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Assessment & Approvals SpecialistJoin to apply for the Assessment & Approvals Specialist role at Western Power. We are seeking two experienced professionals to join our Environmental Performance team in key roles that contribute toward successful delivery of the Clean Energy Link Program.You will collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to secure strategic approvals for complex transmission projects, enabling future growth, network security while upholding compliance standards and environmental integrity. This is an opportunity to contribute to highimpact projects and influence longterm asset strategies within a team committed to excellence and sustainability.Your Role in ActionContribute to the development of statutory approvals pathways for Clean Energy Link projects through desktop assessment, constraints identification and field workSupport regulatory submissions including drafting environmental impact assessments, referral documentation (e.g., EPBC, WA EPA), environmental management plans, and responses to RFIs, ensuring highquality, defensible contentEngage, procure, and manage external technical consultants undertaking ecological, heritage, hydrology, contamination, or other specialist fieldwork, overseeing scopes of work, budget, schedule, and deliverable qualityUndertake data entry, document control and version management for assessment and approvals documentation, ensuring traceability and compliance with project governance systemsConduct spatial analysis and mapping using GIS software to develop shapefiles, interpret spatial constraints, and support route refinement, site selection, and environmental risk assessmentsSupport leaders and Joint Planning Teams in the preparation of longterm strategies and development plans to ensure the early identification and consideration of Clean Energy requirementsWork with construction delivery partners to ensure that Environmental Management Plans, conditions and compliance expectations are upheldEngage with continual service improvement and innovation opportunities to bring new ways of working to the projectSupport internal and external engagement, including collaboration with Traditional Owner groups, landholders, regulators, local government, and other stakeholders during the assessment and approval phasesWhat Makes You a Great FitBachelor''s degree in safety, Environmental Science, urban and regional planning, law or related disciplineExperience in environmental, heritage and statutory planning approvalsDemonstrated experience with assessment and approvals in a major infrastructure, mining or regulatory environmentProven ability to influence key internal and external stakeholdersStrong communication and written skillsBenefitsOver 50% of our employment opportunities are driven by career progressionFlexible work arrangements to support parttime work, working hours and working from home arrangementsThe opportunity to purchase up to four weeks of additional leave per yearAccess to salary packaging, social club activities and discounted health insurance and gym membershipAn awardwinning employee recognition and benefits programmeAn innovative team culture that''s enabling the transition to renewable energy and decarbonisationIn addition to standard leave, enjoy three wellness leave days each yearAccess to endoftrip facilities at our Perth office and South Metro Depot, perfect for cyclists. 22 weeks paid parental leave and 5 days of First Nations cultural leave to support family and cultural connections.Applications close on 9 December 2025We value diversity and inclusivity, encouraging applications from all backgrounds, including women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and LGBTQIA+ communities. As a WORK180endorsed employer for women, we are proud of our commitment to inclusion. You can learn more about this through our Reconciliation Action Plan and Disability Access and Inclusion Plan.Learn more about Western Power here: About (westernpower.com.au). Find out how we''re building A Network for Life: A network for life (westernpower.com.au)Seniority LevelMidSenior levelEmployment TypeFulltimeJob FunctionQuality AssuranceIndustriesFacilities Services, Oil and Gas, and Utilities #J-18808-Ljbffr