Senior / Principal Environmental Scientist

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We believe infrastructure creates opportunity for everyone. Whether it’s improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive.



Here, you will have freedom to grow in a world of opportunity.

Our environmental practice helps industries and governments fulfill their responsibilities to the people they support, as well as the planet that support us all. We provide advisory and technical services to enable you to achieve compliance, manage impacts and reduce or even eliminate risks.

Our services help clients anticipate and manage the environmental impact at each stage of the project: planning and obtaining permits for new facilities; decommissioning, clean-up and closure of contaminates sites and surplus operations facilities; restoration for reuse; addressing critical climate – change issues; protection or restoration of habitats and water quality and the preservation of culture resource.

We’re one global team – 47,000 strong – driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world.

Our highly regarded environmental team in Darwin is looking for Senior / Principal level Environmental Scientists / Engineers to play a key role in supporting a vast array of interesting and diverse projects across defence, government, mining and the oil and gas sectors.

The AECOM Darwin office is a perfect location to foster your passion for managing the environment and can provide experience in everything from environmental impact assessment and environmental management and auditing, hydrology and hydrogeology, sediment, and erosion control, monitoring of rivers and streams, wastewaters and groundwaters, biodiversity surveys, contaminated site investigation and remediation.

What will a day in this role look like:

• Prepare and manage timely and high-quality environmental impact assessments, constraints analyses, strategic assessments, and environmental management plans and assist in the organisation of resources, budgets, and timelines for the management of these projects
• Key project-related tasks as required, which may include studies and assessments, data analysis, technical writing, and presentations
• Working collaboratively, you will prepare advice, reports, and proposals to clients, and develop effective relationships with key stakeholders to ensure projects are delivered successfully
• Mentor junior members of the team.

The 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. 

What are we looking for from you?

• Bachelor’s degree in an appropriate discipline
• Environmental advisory and impact assessment experience and detailed understanding of relevant legislation and approval frameworks
• Strong commercial acumen and emotional intelligence to develop and maintain positive relationships to enhance client retention and growth
• You will be a strong team player, influencer, and, most importantly, a real collaborator
• Confidence in translating technical information into accessible language in your written work and other communications.

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About AECOM

AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.

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 you’re 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. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.

Join us, and you’ll 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 person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.