Senior Environment Approvals Advisor

About John Holland :

At John Holland, our purpose is simple – we transform lives with everything we do.

We’ve always known that infrastructure is about people — our customers, our employees, and the communities in which we work every day.

That’s our difference. Deep experience and capability with a genuine care about creating better lives for people along the way.

Be part of the team that’s up for the challenge of transforming lives for good.

About the project :

Join one of the Victoria’a Big Build Road projects, reducing congestion and travel times and connecting communities. This is an opportunity to be part of a team delivering road infrastructure upgrades that will ensure the transport network is safer for all road users. You'll be working in a collaborative environment alongside industry-leading experts, leveraging cutting-edge technology and innovative methodologies.

About the role :

Reporting to the Secondary Approvals Lead, your role will collaborate with internal and external stakeholders, identify and manage environmental risks and help develop the capabilities to support the delivery of the project.

As a project-based role, you will be responsible for providing sound advice on complex issues in relation to on-site environmental management on our project. You will work with the project delivery team to ensure adherence to environmental legislation, regulations, and contractual obligations.

Responsibilities of the role include :

• Take leadership responsibility for site environmental management
• Provide and take leadership responsibility in site environmental management
• Contribute to development of work methods and rolling short term construction programs and plan daily / weekly production work
• Build strong internal and external stakeholder relationships through proactive and professional communication to keep key personnel informed
• Identify and mitigate risks prior to works commencing, communicate with and engage relevant stakeholders to control risk and contribute to build a risk management culture
• Consult with workers to identify opportunities for efficiencies and streamlining of environmental processes, striving to be a leader within the industry
• Gather and listen to feedback from stakeholders and peer groups on ways to improve environmental programs.
• Support and act as an advocate for the JH SQE Risk Management process. Complete Workplace Risk Assessment (WRA) and Activity Method Statement (AMS) workshops and reviews
• Complete field-based reviews and inspections, particularly for high-risk work activities (in line with the John Holland Global Mandatory Requirements (GMR) approach)
• Provide information on the effectiveness of controls to the business.

To be successful in this key role, you must have :

As part of the team, you help us deliver on our promise to transform lives

Your success is reflected in ours, so we’re committed to being an employer of choice. We pride ourselves on having a diverse and inclusive workplace, as we understand that different perspectives and ideas are critical to our long-term success.

We want you to be with us for the long term, so providing you with rich career experiences and ongoing development is our priority.

What’s in it for you

We’re about connecting your sense of purpose to ours. We understand that your career is one of the biggest ways to have an impact on the world. We also believe in supporting you as a whole person, not just an employee.

We reward and support our people in so many ways. This starts with being flexible about how different people like to work. From generous leave policies to wellbeing and relationship support, your needs sit at the heart of our employee benefits.

We offer :