Principal Environmental Engineer

About Worley

Worley is an internationally recognized company headquartered in Australia, specializing in energy, chemicals, and resource sectors. The company offers end-to-end services including consulting, engineering, procurement, construction, operations, and decommissioning. By integrating deep expertise and AI-driven delivery, Worley helps clients tackle complex challenges and embrace sustainable transitions.

Key Responsibilities

• Contribute to proposal development by formulating discipline execution strategies, estimating budgets, preparing content, and communicating with clients.
• Lead full or partial technical proposal components when required.
• Plan and allocate man-hour budgets, timelines, and staff assignments based on required skill levels under guidance from the Discipline Manager.
• Ensure adequate project coverage during planned vacations and unexpected absences.
• Provide mentoring, training, and development support to team members.
• Facilitate resolution of inter-discipline, vendor, and client issues.
• Guarantee all technical activities comply with health, safety, environmental, and security standards.
• Formulate environmental strategies for obtaining project approvals.
• Oversee and manage regulatory approval processes.
• Deliver environmental engineering outputs from concept through detail design phases across diverse projects.
• Conduct permitting studies, including Environmental, Social, Health Impact Assessments (ESHIA).
• Perform environmental impact modeling and assessments.
• Lead studies related to solid and hazardous waste management.
• Evaluate discharges and emissions in line with regulations such as MARPOL.
• Support master planning and sustainability assessments.
• Conduct air pollution control analysis.
• Identify environmental study requirements and define study scopes.
• Manage networking and cross-departmental interfaces, including direct client interactions.
• Organize Environmental Hazard Identification (ENVID) workshops and prepare related risk registers.
• Participate in Hazard and Operability (HAZOP) workshops as needed.
• Engage in Formal Safety Assessments.
• Coordinate reliability analyses like Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) and Reliability, Availability, Maintainability (RAM) studies when applicable to environmental factors.
• Review environmental criteria throughout project design stages.
• Develop or contribute to Environmental Management Systems (EMS) and corresponding management plans including Construction and Operation EMPs.
• Monitor EMS and EMP implementation and conduct site audits as necessary.
• Identify and manage project procedures and deliverables.
• Manage Corporate Technical Review (CTR) activities, including progress reporting.
• Estimate scope of work and associated CTR budgets.
• Lead and supervise a team of professionals and technical staff.
• Mentor junior engineers, technicians, and specialists.
• Engage with local communities and stakeholders on all consulting-related matters.

Quality Assurance and Safety

• Ensure adherence to Quality Assurance protocols throughout project execution.
• Collaborate with project managers to comply fully with Worley Project Management Process and Environmental Management System guidelines.
• Monitor and close out identified risks and opportunities.
• Maintain personal adherence to Occupational Health and Safety practices and promote safety awareness.

Industry and Educational Background

• Extensive senior-level expertise within environmental engineering for municipal, industrial, hydrocarbon, and petrochemical facilities.
• Holds an engineering degree in Environmental Science or a related field from an accredited institution.
• Advanced qualifications such as a Master's or Doctorate in Environmental Studies are preferred.
• Experience within regulatory authorities is advantageous.

Job Specific Technical Skills and Knowledge

• Commitment to health, safety, and environmental management within project environments.
• Proficiency in permitting studies including ESHIA and conducting plant environmental audits.
• Environmental impact modeling capabilities.
• Experience with management of solid and hazardous wastes.
• Knowledge of water and wastewater pollution control methods.
• Skills in discharge and emission evaluations, including adherence to MARPOL regulations.
• Master planning expertise and sustainability assessment knowledge.
• Competence in water reuse and recycling initiatives.
• Ability to conduct air pollution control evaluations.
• Familiarity with HSE registers and practices applicable to relevant facilities.

Company Culture and Commitment

Worley fosters an inclusive, diverse workplace that values connection, innovation, and belonging. The organization is dedicated to reskilling and supporting employees in the transition to low carbon energy infrastructure technologies. They provide opportunities for career growth, supporting sustainable change with no barriers to success.