Graduate Environmental Scientist in Port Macquarie

Provides specialised geoscience expertise on challenging investigations and technical analyses. Collects, organises and documents environmental data under guidance to support assessments, management plans and client delivery needs. Learns GHD’s environmental approaches through use of tools, templates and safe field practice, including basic contributions to required safety documentation. Develops capability by deepening environmental knowledge and taking on progressively more complex tasks.

Responsibilities

• Bid Solicitation/Request for Proposal/Tender Preparation: Gather information and resources to assist in drafting requests for bid solicitation requests for proposal (RFP) and requests for tender (RFT) on the requester side.
• Client & Customer Management (External): Help senior colleagues manage client and customer relationships by using relevant sales or client systems.
• Community of Practice Management: Participate in a community of practice in a defined area of expertise or consulting to begin to build own expertise.
• Data Collection and Analysis: Produce accurate reports for others by collecting data from a variety of standard sources and inputting it into standard formats.
• Document Preparation: Organize and prepare complex documents using a variety of applications for technology devices, such as standard office software. Also responsible for gathering and summarizing data for special reports.
• Environmental Impact Assessment: Conduct routine tasks related to environmental impact assessments using specified systems and protocols.
• Environmental Risk Management: Contribute to the process of environmental risk management, ensuring actions align with environmental regulations and corporate sustainability goals.
• Health, Safety, and Environment: Follow the organization’s health, safety, and environment (HSE) policies, procedures, and mandatory instructions to identify and mitigate environmental risks and risks to the well-being of self and others in the workplace; instruct the team in safe working methods; identify instances of risky behaviours within the team and take appropriate action, escalating serious issues as appropriate.
• Personal Capability Building: Develop own capabilities by participating in assessment and development planning activities as well as formal and informal training and coaching. Develop and maintain an understanding of relevant technology, external regulation, and industry best practices through ongoing education, attending conferences, and reading specialist media.
• Project Management: Support others by carrying out a range of project management activities.
• Sampling and Testing: Collect a range of straightforward samples and undertake testing as directed and in accordance with defined processes and requirements to support regulatory compliance activity.

Competencies

• Business Insight – Applies knowledge of business and the marketplace to advance the organization’s goals.
• Collaborates – Builds partnerships and works collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
• Communicates Effectively – Develops and delivers multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences.
• Ensures Accountability – Holds self and others accountable to meet commitments.
• Manages Complexity – Makes sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems.
• Optimizes Work Processes – Knows the most effective and efficient processes to get things done, with a focus on continuous improvement.
• Plans and Aligns – Plans and prioritizes work to meet commitments aligned with organizational goals.
• Self-Development – Actively seeks new ways to grow and be challenged using both formal and informal development channels.

Skills

• Action Planning – Works at an intermediate level to review and evaluate recommendations and requirements and to develop appropriate plans or deliver actions required.
• Adaptive Mindset – Works at an intermediate level to shift into and out of a mental mindset associated with assessing the facts and circumstances of the current situation and/or environment.
• Analytical or scientific software – Works at an intermediate level to perform advanced data analysis, modeling, and simulation tasks.
• Analyze Alternatives and Recommend Solutions – Works at an intermediate level to analyze potential solutions and create recommendations based on the expected benefits, costs, and overall value of the solution for key stakeholders.
• Assessment – Works at an intermediate level to assimilate and understand data and information from various sources in order to draw appropriate conclusions and make relevant recommendations.
• Data Collection and Analysis - Health and Environment – Works with full competence to gather, manage, and analyze data related to health and environmental factors.
• Environmental Hazard Mitigation – Works at an intermediate level to specialize in environmental hazard mitigation.
• Reporting – Works at an intermediate level to create reports for various audiences as relevant.
• Safety & Environmental Monitoring Plan – Works at an intermediate level to manage the process of proactively identifying potential safety issues.
• Sustainable Environmental Management – Works at an intermediate level to specialize in sustainable environmental management.

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Level

Experience

General Experience: Sound experience and understanding of straightforward procedures or systems (7 to 12 months). Managerial Experience: Very limited (0 to 3 months).