Sustainability And Environment Officer
Location: Eastern Victoria (Traralgon, Gippsland)
Type: Ongoing Full Time
Role Overview
The Sustainability and Environment Officer provides specialist environmental advice for regional projects, ensuring compliance with legislation and achieving positive environmental outcomes. The role supports investigations, planning, assessment and delivery in a fast‐paced environment, working closely with internal teams and external stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities
* Provide sound advice to ensure effective environmental management in accordance with State and Federal legislation, including Victorian native vegetation clearing regulations.
* Apply technical skills to exercise independent judgment in the development, delivery, monitoring and review of moderately complex environmental investigations.
* Undertake technical reviews of environmental data, reports, documents and initiatives to provide feedback and advice to project staff; manage environmental requirements both on‐ and off‐site, including site‐based biodiversity assessments, develop briefs, manage reporting and provide support during and post construction.
* Develop initiatives to promote a culture of minimal harm to the environment and identify and implement environmental sustainability principles for moderately complex projects.
Personal Attributes
A proactive, adaptable and solutions‐focused mindset is essential. The candidate must be able to make informed decisions while collaborating with diverse stakeholders to achieve strong environmental outcomes.
Selection Criteria (Qualifications and Experience)
* A relevant tertiary qualification in an environmental discipline or a similar qualification with a minimum of 3+ years' experience in an environmental field.
* Australian driver's licence.
Desirable:
* Vegetation Quality Assessment Accreditation.
* Previous experience working for an organisation managing environmental requirements.
* Experience in writing consultant briefs and reviewing environmental reports and documents.
* Experience working in the road construction industry.
Prerequisites and Conditions
Applicants must be an Australian Citizen, Permanent Resident or hold a valid work permit or visa necessary for the nature of the position. Relevant pre‐employment screening and reference checks will be required. Re‐deployment restrictions apply for VPS redeployees.
Contact
Jo Castile- Roberts, Team Leader Sustainability and Environment
email:
phone: 0483 294 124
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