Environmental Engineer

About Port Waratah

Port Waratah Coal Services is a world-leading logistics and material handling facility, driving economic growth in Newcastle and the Hunter region for over 45 years. We specialise in receiving, stockpiling, blending, and loading coal for export.  

At Port Waratah, we believe in our obligation to operate responsibly and sustainably, and we encourage a culture of shared responsibility and accountability through all levels of our business. We build strong relationships and work cooperatively with our people, customers and our community to continuously improve our performance and contribute to a smart, sustainable and vibrant Newcastle. 

We seek individuals who bring diverse perspectives, a continuous improvement mindset, and align with our core values: caring, excellence, integrity, and progress.  

About the role:

Reporting to the Senior Environmental Business Partner, this key role will see you partner with leaders and operational teams to provide environmental advice and support across Port Waratah’s operations. You will help influence environmental performance across a large-scale industrial environment, supporting improvement, compliance and sustainability outcomes with a focus on water, dust and noise management.

You will play a hands-on role in supporting Port Waratah’s Environmental Management System, coordinating environmental monitoring and reporting, contributing to environmental projects, and identifying practical opportunities to improve environmental outcomes across the business. The role also involves engagement with regulators and community stakeholders to support positive relationships and transparent environmental performance.

Key responsibilities include:

• Coordinating environmental improvement initiatives in partnership with stakeholders, balancing planned projects and emerging priorities to deliver performance improvements.
• Providing practical environmental advice and support to operational teams, contractors and project stakeholders.
• Using environmental data and performance insights to identify opportunities, inform decisions and support continuous improvement.
• Monitoring environmental performance and compliance with environmental approvals, licenses and legislative requirements.
• Investigating environmental incidents and supporting effective corrective actions.
• Supporting Environmental Management System and ISO 14001 certification.

Desired Skills and Experience:

What we are looking for:

• Degree qualification in Environmental Engineering, Environmental Science or a related discipline (essential).
• Experience in environmental management, compliance and reporting within a heavy industrial and/or similarly regulated environment.
• Experience with environmental monitoring programs, particularly relating to water, air quality and noise.
• Experience conducting formal incident investigations, root cause analysis and implementing corrective actions.
• Experience delivering environmental improvement initiatives and achieving measurable performance outcomes.
• Knowledge of environmental legislation, approvals and compliance requirements.
• Effective stakeholder engagement, communication and influencing skills.
• Demonstrated project management, problem-solving and prioritisation skills.

Benefits:

• Competitive remuneration package including 18.5% Superannuation
• Work to Live Culture including generous leave entitlements (16-week parental leave and 5 weeks annual leave)
• Opportunities for industry networking and professional development and participation in community engagement activities.
• Extensive health and wellbeing program with access to gyms and fitness coaching  

For initial inquiries or assistance with your application, please call Adrian Button or Jess O’Neill from Beilby Downing Teal on (02) 4044 0440. 

Applications Close: 6 September 2026

We take a wide lens to our definition of diversity and encourage applications from those with diversity dimensions across gender, marital or family status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disabilities, ethnicity, religious beliefs, cultural background, and identity including identifying as from Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, socio-economic background etc.