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BMT is a leading global consultancy in design, engineering, science, and risk management in the maritime sector, known for excellence and innovation. With 1,300+ experts across the UK, Europe, Asia, Australia, and the Americas, we help clients make informed decisions by delivering practical solutions, with the environment and sustainability at their core. As an employee-owned company, we reinvest profits into technology, strategic growth, and profit sharing, driving a safer, more efficient future. Our Environmental team are currently looking for a Senior Principal Environmental Approvals Consultant to provide expertise, ingenuity and judgement in the water and environment field. In this role you will help grow the business through strategic business development and promotions. You will also act as Project Manager and/or technical expert and work with a multi-disciplinary team to delivery high quality environmental projects, with a focus on environmental impact assessments and regulatory approvals.
Job Responsibility:
Performs high quality and professional technical work involving considerable independence in approach, and a high degree of originality, ingenuity and judgement
Serves as a technical specialist in the application of advanced concepts, principles and methods in an assigned area
Gives technical advice to management and business delivery teams and directs or advises on use of equipment or material
Supervises and reviews the work of other consultants
Shares knowledge and acts as mentor within their area of expertise or across the business
Adheres to, and actively promotes, quality, safety and environmental procedures/standards
Liaises with clients, potential and current, for the purposes of work generation, service delivery, networking and business development
Prepare, review and submit proposals / tenders
Project manage a range of projects to scope and within time, cost and quality requirements
Contributing to thought leadership activities through their work and by regularly authoring papers, presenting at events, seminars and conferences, and social media posts
Maintains Chartered Status and Registration of an appropriate and recognised professional body
Environmental policies and strategic advice
Scoping and identification of stakeholders and issues
Regulatory approvals
Environmental impact assessments
Environmental management plans
Environmental risk assessments, eg using ISO 31000
Environmental planning and auditing
Maintain a Business Development Mindset
Participate in Customer Engagement
Support Proposal Development
Collaborate Across the Business
Provide Strategic Input
Be Accountable for Work Winning Actions
Requirements:
Bachelor’s degree in environmental science, Planning, Engineering or other relevant area of study
More than 20 years’ experience post-graduation
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Strong technical background in environmental consulting
Existing client network in environmental policy, assessment and approvals
Experience working within a multi-site organisation
Experience working within the engineering or resources sector
Post-graduate qualifications in environmental management or other relevant area of study
Demonstrated business development skills
Strong organisation skills with attention to detail
Demonstrates initiative and takes a proactive approach to tasks
Flexible, team player
Client focused and commercially aware
Willingness for travel across WA, interstate, and internationally, to satisfy the requirements of projects and the position
What we offer:
Remote, hybrid, and part-time work options
Competitive salary offering
Performance bonuses
Companywide bonuses as part of being an employee benefits trust
Defence Reserve Leave enabling defence reservist employees to undertake ADF obligations without financial disadvantage