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AECOM Senior Environmental Scientist in Perth, Australia
Company Description
Start here. Grow here.
We believe infrastructure creates opportunity for everyone. Whether it’s improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive.
Here, you will have freedom to grow in a world of opportunity.
Leading the change toward a sustainable and equitable future.
Our environmental practice helps industries and governments fulfill their responsibilities to the people they support, as well as the planet that support us all. We provide advisory and technical services to enable you to achieve compliance, manage impacts and reduce or even eliminate risks.
Our services help clients anticipate and manage the environmental impact at each stage of the project: planning and obtaining permits for new facilities; decommissioning, clean-up and closure of contaminates sites and surplus operations facilities; restoration for reuse; addressing critical climate – change issues; protection or restoration of habitats and water quality and the preservation of culture resource.
We’re one global team – 47,000 strong – driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world.
Job Description
We are fortunate to work within an organisation large enough to create meaningful change both in Australia and around the globe. Our Sustainable Legacies Strategy embeds environmental, social, and governance principles into everything we do, whether through improving social outcomes, achieving net zero, or innovating for environmental gain. We continuously strive for our work to leave a positive, lasting impact on people and our planet.
We are looking for a Senior Environmental Scientistwho can work collaboratively to prepare and manage high-quality environmental impact assessments. You will be confident in translating technical information into accessible language in your written work and other communications.
This role will provide an excellent opportunity for you to contribute to and lead a range of projects, including high-profile, complex infrastructure in urban and regional contexts across energy transition (including renewable power generation and grid modernisation), transport, water, industry, and other sectors.
What will a day in this role look like:
You will primarily assist with reporting aspects of multiple concurrent environmental impact assessment and approvals projects of varying size and complexity.
Work amongst a team of peers and alongside our clients and subcontractors, while learning first-hand from our in-house senior advisors and technical leaders.
You will contribute to a range of projects sizes with opportunities to develop project management skills and will play an active role in project delivery and client management.
Qualifications
What are we looking for from you?
The following qualifications and experience are highly desired, but if you don’t tick all the boxes, you could still be a perfect fit for this role. Please apply, all applications will be considered.
Bachelor’s degree in an appropriate discipline such as environmental science,
have strong environmental impact assessment experience across a number of market sectors and a good industry reputation.
have solid project management/coordination skills, and commercial acumen to effectively manage resources, timelines, quality and budgets.
Possess the emotional intelligence to develop and maintain positive peer and client relationships
be a strong team player, influencer, and, most importantly, a real collaborator.
be a good communicator with proven technical knowledge and a strong client focus.
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Additional Information
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AECOM acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the lands on which we, our clients and our communities live and work around Australia. We pay our respects to their cultures and to their Elders — past, present, and emerging. We are committed to connecting to Country in our work through meaningful engagement with First Nations peoples and businesses. Find out more about our Australian Reconciliation Action Plan here: https://aecom.com/au/our-vision-for-reconciliation/.
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. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.
Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity
You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.
You will help us foster a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion – a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.
AECOM provides a wide array of compensation and benefits programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We also provide a robust global well-being program. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.
Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
ReqID: J10102186
Business Line: Environment
Business Group: DCS
Strategic Business Unit: ANZ
Career Area: Science
Work Location Model: Hybrid