Senior Environmental Planner — Approvals & Sustainability

SMEC (an SJ Group company); Sunshine Coast Regional; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work

Parental leave

Annual leave

Professional development

Job summary

SMEC is expanding its Queensland environmental team with a Senior Environmental Planner role focused on delivering complex environmental planning and assessment projects. You will assist in delivering compliance and approvals for diverse infrastructure projects across Queensland, including renewables and major developments.

With 6+ years of experience, you will contribute to proposals, client relationships and high-quality reports while working with experienced colleagues and leadership within

Qualifications

• Proven project management and client relationship management capability.
• Excellent communication skills, verbally and written.

Responsibilities

• Develop environmental impact assessments, approval applications and other studies and management plans.
• Provide input, advice and expertise on environmental and planning matters as part of SMEC's infrastructure planning and design project teams.
• Develop technical solutions to improve environmental and sustainability outcomes on projects for internal and external clients.
• Contribute to proposals and bids for securing new and ongoing work.
• Apply relevant Commonwealth, State and Local legislation, policies, and guidelines.
• Produce high-quality professional reports and deliverables.
• Complete technical project work, desk-based and field work.
• Post-approval environmental management plan development and implementation oversight.
• Review, prepare and implement Environmental Management Plans and deliver environmental monitoring programs.

Skills

Project management

Client relationship management

Written communication

Verbal communication

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Environmental Science/Planning degree

Job description

SMEC is expanding its Queensland environmental team with a Senior Environmental Planner role focused on delivering complex environmental planning and assessment projects. You will assist in delivering compliance and approvals for diverse infrastructure projects across Queensland, including renewables and major developments.

With 6+ years of experience, you will contribute to proposals, client relationships and high-quality reports while working with experienced colleagues and leadership within