Senior Environmental Scientist

The role of a Senior Environmental Scientist involves delivering discipline-specific outputs on both local and international projects ensuring effective input from others.

Responsibilities:

1. Working on detailed or routine environmental assignments such as studies, assessments, drawings, and reports.
2. Key tasks include EIA / ESIA development, report writing, data review, supervision and mentoring, coordination, and acquiring baseline documentation.
3. Signing local reports, documents, and forms as a registered Environmental Assessment Practitioner (EAP) and leading Public Participation / Stakeholder Engagement.
4. Interfacing with local clients and competent authorities as well as collaborating with internal AECOM teams globally.
5. Preparing project deliverables that are reviewed by senior team members.
6. Performing specific and large portions of a broader assignment as an experienced Engineer / Environmental Scientist / Environmental Manager.
7. Providing specialized technical input into studies and assessments for the particular area of expertise and identifying discrepancies in results.
8. Following existing or developing new environmental assessment procedures to facilitate high-quality, cost-effective work by self and others.
9. Participating in and creating an interdisciplinary review of project deliverables including modeling reviews and laboratory analysis.
10. Gathering and correlating environmental information and data using well-defined methods.
11. Preparing technical specifications and performing work under the agreed-upon budget and schedule with little supervision.
12. Applying legislative knowledge to project triggers and managing environmental risk.
13. Coordinating with local Authorities for approvals.
14. Solving problems encountered using knowledge, innovation, and modifications of standard procedures or methods developed in previous works.
15. Contributing to the area of expertise by providing proposed improvements to existing processes and delivering solutions where precedent may not exist.
16. Performing technical quality reviews of environmental assessments, models, and survey analysis including documentation in project records by adhering to quality, occupational health and safety, and corporate standards.
17. Maintaining and developing the highest level of technical skills and abilities.
18. Using pricing and managing budget / schedule for innovative environmental enhancements.

Client Relationship Management:

1. Attending client meetings as technical support to gather information and discuss project requirements.
2. Presenting solutions to clients in a professional and technically competent manner.
3. Participating in the development and preparation of bids and proposals.

Qualifications:

1. Minimum 8 Years of relevant experience.
2. Bachelor of Science, Arts, or Engineering from an accredited University.
3. Master of Science / Arts or Engineering preferred but not a prerequisite.
4. In South Africa, professionally registered as Scientist with SACNASP and EAP with EAPASA.
5. Knowledge of international legislation and funder requirements would be beneficial.

About AECOM:

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 challenges.

AECOM is a Fortune firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits, and wellbeing programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families.

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