Executive Consultant - ESG
Core
Lead and deliver complex environmental and social performance consulting assignments for the mining sector across the entire project lifecycle, from exploration to closure.
Role type
Senior IC Executive Consultant (Mining ESG)
Builds
Independent Environmental and Social Consultant Reports, Competent Person Reports, Ore Reserve statements, feasibility studies, and due diligence reviews.
Domain
Mining and Exploration / Environmental & Social Advisory
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Environmental and social impact assessment, environmental and social due diligence, environmental and social management systems, IFC Performance Standard 6 (biodiversity), mineral reporting frameworks (JORC, NI 43-101, SK 1300), regulatory compliance (NGERS, EP4, IFC PSs, GRI, TCFD, ISSB), project budgeting and scheduling, stakeholder management at executive levels, business development and proposal development.
Preferred skills
Postgraduate qualifications in Environmental Engineering/Science, Social Sciences, Finance, or Business Administration, Chartered Professional status (AusIMM Fellow), active membership with AusIMM or EIANZ, specialization in ecology or climate change.
Technologies
None explicitly listed as tools/frameworks; standards and frameworks mentioned.
Responsibilities
Manage and execute environmental and social performance input into feasibility studies and due diligence assignments; Act as a subject-matter expert providing peer review and technical oversight; Participate in cross-functional teams as the focal point for ESG expertise; Engage senior and executive-level stakeholders to communicate complex technical insights; Drive business development by leveraging industry networks to secure new work.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with strategic leadership