Leading the change toward a sustainable and equitable future
Our Environment group in Cairns is a tight-knit team, part of a broader group across Northern Territory and Queensland, with a focus on helping industries and governments fulfill their responsibilities to the people they support, as well as the planet that support us all.
You will work together with diverse disciplines and experts in Remediation, EIA, Air Quality, GIS, Ecology, Sustainability and Stakeholder Engagement, throughout Northern Territory and Queensland, and across the globe.
Work in a global team and play in Tropical Paradise!
Living in Cairns blends professional fulfillment with an extraordinary lifestyle. The city offers a tropical climate, stunning natural beauty, and a rich cultural heritage, providing ample opportunities for outdoor activities and leisure. Whether exploring the Great Barrier Reef, hiking through lush rainforests, or enjoying the local arts scene, Cairns has something for everyone.
AECOM promotes a collaborative and supportive work culture, ensuring that your experience in Cairns is both professionally rewarding and personally enriching.
Join us in Cairns and be part of a team committed to excellence and innovation in one of Australia’s most captivating regions.
We are happy to provide relocation support to make this a smooth transition for you and your family and assist you in joining our global team – 47,000 strong – driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world.
You will be working in a genuinely flexible environment, amongst a team of peers and alongside our clients, while learning from our in-house senior advisors and technical leaders. Join our local team, whilst also being connected to an international network of technical experts. Take the next step in your career and partner your expertise with ours.
What will a day in this role might look like:
- Manage timely and high-quality environmental impact assessments, constraints analyses, strategic assessments, and environmental management plans.
- Lead a range of projects across various industries such as Energy, Transport and Water.
- Assist in the organisation of resources, budgets, and timelines for the management of projects.
- 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?
- Ideally, approx. 5 - 15 years relevant experience
- Bachelor’s degree in an appropriate discipline
- Environmental impact assessment experience across a number of market sectors
- 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.
