Senior Environmental Consultant - (Mine Closure or Approvals)
HybridPerth, Western Australia, Australia
Job Summary
Senior Environmental Consultant role with Umwelt Australia (Perth). Focused on WA mine rehabilitation, closure planning and mining environmental approvals, you'll deliver complex projects across mining, renewables and infrastructure with responsibilities including preparing Mine Closure Plans, advising on closure strategies, managing projects (scope, budget, schedule, resourcing), developing environmental impact assessments, coordinating approvals documentation, navigating WA and Commonwealth regulatory frameworks, liaising with regulators and clients, and mentoring junior consultants. You will bring a degree in Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering, or Environmental Planning (or related discipline) and approximately 5+ years' experience in mining, environmental consulting or regulation, plus strong written and verbal communication, client relationship management, and cross-disciplinary collaboration. The role offers hybrid work in Perth with benefits such as flexible work arrangements, wellbeing days, parental leave, and opportunities for national project work and staff share plans.
Required Qualifications
- A degree in Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Planning or a related discipline.
- Approximately 5+ years' experience in mining in industry, environmental consulting and/or regulation.
- Demonstrated experience in mining in Western Australia in: Environmental approvals, impact assessment and strategy; and/or Closure planning/execution, progressive rehabilitation and strategy
- Strong understanding of relevant WA environmental legislation, policies and regulatory frameworks
- Experience managing projects, budgets and client relationships
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- The ability to work collaboratively across multidisciplinary teams
- A proactive, solutions-focused approach and commitment to technical excellence
Desired Qualifications
- Degree in Environmental Science
- Degree in Environmental Engineering
- Degree in Environmental Planning
- Approximately 5+ years in mining or environmental consulting
- Experience with Western Australia regulatory frameworks
- Experience in mine closure, rehabilitation, or environmental approvals
- Strong written and verbal communication
- Client relationship management
- Project and budget management
- Mentoring and team development
- Stakeholder engagement
- Proposal development
- Diverse project experience (mining, renewables, infrastructure)
- Indigenous engagement
- SEEK or Australian recruitment context
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