Experienced Environmental Advisor - Onsite

Overview

Manage environmental compliance, monitoring, and sustainability on construction site

Key Responsibilities

• environmental monitoring
• incident investigation
• regulatory compliance
• sustainability initiatives
• risk management
• audit inspections

Tasks

-Administer, implement, and maintain the Environmental Management Plan (EMP) to ensure compliance with legislation and ACCIONA systems. -Lead continuous improvement in environmental performance and strategic outcomes. -Promote a positive environmental culture and deliver training to project teams and senior leaders. -Conduct incident investigations, liaise with regulators, and integrate lessons learned into systems. -Monitor and action mitigation measures from approval and obligation registers. -Identify and manage environmental approvals and provide guidance during planning and site operations. -Prepare accurate reports and documentation for internal and external stakeholders. -Drive sustainability initiatives and support ISC rating delivery (e.g., As-Built). -Develop and implement environmental monitoring regimes; analyse data and respond to exceedances. -Maintain Chain of Custody for environmental samples and ensure monitoring compliance. -Represent legislative requirements in control documents (e.g., work method statements, toolbox talks). -Engage with stakeholders, including regulators, designers, engineers, and communities. -Apply ACCIONA's risk management framework to assess and mitigate environmental risks. -Conduct audits, inspections, and provide site-based environmental support.

Requirements

• bachelor's
• environmental management
• site inspections
• erosion control
• queensland legislation
• 3-5 years

What You Bring

-Analytical skills to interpret environmental monitoring data to produce reports. -A collaborative and mentoring mindset, promoting environmental best practices. -Proven ability to implement Environmental Management Plans (EMPs). -Hold a Bachelor's degree in Environmental Management, Science, Engineering, or a related field. -An understanding of the application of Queensland environmental legislation and compliance standards. -Experience in sustainability would be viewed favourably. -Strategic thinking towards implementing and developing environmental and sustainability best practice. -3 to 5 years' experience in environmental management-ideally within construction or infrastructure. -Practical experience in site inspections and reporting. -Practical experience in construction related environmental management and monitoring i.e., erosion and sediment control, water treatment and monitoring, noise and or vibration monitoring inspections.

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Benefits

-Access to ACCIONA's global knowledge network and integrated management systems. -Competitive salary and excellent benefits -Opportunities to work on industry-leading projects with a strong environmental and sustainability focus. -Opportunities for career development within a global company

About Acciona

-Born from early 20th‑century engineering firms, it reinvented itself in 1997 as a champion of green infrastructure and renewable energy. -Headquartered near Madrid, it went public on Spain’s IBEX‑35 and now spans over 40 countries. -In infrastructure, it engineers and builds major transport corridors, bridges, tunnels, desalination plants, and urban light‑rail systems. -Its water division tackles everything from drinking‑water treatment to large‑scale desalination and wastewater reuse projects. -It also designs sustainable urban real‑estate and provides financial, mobility, and social‑infrastructure services. -Flagship projects range from the Eurus wind farm in Mexico and Sydney light‑rail to Australia’s pioneering waste‑to‑energy plants. -Unusually, it spun off its turbine unit into Nordex yet remains a top shareholder—spanning full clean‑energy value chains. -It even crafted the world’s first prefabricated lighthouse, blending innovation and practical construction expertise.

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