Senior Environmental Advisor: Urban Infrastructure (Sydney)

Gamuda Group; Sydney; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

Career progression

Diverse project exposure

Job summary

Gamuda Australia seeks a Senior Environmental Advisor to drive environmental compliance and risk controls across urban infrastructure works in Sydney. You will report to the Environmental Manager and work with design, construction, and client teams to ensure NSW regulations and project plans are met.

The role focuses on hands-on leadership, incident investigations, audits, and embedding a proactive sustainability culture on Parramatta ISD and related road projects.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience as Environmental Advisor on major civil/rail/infrastructure projects.
• Experience on complex urban infrastructure sites including station developments.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and regulatory knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Oversee site-level EMPs, monitoring programs, and environmental management systems.
• Lead inspection, maintenance, and monitoring of ERSED, water quality, noise and dust controls.
• Provide expert advice on NSW environmental legislation, planning approvals, licences.
• Lead investigations into environmental incidents, identifying root causes and actions.
• Conduct environmental audits of subcontractors and maintain compliance registers.
• Liaise with clients, authorities, and utilities to coordinate approvals and controls.
• Monitor and report waste, water usage, and carbon metrics for client reporting.
• Mentor engineers and subcontractors to promote proactive sustainability culture.

Skills

Senior Environmental Advisor

Environmental Compliance

Stakeholder Engagement

Regulatory Knowledge

Education

Tertiary qualifications in Environmental Science or related discipline

Job description

Gamuda Australia seeks a Senior Environmental Advisor to drive environmental compliance and risk controls across urban infrastructure works in Sydney. You will report to the Environmental Manager and work with design, construction, and client teams to ensure NSW regulations and project plans are met.

The role focuses on hands-on leadership, incident investigations, audits, and embedding a proactive sustainability culture on Parramatta ISD and related road projects.