Senior Environmental Scientist - Impact Assessment Senior Environmental Scientist - Impact Asse[...]

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

Job summary

AECOM in Adelaide is seeking a Senior Environmental Scientist - Impact Assessment to lead environmental assessments and manage permit approvals for diverse projects. You will apply regulatory knowledge and industry best-practice standards to deliver robust environmental solutions.

You will coordinate multi-disciplinary studies, prepare technical reports, and represent the firm in client meetings, contributing to sustainable solutions across transport, water, and energy sectors.

Responsibilities

• Undertake environmental impact assessments and approvals for client projects, ensuring regulatory compliance.
• Coordinate multi-discipline environmental investigations across diverse clients.
• Author technical reports and contribute to regulatory approval processes at state and Commonwealth levels.
• Represent AECOM in client meetings and industry forums to build relationships.

Job description

Senior Environmental Scientist - Impact Assessment

AECOM

In-person · South Australia, AU

5 months ago

Job Description

“The trust, support, and open communication fostered at AECOM creates a genuinely distinctive workplace culture. Coupled with meaningful opportunities for professional growth, the chance to contribute to unique and exciting projects, and to support our valued clients, AECOM remains an exceptional place to build a career.” – Andrew Larwood, Environment Team Manager – Impact Assessment and Permitting, Adelaide, SA

AECOM's environmental practice is dedicated to helping industries, clients and governments meet their environmental responsibilities while protecting the natural environment. We provide advisory and technical services to ensure compliance, manage impacts, and reduce risks, including obtaining permits and approvals, decommissioning and restoring contaminated sites, and tackling climate change challenges and resilience. We focus on preserving habitats, water quality, stakeholder engagement and cultural resources, promoting a holistic approach to environmental impact management at every project stage.

How you’ll make a difference

• Undertake environmental impact assessments and approvals for client projects, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and best-practice standards.
• Undertake and/or coordinate multi-discipline environmental technical investigations across a range of clients and sectors.
• Author or contribute to technical reports, regulatory approval processes (state and Commonwealth), and proposals.
• Build positive connections by representing AECOM in client meetings and across the wider industry.

AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex ...