Principal Environmental Scientist

Your Impact:

Are you a highly experienced Environmental professional, looking to take the next step in your career and make an enduring positive impact on the world?

Jacobs has an opportunity for a motivated Principal Environmental Consultant to join our Environmental Team in Perth. As a senior member of the team, you will lead the pursuit and delivery of environmental projects, provides strategic advice to internal and external clients and supports the management team to mentor and grow our team.

This role will work across a number of sectors with a strong focus on new energy, carbon capture and storage, water, transport and , delivering a wide variety of environmental impact assessment, approvals, environmental management and sustainability projects in Western Australia and across Australia

The role is based in our Perth office where you will work alongside a team of 20+ environmental professionals with experience ranging from recent graduates to over 20 years in the industry. The Perth team is part of a national planning and environmental approvals practice enabling you to work on projects across Australia with our 250+ strong environmental solutions business. We offer a flexible hybrid working arrangement to promote work-life balance and the role can be full time or part time to suit your needs.

The Role

You will take an active role in:

Business development, responsible for building client relationships that secure repeat work in line with our sale model.

Overseeing the effective planning and execution of complex projects. You will provide technical guidance to support projects as well as perform the role of Project Director and client-facing roles where appropriate. You will be supported by other senior technical and project delivery leaders, and you will support more junior members of the team.

Providing technical guidance for mid-level and junior staff in order to support the successful execution of projects. You will seek to provide mentoring to more junior staff in relation to the broad skills required of a consultant, both technical and softer skills.

Providing guidance and direction on complex pursuits, and in some instances lead such pursuits. You will be supported by other senior leaders as required in the pursuit of our larger and more complex opportunities.

Providing informal leadership to the broader Environmental Planning and Approvals Section as well as collaborate with other Sections with our broader business to help deliver successful project outcomes for our clients. You will also contribute towards the growth of our capacity, resilience and technical offering of the Section.

Here’s What You’ll Need:

Qualifications

As a Principal Environmental you will have an in-depth knowledge of the Western Australian and Commonwealth regulatory framework and technical elements of environmental approvals and management and a familiarity with the corresponding elements in other regions.

You will have extensive experience in the delivery of complex environmental impact assessment and approvals projects from both a technical and commercial perspective.

The role requirements include tertiary qualifications in environmental science, engineering, planning or a related discipline, in the region of 12+ years industry experience, a good understanding of HSEC requirements and industry approaches, and a valid driver’s licence.

Jacobs. A world where you can.

From our inclusive employee networks, to our positive mental health champions – we’re committed to driving a culture of caring where you can be you. With safety and flexibility always top of mind, we’ve gone beyond traditional ways of working so you have the support, means and space to maximise your potential. You’ll uncover flexible working arrangements, benefits and opportunities to do good too – from participating in our global giving and volunteering program, to exploring new and inventive ways to help our clients make the world a better place. No matter what drives you, you’ll discover how you can cultivate, nurture and achieve your goals – all at a single global company.

We aim to embed inclusion and diversity in everything we do. We know that if we are inclusive, we’re more connected, and if we are diverse, we’re more creative. We accept people for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, mental health, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you’re pregnant or on family leave. This is reflected in our wide range of Global Employee Networks centred on inclusion and diversity – ACE, Careers, Enlace, Harambee, OneWorld, Prism, Vetnet, and Women’s Network – find out more about our employee networks here.

We are an equal opportunity employer and encourage candidates of diverse backgrounds to apply. First Nations peoples are strongly encouraged to apply. Jacobs aims to provide cultural safety at our interviews and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are invited to nominate for a cultural representative to participate on the interview panel, please let your recruiter know in your application.

Please note: If you are being represented by a recruitment agency you will not be considered, to be considered you will need to apply directly to Jacobs.

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