Environmental Consultant

Overview

Provide environmental assessments, approvals, and compliance for NSW mining and quarry projects.

Key Responsibilities

• report writing
• impact assessments
• management plans
• regulatory liaison
• site work
• client liaison

Tasks

You’ll support senior consultants and principals in the delivery of environmental approvals and assessments across the full mine lifecycle. Expect a mix of office-based report writing, site work, and client liaison. -Contribute to multidisciplinary project teams and learn from seasoned environmental specialists -Deliver accurate, high-quality documentation and advice on site-specific issues -Prepare and review Environmental Impact Assessments, Management Plans and monitoring reports -Liaise with regulators and clients to support approvals and compliance outcomes -Work across project phases from exploration through to closure

Requirements

• technical writing
• problem solving
• approvals
• environmental consulting
• mining
• environmental science

What You Bring

-Strong technical writing and documentation experience -A problem-solving mindset and interest in complex, site-specific challenges -Working knowledge of NSW and Federal approvals processes -3–5 years’ experience in environmental consulting, ideally with mine or quarry exposure -Degree in Environmental Science, Planning or related field

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Benefits

Their work is anything but repetitive. Every site brings its own puzzle, whether that’s operational compliance, approvals, or impact management across metals, gold and specialty quarries. You’ll work alongside respected leaders with decades of technical experience, in a team that’s busy, growing and proud of its long-standing reputation for excellence. -$100-$130k + super + annual bonus (~$20k average)

About Alra Recruitment

-Consultants operate as business partners, free from KPIs, fostering entrepreneurial mindsets. -Specialises in placing professionals across Legal, Accounting & Insolvency, Environmental Sciences & Engineering, and Property & Valuations. -Typical projects include recruiting partners and senior associates in law firms, environmental and hydrogeology specialists, accountants, and property valuers. -The agency supports complex and high‑value placements—global environmental approvals directors, contaminated‑land engineers, senior counsel, and valuation leaders. -Unusually, it provides in‑house marketing, deal advisory, and legal support to recruiters, making them true business operators. -The founding team brings deep niche expertise—Brett’s 20+ years in environmental and engineering recruitment and Aaron Matrljan’s decades in accounting and insolvency.

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