Introduction
Join AECOM as a Senior Environmental Planner, leading impact assessments, approvals, and multi-sector projects while mentoring teams and driving sustainability. AECOM’s environmental practice is dedicated to helping industries, clients and governments meet their environmental responsibilities while protecting the natural environment. We provide advisory and technical services to ensure compliance, manage impacts, and reduce risks, including obtaining permits and approvals, decommissioning and restoring contaminated sites, and tackling climate change challenges and resilience. We focus on preserving habitats, water quality, stakeholder engagement and cultural resources, promoting a holistic approach to environmental impact management at every project stage.
Job Description
As a Senior Environmental Planner, you will:
- Lead and manage environmental impact assessments and planning approvals for client projects, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and best-practice standards.
- Coordinate multi-disciplinary projects in water sector, as well as transport and renewable energy as managing timelines, budgets, and resources effectively.
- Contribute to technical reports, development applications, and proposals
- Foster solid relationships with clients, internal teams, and external stakeholders to support project delivery and long-term engagement.
- Mentor junior team members and contribute to a collaborative, supportive team culture focused on high-quality environmental planning outcomes.
Qualifications
To excel in this Senior Environmental Planner Job, 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.
- Tertiary qualifications in Town/Urban/Environmental Planning with 5+ years’ experience in development approvals and planning, including consulting experience delivering projects for a range of clients.
- Knowledge of Queensland and Commonwealth environmental and planning legislation.
- Solid understanding of environmental concepts and technical content with the ability to interpret and apply knowledge in projects.
- Adaptable and interested in working across multiple sectors and client types.
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