Senior Environmental Advisor

About you:
Join us. Unleash your energy within.

If you have world-class ambitions to reach the stars while keeping your feet on the ground, we’re the team for you. We've created a new breed of company – future-focused with reimagined ambition across all disciplines within the energy sector.

We love people who know their own potential and are not afraid to use it. We know that together, we’re far more than the sum of our parts. So, we celebrate people who want to grow and develop as we work together on some of the largest projects on the energy world stage.

We are committed to our diverse and inclusive community – a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop. From day one, we offer a range of family-friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and employee networks to support staff from different backgrounds.

As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures, and abilities.

We’re a disability-friendly employer and can make adjustments to support you to perform at your best during the recruitment process.

Our purpose and beliefs:
As Kent, we’re tackling the greatest challenge of our time - to bring our world the energy it needs in the most responsible way ever imagined.

It’s the energy of every member of our team driven by our beliefs that is making this happen. Whatever our skill, our language, or our culture. These beliefs define and direct us every day to be the very best - for ourselves, our clients, our key stakeholders, the communities we operate in and the planet:

We PLAY BIG
We thrive on EMOTIONAL AGILITY
We are FANATICAL ABOUT PERFORMANCE
We are built on INFINITE THINKING

Read more about the Purpose, Beliefs and Guiding Principles that drive us:

Our vision for Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging:
We recognise that diversity & inclusion are catalysts for success. We’re heightening awareness on the benefits of people diversity, diversity of experiences and diversity of our perspectives. Creating a culture of inclusivity where all employees feel a sense of belonging.

Our combined energy is fueled by different nationalities, across 6 continents and 24 countries. Our commitment is to celebrate character – no matter what ethnic background, gender, age, religion, identity, or disability.

Role scope:

An exciting opportunity requires the appointment of a Senior Environmental Advisor to support the construction phase of a future energy project near Brisbane CBD for a leading Australian energy company. The role is based at the construction site (~20 kms from CBD). You will join and provide leadership in a high-performing consulting and EPC team. You will work closely with our engineering, construction and technical disciplines alongside specialist subcontractors to support delivery of the Construction Environmental Management Plan, compliance obligations, contractor onboarding, environment inductions, stewardship, field inspections and monitoring for this large multi-disciplinary project. This role is perfect for work life balance being within 20 kms of the CBD and the opportunity to work on a future energy project that represents an exciting progression toward cleaner energy in Australia.

Your Day to Day will Include:

Support implementation of the Construction Environmental Management Plan for this major capital project.
Develop and champion the Project environmental protection culture as part of Kent’s HSE Culture.
Coordinate specialist subcontractors and manage them during construction.
Support the Manager on the implementation of approval conditions.
Support the assessment of risks and implementation of environmental safeguards for the project.
Support evaluation and onboarding of key subcontractors.
Support the development of permit applications and manage interfaces with third party stakeholders and agencies
Support the review and improvement of the operational procedures and risk management practices.
Provide advice and technical guidance in legislative, applicable standards, Client requirements and best practice.
Implement an inspection program to monitor compliance of operational activities with management system and regulatory requirements.
Ensure accurate and timely completion of environmental incident investigations.
Monitoring subcontractor performance and compliance with Project requirements.

About You:

Our ideal candidate has a relevant degree (e.g. Environmental Science, Engineering, Planning or similar) and around six years of industry experience, including at least two years on construction sites. You are motivated to support the energy sector across existing assets and energy transition projects, with experience in construction-phase environmental roles within the energy, resources or infrastructure sectors. You bring a sound understanding of Queensland and Australian environmental legislation, contractor management, and consistently deliver practical, high-quality advice while adapting to changing business needs.

Benefits: