Environmental Advisor

About Us

From humble beginnings in 2011, Evolution Mining is now a leading gold producer, operating six mines across Australia and Canada. Enacting our vision to be inspired people creating a premier global gold company, we are indeed a bold team with a bright future. Our operational diversity offers our employees access to many experiences and career opportunities within the one company. So, whether you choose to work at one of our underground or open pit operations, explore for our future as part of our Discovery team, or join our Group Office, we know you’ll have a bright future with us. 

At Cowal  

At Cowal, our substantial investment has led to a longer mine life as we have boldly reimagined our future to 2040. Located near West Wyalong in central New South Wales, Cowal is a residential site where we encourage our people to live nearby and enjoy the close-knit communities and lifestyles of the surrounding areas.

Your Benefits

At Evolution, we support, develop and reward everyone who chooses to be a part of our bright future. Your benefits include relocation assistance, salary packaging (i.e. novated car leasing, remote area housing), life insurance and income protection, quarterly performance bonuses, employee share scheme, referral bonuses, recognition program, study assistance, discounted health insurance, discounted gym membership. Bus transportation is provided to and from West Wyalong at the beginning and end of your shift.
 

This roster is 5:2 / 4:3, 10 hour day shifts.

We understand that flexible work means something different to everyone and encourage you to have a conversation about the flexible work options available.

About the Role

As an Environmental Advisor at Cowal, you’ll help protect and enhance one of NSW’s most environmentally complex and biodiverse mining operations. In this role, you will contribute across both field and office based environmental programs, ensuring the site meets its regulatory obligations while driving continuous improvement.

Key responsibilities include:

Environmental Monitoring & Compliance

• Coordinate and undertake environmental monitoring activities in line with licences, permits and regulatory conditions
• Verify data integrity and program integrity as part of QA/QC processes.
• Interpret environmental data, identify anomalies and recommend corrective actions.
• Prepare monitoring reports for internal processes and statutory submission.

Field Work & Biodiversity Management

• Conduct field assessments, sampling and surveys across land, water, flora, fauna and rehabilitation areas.
• Support biodiversity offsets, rehabilitation programs, mine closure and land management strategies.
• Respond to environmental incidents including fauna recovery and spill support.

Stakeholder Engagement & Operational Support

• Provide practical environmental advice to operators, supervisors and leaders to support compliant, safe operations.
• Act as the point of contact for assigned departments on environmental risks and obligations.
• Build strong relationships across site, regulators, contractors and community stakeholders.

Planning, Reporting & Continuous Improvement

• Support development of budgets and schedules for monitoring programs.
• Prepare and review environmental management plans, procedures and SWIs.
• Identify opportunities for innovation — applying both new and traditional techniques to improve environmental performance.
• Contribute to audits, investigations and corrective/preventative action plans.
  
  

About You
You’re an environmentally minded professional who thrives in a dynamic operational environment and enjoys balancing hands on field work with analytical reporting. You bring 2–3 years’ experience in environmental management, ideally within the resources, mining, construction or engineering sectors.

You have a strong understanding of environmental compliance frameworks, permitting, and monitoring programs, and you’re confident interpreting data, identifying anomalies and recommending follow up actions. You enjoy engaging with operational teams, providing advice, and influencing outcomes in a practical, solutions focused way.

You’ll also have:

• A degree in Environmental Science, Biology, Environmental Engineering or similar.
• Experience with field monitoring, data management, water quality and environmental reporting.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work autonomously and maintain attention to detail.
• Confidence working outdoors, including 4x4 driving and sampling activities.
• A boat licence (or willingness to obtain one).
• Competence using QGIS and environmental databases such as MonitorPro (advantageous).
  
  

You’re adaptable, curious, and excited by the challenge of supporting environmental excellence in a complex, highly regulated setting. With strong values alignment and a proactive approach, you’ll make a meaningful impact not only within the team but across the entire Cowal operation.

 
At Evolution, as our name suggests, change and transformation is in our DNA. We want the Evolution experience to be your career highlight. We are an equal opportunity employer committed to creating a more inclusive and diverse workforce that represents the communities in which we operate. We provide a recruitment process that is fair, equitable and accessible for all and candidates from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply. We are focused on keeping our people safe and healthy and creating sustainable value in an environmentally and socially responsible way. Join our bold team to start your next exciting chapter.

To find out more about us and Cowal, click here https://joinus.evolutionmining.com/

We thank you for taking the time to submit your application.