• Consultant to Experienced Approvals Consultant
• Experienced to Senior Approvals Consultant

…More than just an environmental consultancy 

Eco Logical Australia (ELA) exists to empower employees and clients to make a difference. We pride ourselves as being Approachable Experts, who lead with science and technology to help our clients navigate complex projects, achieving the best possible outcome for them and the environment. 

We are an environmental consultancy with 200 environmental experts across 17 offices. Our people are industry leaders – down-to-earth, passionate, talented, and all-round nice people! ELA works autonomously within the global Tetra Tech group, which is made up of 49 individual companies. This mix of local and global services provides our clients with the benefits of a mid-size consultancy, and the security; resources; and opportunities of a global entity.

We are committed to fostering a welcoming and supportive workplace, where everyone feels a sense of belonging and are valued and respected for their contributions. This commitment is built on our core values of Listen First, Share Your Genius, Be Courageous, and Feed the Culture. 

Our recruitment practices ensure equal employment opportunities and access while our culture and strategic actions promote career growth and development in a safe and supportive environment. We also offer full-time, part-time, and flexible work options to help our people live their best lives.

Our Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) is underway, and we proudly partner with CareerTrackers to provide meaningful career internships for First Nations university students.

That’s what truly makes us… more than just an environmental consultancy.

About the Opportunity:

Our WA Environmental Approvals Team is based in Perth’s CBD (St Georges Terrace) and consists of ten talented experts. We are seeking two motivated Approvals Consultants to join this excellent group.  We have a pipeline of work with a steady flow of existing and new clients that can continue to be built upon, as well as the opportunity to bring in and shape future work.  

You will be supported by a friendly, experienced team within a wider office of ecologists, spatial analysts, bushfire scientists and administration support. You’ll work with a range of established clients across our core business areas, including resources, renewables, land development and infrastructure. We work with great clients who value our expertise and work with us to progress complex and interesting projects throughout WA, Australia and internationally through the broader Tetra Tech company. 

The type of work we currently undertake includes the following:

• Part IV EP Act referrals, EIA assessments and associated management plans.
• Part V EP Act native vegetation clearing permit applications, works approvals and licencing.
• EPBC Act referrals and assessments.
• Environmental offset strategies, calculations and management.
• Mining Proposals and Mine Closure Planning.

• Environmental due diligence, auditing, compliance, and strategic advice.

About you:

To be considered for all roles you will have:

• A relevant scientific or engineering degree in areas such as Environmental Science; Management; Engineering; Law; and/or Environmental Planning.
• A minimum of 3 years industry experience (preferably in WA).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Experience in EIA and approvals processes under Commonwealth and State legislation.
• Demonstrated experience in developing and nurturing mutually beneficial client relationships.

• Previous experience in the consulting sector managing your own projects (desirable); and
• Experience in preparing a range of high-quality reports including impact assessments, monitoring and management plans (desirable). 

To be considered for a Senior role, you will have:

• More than 6 years industry experience (preferably in WA)
• Excellent project management skills
• Experience in preparing a range of high-quality reports including impact assessments, monitoring and management plans. 
• Previous experience in the consulting sector (desirable)

We will offer you:

The opportunity to join and contribute to the continued success of a strong team of environmental approvals professionals.  We are WGEA compliant and offer a competitive remuneration package in addition to a range of other benefits including work from home arrangements, professional development, opportunity to purchase up to 2 weeks of additional leave, an employee stock purchase program (NASDAQ TTEK), genderless 12-week paid parental leave, salary sacrifice into super, and health and wellbeing initiatives. Oh, and let’s not forget the birthday leave benefit (that’s right, you get an extra day off on your birthday!).