Senior Environmental Consultant - Impact Assessments & ApprovalsGas, solar, BESS, transport & development approvals already on the project list5-person Infrastructure team inside a growing almost 40-person consultancyBuild from project delivery into PM, client ownership & eventually winning workAs an Environmental Consultant / Senior Consultant -Approvals, join a Brisbane environmental consultancy where the next step isn't simply writing bigger reports.The opportunity here is to learn the whole job.Initially, you'll be hands-on across environmental approvals, reporting and project delivery, working with senior people who can help build your EPBC and project management capability.
As you become established, you'll take more ownership: coordinating specialists, managing budgets and programs, dealing directly with clients and regulators, and eventually helping bring projects through the door yourself.And there's a genuinely good mix of projects to learn that on.
The current workload includes two gas pipelines, a current highway bridge, a local government sports precinct, multi-lot residential developments, a BESS, two combined solar farm/BESS projects and two synchronous condensers.The RoleYou'll sit within a 5-person Infrastructure & Environmental Approvals team, working across projects from early environmental constraints and approvals strategy through referral, assessment and delivery.You'll:Support and increasingly manage environmental approvals across infrastructure, energy and development projectsPrepare environmental assessments,



referrals and approval documentationBuild your capability across EPBC Act assessment pathways and MNESCoordinate inputs from ecology, heritage, hydrology, planning, social impact and engineering specialistsManage scopes, budgets, schedules and project deliverables as your experience developsLiaise with government agencies, clients and other project stakeholdersTurn technical information from multiple disciplines into clear, defensible reportingProgress towards taking greater ownership of clients and projects rather than staying purely delivery-focusedThe TeamThe wider consultancy has grown tonearly 40 people, with complementary capability across environmental planning, ecology, landscape architecture and GIS.It's large enough to have specialists around you and a strong project pipeline, but still small enough that you aren't buried underneath layers of management.
The culture is collaborative and relatively low-ego, with good access to senior people and flexibility around how you work.ExperienceAround 4-8 years' experience in environmental consulting, government or industryEnvironmental approvals / impact assessment experienceSome working knowledge of the EPBC ActEnvironmental Science, Planning, Ecology, Environmental Management or related degreeStrong technical writing skillsAn interest in developing your project management and client-facing capabilityYou don't need to arrive as a finished Environmental Project Manager.
That's partly the point.Salary: $120,000 – $140,000 + super, depending on where you sit within the Consultant / Senior Consultant range.
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📌 Senior Environmental Consultant - Impact Assessments & Approvals (Brisbane)
🏢 Alra
📍 Brisbane