Environmental Scientist – Major Projects & Approvals – Brisbane – R343

Are you looking for an opportunity to grow your planning and approvals experience with a multi-disciplinary environmental consultancy recognised for delivering high quality environmental outcomes for clients and communities?    

Does the idea of working on significant and groundbreaking projects across a range of sectors including renewables, resources and infrastructure excite you?

Want to work with an experienced team of environmental professionals who collaborate, think outside of the box and work together to create positive long-term impact?

If you’re looking for an opportunity to broaden your experience, we’d love to talk to you about joining our Major Projects & Approvals team in Brisbane and a plan for your growth and development.

Our national Major Projects & Approvals team work on a diverse range of renewable energy, resources and infrastructure projects bringing innovative approaches to approvals strategy and impact assessment, as well as the communication of complex scientific matters. We have deep expertise and delivering pioneering approaches that deliver high quality outcomes for clients and communities.

With a healthy pipeline of projects, we’re growing our team in QLD and we’re creating an opportunity that would be an ideal next step to broaden your environmental management and approvals experience. You’ll join a great team of highly experienced environmental professionals, who’ll provide support and mentorship as you contribute to a range of energy, resources and infrastructure planning & approvals projects.

At EMM, we believe that a sustainable future is achievable and we proactively pursue opportunities to help our clients and the community make it a reality. We’re committed to driving positive change through innovation, collaboration and out-of-the-box thinking.  We were incredibly proud to be recognised once again this year as the Best Provider of ESG Services: Built & Natural Environment Consulting in the 2026 Client Choice Awards. Unlike many industry awards, the Client Choice Awards are judged solely on client feedback – that’s what makes this recognition so meaningful.  

Here’s what you can expect

• You’ll join a leading national team of Environmental Approvals & Planning specialists and support the delivery of environmental assessments and approvals across Queensland
• With a steady flow of projects, you’ll have the opportunity to work across different sectors including energy, infrastructure and resources
• You can look forward to a variety of activities – reviewing scopes of work, preparing briefs for our broader environmental technical teams, coordinating and reviewing technical assessments, assisting with the preparation of environmental assessment reports and planning applications along with the opportunity for site visits when required
• You’ll develop your project management and reporting writing skills with great mentors and training programs
• Whether you learn best through structured development programs, mentoring or on the job with industry leaders, you’ll have the support you need to grow
• The autonomy, flexibility and support you need to balance all aspects of your life
• With offices across Australia; you’ll be able to enjoy hybrid working at its best

Here’s what you’ll bring to have impact

• A degree in environmental science, environmental management or related field
• Ideally you will have 3-5 years of experience in planning, environmental approvals, environmental management or compliance with exposure to QLD regulatory frameworks in either a consulting, industry or government setting
• You’ll have an understanding of environmental management standards, the Queensland planning system and ideally also Commonwealth legislation
• You’ll have the ability to communicate effectively to a variety of different stakeholders and colleagues
• You have a passion for the environment and a strong desire to play a key role in delivering positive environmental outcomes
• You’re keen to build your experience through working on a range of projects, small and large, across various industries
• You like solving problems, enjoy research and analysis and thinking outside of box

Our goal is to build a team of EMMers that looks like the world around us — and we want EMMers to stay and grow. As part of our efforts to build an EMM for everyone, we embed diversity, equity, and inclusion into our work and we aim to cultivate a sense of belonging throughout the company.

We welcome applications from people with diverse backgrounds regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status.

• Please note we can only consider applicants with a legal right to work in Australia
• Unsolicited resumes from recruitment consultants will not be accepted for this position