At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead environmental projects, mentor junior staff, and ensure high-quality outcomes.
- Company: Join Xenith, a leader in environmental consulting with a strong team culture.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, professional development, and opportunities for site visits.
- Other info: Dynamic role with opportunities for growth and client engagement.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in environmental leadership while advancing your career.
- Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science and 5+ years of relevant experience.
The predicted salary is between 76500 - 93500 $ per year.
The Senior or Principal Environmental Scientist plays a critical role in advancing Xenith's environmental leadership by providing expert technical guidance and fostering innovation. This role upholds Xenith's key values of Client Value, Team Culture, and Technical Excellence while driving continuous improvement and maintaining the highest standards of ethics, honesty, and quality. The Senior or Principal Environmental Scientist also supports the development of junior staff through mentoring and training, ensuring excellence across all environmental projects and initiatives.
Key responsibilities
- Oversee the successful delivery of environmental consulting projects, ensuring adherence to budgets, schedules, and quality standards.
- Maintain a minimum target of 70% utilisation by working on assigned revenue-generating projects.
- Produce quality outputs that meet allocated budgets and performance targets.
- Provide commercial oversight of proposals, contracts, and project delivery models.
- Identify risks, issues, and dependencies early and implement mitigation strategies.
- Build, maintain, and strengthen trusted-advisor relationships with clients and key stakeholders, including regulatory agencies and government representatives.
- Ensure delivery of high-quality, value-adding environmental solutions that exceed client expectations.
- Act as a senior point of contact for client escalation, ensuring timely and effective resolution.
- Identify, qualify, and pursue new client opportunities to expand the client base.
- Maintain rigorous quality-assurance frameworks across all environmental deliverables.
Additional Responsibilities at Principal Level
- Provide technical leadership across complex environmental assessments, approvals and advisory projects.
- Lead senior technical reviews and provide final technical approval where authorised and within their expertise.
- Develop and maintain strategic client relationships and actively generate new business opportunities.
- Build capability through mentoring, knowledge sharing and improvements to technical standards and delivery processes.
- Work with business leaders to identify market opportunities and support sustainable growth.
About you
- Bachelor's Degree in Environmental Science / Engineering / Planning or other relevant discipline.
- 5+ years relevant experience (consulting / industry or government).
- Successful management of a site wide environmental management system.
- Experience with Mining approvals, EA amendments and mine closures.
- Direct engagement with environmental regulators and government agencies.
- Excellent knowledge and a track record of performing a similar role and delivering results to client satisfaction.
- Ability to consult and negotiate win/win outcomes and manage effective partnering relationships both internally and externally.
- Flexibility to undertake short-term secondments and site visits from time to time.
- Great communication skills.
Principal / Senior Environmental Scientist – Singleton employer: Xenith Consulting Limited
Xenith is an exceptional employer located in the vibrant city of Sydney, offering a dynamic work culture that fosters collaboration and innovation. As a leading consulting firm in the Resources, Energy, and Infrastructure sectors, employees benefit from extensive professional growth opportunities, engaging in meaningful projects that shape the future of the industry. With a commitment to employee development and a supportive environment, Xenith empowers its team to excel in their roles while contributing to impactful market insights.
