Air Quality Specialist Relocate to Newcastle

AECOMs 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.

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This role is based in Newcastle NSW.

How youll make a difference

• Delivery of air quality impact assessments monitoring and management programs and related technical studies ensuring high technical standards and timely delivery.
• Manage air quality projects from initiation to completion as part of a team of air quality professionals including client engagement reporting and proposal development.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams across AECOMs business lines including a strong national and international Air Quality practice.
• Contribute to greenhouse gas and carbon accounting projects
• Supporting business development activities for the Air Quality practice along with technical profile raising activities to grow personal capabilities.

Qualifications :

The qualities that help you thrive

The following qualifications and experience are highly desired but if you dont tick all the boxes you could still be a perfect fit for this role. Please apply all applications will be considered.

• Bachelors degree in Science Engineering Environmental Management or a related discipline with 2 years experience in air quality or environmental consulting.
• Proficiency in air quality dispersion modelling (e.g. CALPUFF AERMOD) with experience in GRAL or WRF viewed favourably.
• Experience developing emission inventories including the use of excel for emissions estimation calculations.
• Strong technical writing and communication skills with experience preparing reports (e.g. Air Quality Impact Assessments Air Quality Management Plans) proposals and engaging directly with clients.
• Familiarity with greenhouse gas or carbon accounting and air quality monitoring.
• Abilities in GIS (e.g. ArcGIS Pro Q-GIS) and programming (e.g. R Python) would be viewed favourably.

Additional Information :

Why youll love working with us

Flexible work arrangements including alternative start/finish times part-time job-sharing and hybrid work options

• Purchase up to 6 weeks additional annual leave per year
• Swap public holidays swap Easter or other holidays for ones that suit you better
• Continuous learning and growth - lunch and learns professional development courses financial study assistance 5 days paid study leave global career opportunities

Ready to push the limits of whats possible

We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds including those with disabilities additional health or mental health needs and/or neurodiverse conditions. If you require any adjustments during the hiring process please let us know.

Applications are reviewed as they come in and the role may close earlier than expected so if this opportunity sounds like you we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

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Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity 

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether youre working from an AECOM office remote location or at a client site you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a culture of equity diversity and inclusion a safe and respectful workplace where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation and benefits programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We also provide a robust global well-being program. Were the worlds trusted global infrastructure firm and were in this together your growth and success are ours too.

Join us and youll get all the benefits of being a part of a global publicly traded firm access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer we believe in each persons potential and well help you reach yours.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time