Company description:

MRPV

Major Road Projects Victoria (MRPV) is delivering a massive investment in the state's roads. We're delivering major new road projects across metropolitan Melbourne and regional Victoria while improving the roads people rely on every day.

The West Gate Tunnel Project will give Melbourne a second freeway link between the west and the city - providing a much-needed alternative to the West Gate Bridge and a vital second river crossing.

North East Link will fix the missing link in Melbourne's freeway network with new 6.5 km tunnels from Watsonia to Bulleen. We're also overhauling the Eastern Freeway and completing the M80 Ring Road at Greensborough.

Road Programs are also delivering dozens of new roads, bridges, road widening projects and major freeway upgrades.

Come and be a part of our centre of roads excellence.

What can we offer you?

We are committed to creating a workplace that inspires and engages you - we want you to be a powerful contributor to this wonderfully diverse and dynamic organisation. Our offering continues to grow but here is what we already have in store for you:

· MRPV welcomes flexible working arrangements.

· Access to annual health checks, including skins checks and flu shots.

· Access low-cost gym memberships for yourself and family at over 200 facilities via Fitness Passport.

· Access to Thrive Gateway, our employee benefits platform is your once stop shop for wellbeing as well as savings and discounts at hundreds of retailers.

· We're committed to supporting our team members and their families in improving mental health and wellbeing. Our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) provides confidential counselling and advice for our team members and their families for work and personal issues.

· Annual salary increases and incremental performance-based payments over the course of your employment.

· Leave loading of 17.5% payment on top of your base salary when you take annual leave and ability to purchase additional leave.

MRPV's commitment to Gender Equality

· As part of MRPV's commitment to diversity and inclusion, we are making gender equality a key priority at MRPV.

· We are actively looking to attract and promote women into non- traditional roles and putting support structures in place to help them succeed,

· As part of part of our commitment to diversity and inclusion, MRPV has launched a Gender Equality Action Plan - a blueprint for improvement and our progress will be tracked annually. Watch Dian, one of our talented Senior Project Managers share her thoughts on why diversity is important and what involvement she has had in the MRPV Gender Equality Action plan!

Need more information?

Sharon Hatton - Business Partner, Talent Acquisition - [email protected]

How to Apply

If this sounds like the opportunity for you, apply now via the ‘Apply' button and follow the prompts. Applications to include a CV and preferably Cover Letter and will not be accepted via email. There is no need to provide any type of response to Key Selection Criteria separately, but we do encourage you to outline relevant experience and motivation for applying in your cover letter.

The successful candidate will be required to undergo pre-employment checks which include a national police check and misconduct screening.

To be part of something meaningful and leave a positive legacy connecting Victorian communities, apply for a role with us today.

Job description:

Join us in building better connections for Victoria by:

· Leading a small team of environmental and planning specialists through effective direction, supporting ongoing capability development and contributing to a culture that encourages development and growth.

· Being the primary point of contact for embedded environmental and planning issues within the specified package.

· Utilising advanced knowledge of environmental approval and compliance processes in the production of high quality, well-articulated documentation including environmental briefs, approvals, memorandums, and other documentation required for procurement and implementation of delivery contracts and environmental compliance activities at NELP.

· Providing authoritative and strategic advice and prepare and present detailed, comprehensive reports, briefs, presentations and recommendations for senior management and government departments on the status of the environmental and commercial aspects of NELP.

· Maintaining responsibility for the oversight of environmental compliance audits, ensuring to implement corrective actions within the specified delivery package to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local regulations and NELP obligations.

Reporting to the Package Director, the Senior Environment Specialist is responsible for leading a team working collaboratively with delivery partners. The role will assist in the completion of project approvals, preparation of contract documents and in the compliance of delivery packages and approval conditions for specified delivery packages within the North East Link Project (NELP). The Senior Environment Specialist is responsible for supporting senior management with high quality advice, reports, and communication around key issues throughout the project lifecycle. This role also ensures that technical specialists are managed so that key objectives are being met efficiently and to a high standard, while maintaining a motivated and collaborative work environment.

This position will lead a small team of technical specialists consisting of both internal and external resources embedded in a delivery package through complex projects at various stages of approvals and audits. The team provides advice on primary project approvals, achieves secondary consents, and sets the environmental and planning requirements in the procurement of NELP's secondary packages.

This position provides the successful candidate with the opportunity provide advice and solutions that will benefit Victoria's largest road transport project to date.

About You

· Demonstrated knowledge of relevant legislation which may include the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988, Water Act 1989, Environment Protection Act 2017 and native vegetation guidelines.

· Demonstrated experience and technical expertise in directing and influencing consultants, disciplinary teams, and contractors to achieve corporate goals and project objectives

· Advanced technical knowledge of - and demonstrated experience in - delivery of technical advice on complex environmental matters within a major infrastructure or construction project environment.

· A relevant tertiary qualification and experience in environmental science, environmental management or a similar discipline is mandatory.

This opportunity is 2 year fixed-term.

It will be a requirement to travel and spend time at one or all our site offices.

For more details about this opportunity, please take a look at the Position Description here.

We offer:

What can we offer you?

We are committed to creating a workplace that inspires and engages you - we want you to be a powerful contributor to this wonderfully diverse and dynamic organisation. Our offering continues to grow but here is what we already have in store for you:

· MRPV welcomes flexible working arrangements.

· Access to annual health checks, including skins checks and flu shots.

· Access low-cost gym memberships for yourself and family at over 200 facilities via Fitness Passport.

· Access to Thrive Gateway, our employee benefits platform is your once stop shop for wellbeing as well as savings and discounts at hundreds of retailers.

· We're committed to supporting our team members and their families in improving mental health and wellbeing. Our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) provides confidential counselling and advice for our team members and their families for work and personal issues.

· Annual salary increases and incremental performance-based payments over the course of your employment.

· Leave loading of 17.5% payment on top of your base salary when you take annual leave and ability to purchase additional leave.

MRPV's commitment to Gender Equality

· As part of MRPV's commitment to diversity and inclusion, we are making gender equality a key priority at MRPV.

· We are actively looking to attract and promote women into non- traditional roles and putting support structures in place to help them succeed,

· As part of part of our commitment to diversity and inclusion, MRPV has launched a Gender Equality Action Plan - a blueprint for improvement and our progress will be tracked annually. Watch Dian, one of our talented Senior Project Managers share her thoughts on why diversity is important and what involvement she has had in the MRPV Gender Equality Action plan!

Need more information?

Sharon Hatton - Business Partner, Talent Acquisition - [email protected]

How to Apply

If this sounds like the opportunity for you, apply now via the ‘Apply' button and follow the prompts. Applications to include a CV and preferably Cover Letter and will not be accepted via email. There is no need to provide any type of response to Key Selection Criteria separately, but we do encourage you to outline relevant experience and motivation for applying in your cover letter.

The successful candidate will be required to undergo pre-employment checks which include a national police check and misconduct screening.

To be part of something meaningful and leave a positive legacy connecting Victorian communities, apply for a role with us today.