Principal Environmental Engineer

About the role

Worley, a global energy, chemicals and resources consulting and engineering firm, is hiring a Principal Environmental Engineer. The role covers environmental engineering deliverables from conceptual through detail design, permitting and regulatory approvals, and mentoring a team of engineers and technicians.

Key responsibilities

• Support proposals by developing the discipline execution strategy, estimating costs, writing proposal content and leading parts of the technical proposal.
• Plan man-hour budgets, schedules, staffing and skill mix, and cover project work for vacations and unplanned absences.
• Mentor, train and support graduate, design and project engineers, technicians and technical specialists.
• Develop environmental strategies for project approvals, coordinate regulatory approvals, and deliver environmental engineering deliverables from concept to detail design.
• Carry out permitting studies (including ESHIA), environmental impact modelling, solid and hazardous waste studies, discharge and emissions assessments (including MARPOL), air pollution control studies, sustainability assessments and master planning.
• Conduct environmental HAZID workshops, risk registers, HAZOP contributions, formal safety assessments, and reliability studies such as FMEA and RAM.
• Review environmental criteria in design, develop and oversee Environmental Management Systems and plans (including CEMP and OEMP), and carry out site audits.
• Manage a team, liaise with the client and local community, and ensure compliance with quality assurance, project management and general management systems.
• Follow OH&S procedures and promote health, safety and environmental awareness.

Required profile

• Senior-level experience in environmental engineering for municipal, industrial, hydrocarbon and petrochemical facilities and related infrastructure.
• Engineering degree in Environmental Science or a related discipline from an accredited university; postgraduate qualification in environmental studies (Master's or doctorate) desirable.
• Experience working in a regulatory authority desirable.

Required skills

• Permitting studies including ESHIA and environmental impact modelling
• Solid and hazardous waste management studies
• Discharge and emissions assessments including MARPOL
• Air pollution control and water and wastewater pollution control
• Sustainability assessment and master planning
• HSE register and environmental management systems