Environmental Scientist / Senior Environmental Scientist – EIA

Perth, Western Australia💼 Full-time🗓 2026-10-03 → 2026-10-04

Core

Conduct comprehensive environmental assessments and impact studies in compliance with Australian regulatory frameworks for renewable energy, critical minerals, and Defence projects.

Role type

Senior Environmental Scientist (EIA)

Builds

Client-ready technical reports, impact assessments, and project proposals (via careerplan.io/jobs/48777eb3-4328-459a-89b2-cb75b9304081-environmental-scientist-senior-environmental-scientist-eia-at-ghd)

Domain

Environmental consulting, impact assessment, renewable energy, critical minerals

Required skills

Environmental regulatory compliance, project management, client engagement, technical report writing, proposal development, stakeholder communication, numerical analysis

Preferred skills

Team leadership, business development, mentoring junior staff

Technologies

Microsoft 365 (Excel, Word, Outlook)

Responsibilities

Conduct environmental assessments and impact studies; prepare technical reports and proposals; act as Project Manager for routine projects; communicate project progress to clients; lead project activities and support team development at senior level

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities

About ghd

GHD is seeking an experienced Senior Environmental Project Director to provide delivery leadership, governance, and assurance across complex environmental programs supporting upstream oil and gas projects. This role is ideal for a senior professional who brings a strong track record of compliant, defensible, and repeatable project delivery for their clients. The role enforces a structured project delivery framework that embeds QA/QC, regulatory compliance, documentation, and verifiable output approval into day-to-day execution.