Senior Waste and Resources Consultant

Do you want to make a positive impact on the world? Sustainable development is at the heart of everything we do. 
Seventy-five years ago, we created a home for creative thinkers seeking to solve the world’s biggest challenges. Today, a collective of 16,000+ Arupians gather across the globe from 140 different countries to build a sustainable future.  

We strive to create an inclusive environment and give everyone a voice. Diversity drives innovation in our projects and offers empathy to the communities we serve. We welcome and encourage applications from people living with disability and provide workplace adjustments.
At Arup, you’ll do more than work — you’ll shape a better world.
 
About this role
This role is an amazing, new opportunity for a highly motivated Waste & Resource Management Consultant to join our team of professionals in the Brisbane office, and work regionally with the wider team. If you have experience and/or interest in (energy from waste, organic waste treatment, waste and resource recovery infrastructure master planning, circular economy, strategy and policy advice, and contracts and procurement), this role could be for you!

What will I do?

• Manage small to medium projects.
• Be responsible for meeting deadlines, monitoring budgets, and controlling expenditure to meet financial targets in your own area. 
• Represent Arup at internal and external events. You may be responsible for designing and delivering events, activities and projects which impact the business. 
• May be responsible for the performance and development of others through providing guidance, training, direction and feedback.
• Work on waste-based projects and support other disciplines with waste management plan projects and design advice.  

 
What will I bring?

• Recognised relevant tertiary qualifications in Engineering (Environmental/Civil/Mechanical/Chemical/Process), Environmental Science or similar area. 
• Relevant industry experience (5 years plus) in waste and resource management within a consulting business environment. 
• Membership of relevant professional institutions/professional peer bodies or significant credit towards eligibility for membership. 
• Experience that includes working on strategic / policy, feasibility studies, due diligence and technical review studies, project development as well as infrastructure procurement and environmental approvals. 
• Proven experience delivering waste management plans and strategies (operational and construction) and providing design advice. 

Our firm 
Arup is an independent firm of designers, planners, engineers, architects, consultants, and technical specialists, working across every aspect of the built environment.  
 
Founded by Sir Ove Arup, a gifted engineer-philosopher with an original and restless mind, our firm has always had a keen sense of purpose.  
 
We create spaces where everyone feels safe, seen and included and able to perform at their best. We take an approach to flexible working that supports the diversity and well-being of our members.
 
Are you ready to shape a better world?
Our open roles are waiting for you on the Arup careers page. If you like what you see here, apply today.  
 
Arup does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. 
 
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