Environmental Specialist - Water & Catchment Protection

     Environmental Specialist - Water & Catchment Protection                                 

Shape Your World

At Alcoa, you will become an essential part of our purpose: to turn raw potential into real progress. The way we see it, every Alcoan is a work-shaper, team-shaper, idea-shaper, world-shaper.

This is an opportunity for you to bring your wealth of experience to the team and help shape the future of sustainability with world-changing innovations and low carbon technologies. You have the power to shape things to make them better.

About the Role:

Are you passionate about protecting the environment and driving sustainable mining practices?

Join Alcoa's WA Mining Environment Team as an Environmental Scientist specialising in Water & Catchment Protection. This exciting opportunity offers a unique blend of environmental challenges and professional growth within a global leader in aluminium production. This role will be offered as a 14 month fixed term contract position to cover maternity leave.

Key Responsibilities:

• Strategically oversee and enhance the environmental management systems, ensuring strict adherence to regulatory requirements and continuous improvement of operational performance across the WA mining operations.
• Foster collaborative relationships with government agencies, stakeholders, and internal teams to effectively address environmental concerns, drive sustainable solutions, and promote positive change.
• Conduct rigorous audits, meticulously monitor environmental performance, and prepare comprehensive reports that accurately assess compliance, identify areas for improvement, and inform decision-making.
• Provide expert technical advice on water and catchment protection, leveraging in-depth knowledge and experience to implement best practices and mitigate environmental risks.
• Lead and support a diverse range of environmental projects, including strategic initiatives, ensuring successful execution, adherence to timelines, and achievement of project objectives.
• Provide support to various stakeholder groups including Huntly and Willowdale Mine Environmental Operations teams and liaise closely with Mining Studies and Approvals teams to ensure that environmental commitments and obligations are understood, documented in Environmental Management Plans, and implemented by Operational groups.

What’s on offer:

• Career development opportunities to pursue your passion
• Monthly Leisure Day
• Benefits allowance
• Performance related bonus (variable)
• 16 weeks paid parental leave scheme
• Paid annual volunteer hours
• Social and diversity focused engagement opportunities

What you can bring to the role:

To play a part in our ongoing success we are seeking someone with:

• Ideally you will hold Degree qualifications in Environmental Science/Environmental Management (or similar)
• Strong understanding of environmental regulations and best practices, with preference given to subject matter expertise in Water and Catchment Protection
• Experience in mining or a similar industry is preferred
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Proven ability to manage projects and teams effectively

Application Closing Date: Sunday 29th September 2024

Additional information

• Interviews may progress prior to the closing date, although all applications will be considered.
• You will only be contacted if you are shortlisted for an interview, this process can take up to four weeks from the closing date.

About the Location

Huntly is one of our two bauxite mines in Western Australia. Established in 1976 and located east of North Dandalup in WA, it is the world’s second largest bauxite mine, supplying ore to Alcoa’s Pinjarra alumina refinery. Bauxite ore from Alcoa’s Huntly and Willowdale mines helps to produce almost half of Australia’s alumina and approximately 19 per cent of Australia’s aluminium. Our workplace is an inclusive and respectful environment, where we embrace change, new ideas and equal opportunity to succeed. 

We are values led, vision driven and united by our purpose of transforming raw potential into real progress.? Our commitments to Inclusion, Diversity & Equity include providing trusting workplaces that are safe, respectful and inclusive of all individuals, free from discrimination, bullying and harassment and that our workplaces reflect the diversity of the communities in which we operate.??? 

This is a place where you are empowered to do your best work, be your authentic self, and feel a true sense of belonging. Come join us and shape your career!? 

Your work. Your world. Shape them for the better.