Project Manager / Managing Consultant - Environmental Approvals (Perth)

ERM is seeking motivated Project Manager with an environmental consulting background to join our team in Perth to support our services to the mining and future energy sector (hydrogen, ammonia and renewables). The ideal candidate will bring project management experience in working with multi-disciplinary teams to support permitting and approvals (both at state and commonwealth levels).

ERM is rapidly growing in capability and capacity to help our mining and future energy sector clients face the growing challenges of developing and operating sustainable projects. As such, you will be part of a dynamic team responsible for consulting on project permitting and approvals to support our sustainable business locally, while networking with ERM's global teams to share best practices across the industries.

This is an opportunity for an experienced professional looking to advance their career to the next level with a global leader in sustainability and to make a significant impact in successfully implementing ERM's global strategy.

Responsibilities:

Candidates will lead and/or support a wide variety of mining projects or future energy projects related to capital project development, environmental permitting, mine closure planning / decommissioning as well as the development of associated management plans. Responsibilities will include to:

• Oversees projects from inception to completion, ensuring they meet all scope, timeline, and budget requirements.
• Collaborate with other ERM national and global practitioners to execute projects.
• Manage teams composed of multi-disciplinary professionals from various offices around Australia and potentially ERM globally.
• Contribute to proposal development, including cost estimates in accordance with ERM’s policies and processes.
• Project management activities related to projects, including task delegation and direction, subcontractor management, health & safety protocol management, monitoring of commercial performance, quality review of deliverables, and interaction with clients.
• Work with our clients to achieve the favorable project outcome.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s in science, environmental management, planning or related discipline.
• 5-10 years of relevant experience in project managing environmental approval and permitting for major capital projects (i.e., new mines or expansions, hydrogen and renewable energy developments).
• Experience in Microsoft project and various project management related cost tracking tools (excel).
• Strong knowledge of capital project management and experience working as part of an integrated team.
• Consulting industry experience highly desirable.

OUR EMPLOYEE BENEFITS:

• Structured career development, including access to mentoring and collaboration opportunities with industry leading technical experts, certified environmental practitioners, and in-house Site Auditors.
• Discretionary performance bonuses and incentives;
• Professional memberships, including paid annual membership to a relevant professional organisation;
• Wellness ‘You’ Day, access to 1 ‘wellness day’ per quarter, in addition to annual leave;
• Access to purchased additional leave;
• Flexible working arrangements;
• Continuous training and development including support for external training;
• Access to a wide variety of local, interstate, and international projects.
• Employee Assistance Programs including mental and physical health wellness support, confidential access to a wellbeing coach and discounts with a range of retailers.
• Opportunity to join and work in local communities through the ERM foundation

Who We Are:

As the world’s leading sustainability consulting firm, ERM is uniquely positioned to contribute to the environment and society through the expertise and energy of our employees worldwide. Sustainability is what we do, and is at the heart of both our service offerings and how we operate our business. For our people, our vision means attracting, inspiring, developing and rewarding our people to work with the best clients and on the biggest challenges, thus creating valuable careers. We achieve our vision in a sustainable manner by maintaining and living our ERM values that include Accountability, Caring for our People, Client Focus, Collaboration, Empowerment, and Transparency. 

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ERM is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status or disability status.

Thank you for your interest in ERM.

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