Manager, Environment and Planning

Capstone are partnering with a nationally significant public sector infrastructure authority to appoint a Manager, Environment and Planning. This is an outstanding opportunity to apply your environmental planning expertise to a major transport infrastructure program and help shape its environmental outcomes from the ground up.

The opportunity

In this role, you will provide high-level technical advice and delivery support for environmental planning and assessment activities that underpin project delivery. You will ensure compliance with statutory obligations and drive strategies that achieve sustainable environmental outcomes.

Working closely with government agencies, advisers and delivery partners, you will coordinate environmental assessment workstreams and specialist inputs, and support project teams to identify and manage environmental risks through planning, design and delivery.

Key responsibilities

• Provide high-level technical advice on environmental planning and assessment to support project delivery.
• Coordinate environmental assessment workstreams and manage specialist technical inputs.
• Review technical studies and approvals documentation to ensure quality and statutory compliance.
• Support project teams to identify, assess and manage environmental risks across planning, design and delivery.
• Build strong working relationships with government agencies, advisers and delivery partners.
• Develop and drive strategies that deliver sustainable environmental outcomes.

About you

You are an experienced environmental planning professional who brings sound professional judgement across environmental planning and key technical disciplines. You will have:

• In-depth knowledge of Commonwealth and State environmental and planning legislation, statutory approvals frameworks and regulatory processes relevant to major infrastructure programs.
• A strong understanding of contemporary environmental assessment practices.
• Knowledge of sustainability principles, climate risk and resilience in large-scale infrastructure delivery.
• Proven ability to coordinate complex workstreams and engage effectively with a broad range of stakeholders.

How to apply

To express your interest, please submit your CV and a brief cover letter outlining your suitability for the role. For a confidential discussion, please contact the Capstone team.