Symal careers

Make it yours. 

Experience the excitement of building a career in an evolving construction business where people and performance make amazing things happen.   

This is Symal 

Symal is a trusted partner in the building and construction industry.  

We're an evolving and cohesive group of businesses offering fully integrated civil solutions across diverse sectors. Our group capabilities include self-performing civil infrastructure on large multi-million projects, plant and equipment hire, an Indigenous contractor, a waste resource and recovery business, and commercial, industrial and retail property development. 

Together, we believe in fostering partnerships today to create a better tomorrow. 

The role: 

Due to newly awarded project, Symal are looking for a robust Environment & Sustainability Manager to jump on board a team that will be based in Mount Fox, 2 hours outside of Townsville, delivering an innovative energy project.

This role in particular will be a FIFO role on a 2:1 roster.

Your impact: 

The experience you bring will ensure that Symal leaves as little an impact as possible to the surrounding environment. 

Your every day: 

• Developing and lead the maintenance of environment and sustainability management systems across the project.
• Managing environmental incident response and investigations ensuring all potential risks are mitigated, on conjunction with the wider HSEQ team.
• Providing environment and sustainability guidance and ensuring there is a consistent approach to compliance across the project.
• Coordinating multiple work fronts and consultants
• Maintaining a high level of compliance to project management systems, contract requirements, and legislative requirements
• Liaising with and working closely with the wider delivery team to implement and manage environmentally friendly and sustainable risk management controls, ensuring regulatory and legal obligations are met.
• Working closely with the client and government bodies on related environmental matters on the project.

Who are you? 

• Tertiary qualifications in Engineering, Earth Science, Environmental Sciences or equivalent.
• Post-graduate qualifications in the environmental field and / or project management is highly regarded.
• ISC Sustainability Accreditation (desirable)
• Approximately 5-10 years with relevant experience in HSEQ within the construction industry.
• Certification under a nationally recognised professional program in Erosion and Sediment Control or similar
• Willingness to work away from home in a camp environment.
• Experience working in Queensland (ideally)

A career with us 

Symal is an equal opportunity employer. Our teams are made up of individuals with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives, with aligned ways of working, enabling us to overcome any challenge, advance our careers and outperform competitors. 

Staff perks and benefits offered to build an engaged and talented workforce include: 

• Tailored professional development opportunities for career advancement.
• Opportunities to work on a wide variety of exciting and complex projects.
• Annual social calendar of fun activities and events.
• A corporate social responsibility program for the chance to support not-for-profits and social enterprises.
• Bonus leave days, including your birthday off and a day of wellbeing.
• Bupa corporate healthcare benefits.
• Flexible working arrangements. 

 We’re committed to ensuring that our recruitment process is fair, inclusive, free from bias and accessible for all candidates.  

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are encouraged to apply.