Senior Environmental Planner | Flexible, Growth & Approvals (QLD)

Seeds Renewables; Queensland; Hybrid; AUD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangement

Ethical client base

Mentored by industry leaders

Professional development programs

Job summary

SMEC’s Queensland environmental team is expanding to tackle a wide range of projects across renewables, infrastructure and development. We are seeking a Senior Environmental Planner with a background in environmental approvals to help deliver complex planning and assessment work for key clients in Queensland, including future projects for the Brisbane 2032 Olympics.

You will contribute to proposals, manage client relationships, and guide junior staff through field and desk studies.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualifications in Environmental Science or Planning.
• 6+ years’ experience in a similar environmental role.
• Experience securing environment approvals and statutory approvals in Queensland.
• Experience in consultancy environments preferred.
• Strong proposal, management and client-relations skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Experience with government clients preferred.

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 SMECs infrastructure planning and design project teams.
• Develop technical solutions to achieve improved 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

Environmental planning

Regulatory approvals

Client relationship management

Communication skills

Report writing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science/Planning or similar

Job description

SMEC’s Queensland environmental team is expanding to tackle a wide range of projects across renewables, infrastructure and development. We are seeking a Senior Environmental Planner with a background in environmental approvals to help deliver complex planning and assessment work for key clients in Queensland, including future projects for the Brisbane 2032 Olympics.

You will contribute to proposals, manage client relationships, and guide junior staff through field and desk studies.