Principal Environmental Consultant - Environmental Approvals
WSP · Perth
What if you could do the kind of work the world needs?
At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. You can experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you.
At WSP, you’ll be part of a global network of passionate professionals working on projects that matter — from landmark infrastructure to sustainable resource development. You’ll collaborate with some of the brightest minds in the industry, explore new ideas, and grow your career in a supportive environment that values curiosity, diversity, and innovation.
This role is a great opportunity to contribute to meaningful environmental outcomes across a variety of industry leading projects and help develop the future of our already performing Environmental Approvals team.
As a Principal Environmental Consultant – Environmental Approvals you’ll:
- Lead and deliver environmental assessment and planning projects, including EIS, SSI, SSD, MID, and REFs.
- Lead, mentor, and support a team of environmental professionals, fostering professional growth and skills development.
- Provide senior level coordination within a multidisciplinary team to ensure the successful delivery of all environmental approvals required to support project and business objectives.
- Develop and maintain effective client relationships, acting as the primary point of contact on key projects.
- Contributing to work winning and business development, including the preparation of competitive and compelling fee proposals.
- Collaborate with leadership, our client’s team, project management and other specialists including ecologists, acousticians, contaminated land scientists, engineers, and designers – to provide strategic advice to ensure best practice environmental outcomes.
Represent the organisation at industry forums, conferences, and client meetings, showcasing technical leadership and thought leadership.
Ensure all activities comply with relevant environmental legislation, policies, and ethical standards at local, state, and federal levels.
Prepare and review submissions, permit applications, and impact assessment documentation.
Liaise with regulatory authorities to ensure timely and successful approval outcomes.
What you'll bring:
- A degree in Environmental Science, Environmental Management, Urban Planning, Ecology, or a related field (postgraduate qualifications are a bonus)
- 10+ years of experience in environmental planning and approvals
- Experience leading projects related to environment impact assessment and approvals, especially in the WA resources sector
- Demonstrated knowledge of environmental legislation and policy frameworks within Australia.
Extensive project management experience, with demonstrated ability to deliver complex, multi-stakeholder projects on time and within budget.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with demonstrated experience writing technical reports and presenting findings to diverse audiences.
Strong business development and client interfacing experience
- Familiarity with GIS, data analysis, or digital tools for environmental assessment (advantageous but not essential)
Why WSP?
Imagine a better future for you, and for us all.
Joining WSP means becoming part of a global team of over 73,000, united by a shared passion for making a positive impact.
- Join WSP’s Earth and Environment business, a nationally renowned business unit with a proven history of delivery high quality innovative work across sectors.
- Deliver work that genuinely shapes communities, grounded in WSP’s mission to provide sustainable solutions with deep environmental and social responsibility.
- Grow in a culture built on collaboration, inclusion, and belonging, where diverse perspectives power innovation and employees feel valued and supported.
Enjoy work/life flexibility and strong career pathways, plus global mobility, health and wellbeing programs, and social initiatives.
Discover more on our https://www.wsp.com/en-au/careers/why-join-us/employee-benefits page.
With us, you can. Apply today.
WSP's WA Environmental Approval's team are growing and looking for an experienced Principal level consultant to guide our high performing team through it's next exciting period of growth