Senior Environmental Planner – Sydney

ALRA; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Wellbeing allowance

Professional development support

Paid parental leave

Job summary

ALRA | Australia's Leading Recruitment Agency seeks a Senior Environmental Planner in Sydney to own complex NSW environmental approvals across renewables, transport and infrastructure. You will work with Principal Planners and in-house specialists to deliver EIS/REF registrations and regulatory clearances.

You will mentor junior planners and shape project delivery while enjoying hybrid working, wellbeing support, and a clear pathway for leadership development within a national consultancy.

Qualifications

• 7+ years' environmental planning and approvals experience.
• Strong experience with EIS, REF and NSW planning assessment processes.
• Confident managing complex projects, multidisciplinary teams and client relationships.
• Relevant Environmental Planning, Environmental Science or related qualifications.
• Renewables experience is welcomed but not essential. A strong background in Transport, Infrastructure or Development approvals is equally relevant.

Responsibilities

• Lead environmental impact assessments and approvals for major NSW projects, taking responsibility for delivery and coordinating the technical expertise around you.
• Lead EIS, REF and environmental approvals processes, including State Significant projects.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary assessments across Ecology, Heritage, Engineering and other environmental disciplines.
• Manage project delivery, technical reporting, budgets and timelines alongside experienced Principal Planners.
• Provide strategic advice to clients, stakeholders and regulatory bodies throughout approvals processes.
• Mentor junior planners and contribute to improving project delivery processes as the team grows.

Skills

Environmental planning

Project management

Regulatory approvals

Education

Environmental Planning

Environmental Science

Job description

Lead major NSW environmental approvals across Renewables, Transport & Infrastructure

Join a Sydney Planning team of 10+ with extensive national technical support

Hybrid working, annual wellbeing allowance & genuine leadership development

As a Senior Environmental Planner in Sydney, join a national Environmental and Engineering Consultancy with a significant renewables pipeline and a broader portfolio spanning Transport, Development and Infrastructure.

This is an opportunity to take ownership of complex environmental approvals, working alongside experienced Principals and drawing on in-house specialists across Ecology, Heritage and Engineering. You'll have the backing of a large national consultancy while still having a meaningful say in how projects are delivered and how the team develops.

The Role

• Working within the Sydney Environmental Planning team of 10+, you'll lead environmental impact assessments and approvals for major NSW projects, taking responsibility for delivery and coordinating the technical expertise around you.
• Lead EIS, REF and environmental approvals processes, including State Significant projects.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary assessments across Ecology, Heritage, Engineering and other environmental disciplines.
• Manage project delivery, technical reporting, budgets and timelines alongside experienced Principal Planners.
• Provide strategic advice to clients, stakeholders and regulatory bodies throughout approvals processes.
• Mentor junior planners and contribute to improving project delivery processes as the team grows.

The Team

Part of a national consultancy approaching 1,000 people, you'll have access to more than 200 environmental specialists nationally, including established capabilities across Planning, Ecology, Heritage and Environmental Management.

The Sydney team is growing, with a strong pipeline of work already underway. The culture encourages collaboration, technical knowledge sharing and giving people ownership of their work.

Hybrid arrangements, professional development support, paid parental leave and an annual wellbeing allowance are also part of the offering.

Experience

• 7+ years' environmental planning and approvals experience.
• Strong experience with EIS, REF and NSW planning assessment processes.
• Confident managing complex projects, multidisciplinary teams and client relationships.
• Relevant Environmental Planning, Environmental Science or related qualifications.
• Renewables experience is welcomed but not essential. A strong background in Transport, Infrastructure or Development approvals is equally relevant.