You will bring genuine technical environmental experience — whether in zoology, botany, ecology or a related discipline — combined with a strong working knowledge of environmental approvals frameworks and a desire to grow into a senior practitioner.
The Opportunity
- Provide hands-on technical support for environmental approvals across the project lifecycle
- Work within Part IV (EP Act WA) and/or EPBC Act approvals frameworks
- Build and embed environmental compliance systems from the ground up on a major greenfields nickel development
- High-visibility role with direct exposure to senior leadership and project decision-makers
- WA-based permanent position with site exposure and genuine career progression
- Drive and support the environmental approvals process, coordinating across technical disciplines and project teams
- Review, interpret and prepare technical environmental reports, including survey and impact assessment documentation
- Provide technical input into regulatory submissions under Part IV (EP Act WA) and/or the EPBC Act
- Support environmental site surveys on an ad hoc basis, including flora, fauna and ecological assessments
- Establish and implement environmental and compliance frameworks across FEED, design, construction and operational phases
- Maintain and manage compliance obligations and internal reporting requirements
- Coordinate with field ecologists, heritage advisors and other technical specialists
- Prepare clear, accurate reporting for senior leadership and regulatory stakeholders
You are a technically grounded environmental professional with hands-on approvals experience and a genuine passion for delivering strong environmental outcomes. You may be a mid-level practitioner looking to take the next step, or someone with specialist field experience wanting to grow into approvals-focused work.
You will have:
- 3–7 years' experience in an environmental consulting or project environment role
- Demonstrated experience supporting or leading environmental approvals processes (Part IV EP Act and/or EPBC Act highly regarded)
- Ability to review and interpret environmental survey data and impact assessment documentation
- Technical environmental background in zoology, botany, ecology or a related discipline
- Strong technical report writing skills — able to both interpret and author clear, accurate documents
- Willingness to support environmental field surveys on an ad hoc basis
- Solid understanding of WA environmental and regulatory requirements
- Collaborative mindset with the confidence to work autonomously and engage with senior stakeholders
- GIS capability (QGIS or similar)
- Experience on major resource or infrastructure projects
- Exposure to heritage management or compliance frameworks
This role will suit someone who is:
- Collaborative, culturally aware and proactive
- Comfortable working in evolving, fast-paced environments
- Accountable and confident operating autonomously
- Motivated by building something meaningful and driving real environmental outcomes
- Permanent, long-term opportunity with genuine career progression
- Step-up role — grow into a senior practitioner on a landmark WA project
- Supportive, pragmatic leadership with direct access to senior stakeholders
- Competitive remuneration package commensurate with experience
If you are ready to step up, own the approvals process and make a real contribution to sound environmental outcomes on one of WA's most significant projects — we would love to hear from you.
ALL APPLICANTS MUST HAVE PERMANENT RESIDENCY OR AUSTRALIAN CITIZENSHIP.
Click APPLY NOW or contact Tristann McFerran at tristann@techresources.com.au or 0473 432 037 for a confidential discussion.
