Team Lead – Environmental Approvals Queensland
The role reports to the Regional Executive QLD – Ecology, Environmental Approvals and Engagement. It is an exceptional leadership opportunity that emphasises technical excellence and strategic influence, underlining its critical importance to the business. The role combines technical leadership and project delivery and requires an established reputation for technical excellence within environmental planning and approvals, strong influential skills, and a passion for technical excellence.
Location: Brisbane or Sunshine Coast offices, with the option to work from home up to two days per week.
Key Responsibilities
* Collaboratively develop and implement the Environmental Approvals strategy within the team.
* Provide day‐to‐day leadership by example to guide and motivate team members.
* Mentor and support consultants and emerging professionals.
* Promote a team culture of technical excellence, learning and innovation.
* Connect the team with internal knowledge platforms and resources to enhance capability.
* Foster the development of technical skills and encourage continuous improvement at all levels within the team.
* Ensure team adherence to technical methodologies, procedures and accreditation requirements.
* Support participation in technical associations and encourage team involvement in knowledge‐sharing activities.
* Drive practical innovation in project delivery, including use of digital EIS and GIS platforms.
* Provide technical input and conduct quality reviews on team projects and deliverables.
* Contribute to team planning and collaborate with other team leads and stakeholders to achieve strong outcomes.
* Assist in resource coordination and project delivery to support the team's pipeline of work.
Qualifications and Experience
* Typically 20+ years of experience as an environmental professional, including leadership positions.
* Recognition as an industry expert in a technical discipline relevant to environmental planning and approvals.
* Market eminence and positive client experience endorsement in key sectors such as transport infrastructure, renewable energy, transmission, defence or mining.
* Proven ability to prepare and review complex technical project reports, pursuits and proposals.
* Experience with growth and a keen understanding of retention of technical talent.
* Prior experience building technical capability of others and transferring technical expertise within an organisation.
* A growth mindset with strong influence skills.
* Thought leadership with a skill for applying insights to industry trends, solving current problems and shaping strategy.
* Extensive experience in developing strong client relationships (external and internal) that build a contracted backlog.
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