Environmental Senior Specialist
Environmental Senior Specialist
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Job Description
We are unique
Essential Energy is an organisation that values your voice empowers your autonomy recognises the strength in diversity and prioritises your well-being while offering attractive remuneration and benefits. Take pride in having a meaningful impact on regional rural and remote communities while being a pivotal player in the energy industrys future.
About the role
As the Environmental Senior Specialist you will be responsible for the detailed analysis planning execution and technical evaluations to lead coordinate and write Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA) in particular Review of Environmental Factors (REF) seeking consent and ensuring compliance with the relevant legislation to safeguard Essential Energy against legal role will require community interaction including attending community information sessions or presenting to the community about projects.
The position will take ownership for the identification of environmental issues and advise on broader environmental constraints and risks associated with network operations. The position is a key environmental leadership role with organisation wide responsibilities in the implementation of environmental law ensuring compliance with statutory requirements.
The role will support the connection of major complex connections and Essential Energys unregulated business Intium. Establishing and managing budgets and delivering approvals within time critical limitations are fundamental requirements of the role.
This role will be based within the Essential Energy footprint with the ability to work from home in a hybrid work environment.
Key responsibilities:
- Guide delivery of the EIA process for the business in accordance with the requirements of the NSW Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 other applicable environmental legislation and corporate policies and procedures
- Initiate the provision of specialised environmental services in the research identification development design and implementation of key strategic detailed environmental analysis for the network.
- Lead the coordination of services providers in the delivery of environmental impact assessments and consent processes for projects across the organisation.
- Improve environmental performance by driving compliance with relevant environmental legislative and regulatory requirements.
- Support and provide input into the design and delivery of strategies frameworks policies and practices for the business as they relate to environmental planning and management.
- Be a subject matter expert for EIA and approvals within the business.
- Conduct detailed analysis and problem solving with a particular focus on major/complex projects and customer connections.
- Identify establish and foster key business regulatory body stakeholder and customer relationships ensuring all project and process issues are addressed to meet agreed outcomes.
About You
To succeed in this role you will have strong professional experience in an environmental planning impact assessment and approvals and ideally with linear infrastructure experience with excellent writing skills. You will have a demonstrated ability to work autonomously delivering high quality reports containing complex and variable environmental aspects on budget and within a tight timeframe.
You will have excellent conceptual analytical and critical thinking skillsin identifying improvements and initiating change. You will have the demonstrated skills and capacity to successfully manage complex issues within a team environment.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor of Science Engineering or Planning or demonstrated capability through past employment experience and/or relevant qualifications
- White Card Workcover Induction for Construction Work General Course
- Drivers licence
Why Essential Energy
Essential Energy offers a broad range of employee benefits providing you access to product discounts including Qantas Club Optus and Health Insurance Health Programs including fitness passport and other benefits such as 26 weeks parental leave. For more information on our benefits please visit the employee benefits page.
Essential Energy provides employees with a broad range of employee benefits through our corporate partnerships with organisations such as Qantas Optus nib and Mildura Health Fund. You will also gain access to our Health and Wellbeing programs including fitness passport. Visit our employee benefits page for more information.
We are proud to be recognised as aWORK180 Endorsed Employer for All Women.
An energy network doesnt just keep the lights on its a living network that needs to adapt to new and emerging energy generation technologies while still meeting the energy needs of customers.
It requires innovation commitment and collaboration to bring people together to solve the energy delivery challenges of the modern world.
Your potential will be realised and youll feel a real sense of purpose and satisfaction knowing you have a pivot role to play in delivering the energy of the future to the people who need it today.
For further information please contact Brett Hayward Environmental Services Manager on.
Applications close on Sunday 6 July 2025 at 11:55pm
Passionate people. Global thinking. Regional heart.
Building a better energy future.
Essential Energy is committed to building a culturally diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourages applicants to apply regardless of gender age ethnicity sexual orientation or disability.
As an organisation our aim is to champion inclusivity in the workplace and celebrate the difference in all our employees.
At Essential Energy we are committed to supporting adjustments throughout the recruitment and selection process as well as during employment. We actively support and encourage people with disability to apply to Essential Energy (including alternate formats of application forms or alternate ways for accessibility). To discuss adjustment requirements please contact or call us on.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
