiary environmental qualification and substantial mining sector experience, with strong knowledge of WA and Commonwealth legislation, monitoring programs, and risk

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Environmental Science/Management/Natural Resource Management or related field.
• Experience in environmental advisory or senior role in mining/resources.
• Knowledge of WA and Commonwealth environmental legislation and approvals.
• Experience with monitoring, reporting, auditing, inspections, and incident management.
• Familiarity with Environmental Management Systems and risk management.
• Strong technical report-writing and data interpretation skills.
• Ability to build relationships with diverse stakeholders.
• Proactive, detail-oriented with ability to manage competing priorities.
• Australian driver's licence; remote site experience preferred.
• GIS and rehabilitation/closure planning experience would be highly regarded.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert environmental advice to site leadership and teams.
• Support compliance with environmental approvals, licences and permits.
• Contribute to the Environmental Management System and continuous improvement.
• Coordinate monitoring programs across water, air, noise, soil, waste and rehabilitation.
• Prepare reports, management plans, statutory returns and stakeholder communications.
• Support approvals processes and documentation.
• Conduct inspections, audits and risk assessments; drive corrective actions.
• Assist in rehabilitation, closure planning and progressive rehabilitation.
• Build relationships with regulators, consultants and contractors.
• Mentor site-based environmental personnel as required.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Technical report-writing

Data interpretation

Communication skills

Leadership/mentoring

Education

Environmental Science/Management/Natural Resource Management degree

Tools

GIS

Environmental databases

Rehabilitation/closure planning

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Senior Environmental Advisor to join a client's operations in Western Australia's Goldfields region.

Reporting to the Environmental Superintendent, you will play a key role in delivering practical environmental leadership across operations, approvals, compliance, monitoring, and rehabilitation.

This is a broad, hands-on role for a proactive environmental professional who enjoys working closely with site teams, solving real operational challenges, and driving continuous improvement in environmental performance.

About the Role

Working on an 8:6 roster FIFO ex Perth, you will provide environmental leadership and support across the operation. Your work will balance day-to-day operational compliance with strategic input into approvals, environmental management, and rehabilitation activities.

You will collaborate with operations, technical, and leadership teams to ensure environmental risks are identified early, obligations are met, and positive environmental outcomes are embedded into site practices.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide expert environmental advice to site leadership, operational teams, contractors, and consultants.
• Support compliance with environmental approvals, licences, permits, and regulatory conditions.
• Contribute to the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of the site Environmental Management System.
• Coordinate, review, and interpret environmental monitoring programs, including water, air, noise, soil, waste, and rehabilitation monitoring as required.
• Prepare high-quality environmental reports, management plans, statutory returns, and internal and external stakeholder communications.
• Support environmental approvals and amendment processes, including coordination of studies, assessments, and supporting documentation.
• Conduct environmental inspections, audits, and risk assessments; identify improvement opportunities and track corrective actions.
• Support the investigation, reporting, and close-out of environmental incidents.
• Contribute to rehabilitation, closure planning, and progressive rehabilitation initiatives.
• Build strong working relationships with regulators, consultants, contractors, and internal stakeholders.
• Mentor and support site-based environmental personnel where required.

About You

You are a practical, solutions-focused environmental professional with strong technical knowledge and the confidence to influence at both operational and leadership levels. You bring credibility, clear communication, and a genuine commitment to safe, responsible, and sustainable mining.

To be successful, you will bring:

• A tertiary qualification in Environmental Science, Environmental Management, Natural Resource Management, or a related discipline.
• Demonstrated experience in an environmental advisory or senior environmental role, preferably within the mining or resources sector.
• Sound knowledge of Western Australian and Commonwealth environmental legislation, approvals frameworks, and compliance obligations.
• Experience with environmental monitoring, reporting, auditing, inspections, and incident management.
• Working knowledge of Environmental Management Systems and environmental risk management.
• Strong technical report-writing, data interpretation, and communication skills.
• The ability to build effective relationships with diverse internal and external stakeholders.
• A proactive approach, high attention to detail, and the ability to manage competing priorities in a dynamic site environment.
• A current Australian driver’s licence; experience working at remote mine sites is essential
• Experience with GIS, environmental databases, and rehabilitation or closure planning will be highly regarded.