Environmental Manager

Description:

McConnell Dowell is a major engineering, construction, building and maintenance contractor operating in 23 locations throughout Australia, Asia, New Zealand, and the Pacific Islands.

Our vision is to be a leader in the delivery of infrastructure, building and resource solutions.

Our mission is to create opportunities for personal and professional development and create a positive outcome for our organisations whilst optimising the positive legacy for the communities with whom we engage.

Working at the forefront of the industry, we provide our people with a stimulating environment that challenges them to think laterally and excel even beyond their own expectations. We equip, inspire and empower our people to be their very best, to learn through experience, and to help us reach the highest standards across all areas of the business.

Our creative approach is what makes us stand out from the crowd. We rate ourselves on our ability to innovate to achieve the highest results and provide the best value for our clients. It also means we are not afraid to work on challenging projects that not only require a creative engineering approach, but also creative support staff.

We value Safety and Care, Honesty and Integrity, Customer Focus, Working Together and Performance Excellence. We hire the best and brightest in our field. It’s something we’re proud of, it is reflected within our achievements and it enables us to be industry leaders.

About The Project

McConnell Dowell is the constructor within the Western Program Alliance (WPA) which forms part of the Victorian State government’s ambitious level crossing removal program. The Alliance brings together the Level Crossing Removal Project (LXRP), Metro Trains Melbourne (MTM), and Arup and Mott MacDonald as design partners.

WPA was formed in 2017 and following the successful completion of several major projects, is now focused on delivering the level crossing removals at Werribee (Werribee Street & Cherry Street), Hoppers Crossing (Old Geelong Road) and Cranbourne (the Cranbourne Line Upgrade), as well as developing future works projects.

Your Opportunity

We are currently seeking applications from qualified and accredited environmental professionals to join us in the position of Environmental Manager to assist the project team deliver an exciting and fast-paced construction project. In this role you will provide advice and assistance to key stakeholders for the development, implementation, review and revision of environmental sections of the Project Execution Plan.

As Environmental Manager, You Will Be Accountable For

• Achieving system improvements with a focus on continual improvement reducing costs and increasing rating scores
• Active contributions sharing knowledge to/from the project and promotion of the project environmental and sustainability outcomes
• Obtaining relevant approvals for permits, permissions and approvals for access or works that affect the environment
• Ensuring environmental legal compliance to project with environmental requirements
• Reporting, investigating and implementing corrective and/or preventive actions resulting from identification of environmental hazards and incidents within the agreed timescale
• Providing support to projects for environmental incident investigations, including reporting and close out of corrective actions
• Ensuring the Project Specifications are met relating to environmental performance
• Managing environmental costs
• Monitoring progress with environmental and sustainability targets and inform the Project Manager where targets are not being met
• Coordinating and participating in internal/external environmental audits when required