Environmental Principal / Leader

My client is a well-respected, national environmental consultancy with a great team culture and srong pieline of work. 

They currently have a need for a Principal / Leader to join their team in Perth due to restrucure within the business. 

This is a senior leadership role to guide, grow and support the WA business while staying connected to meaningful technical work.

The opportunity
 

• Lead and grow a high calibre WA team while maintaining strong client relationships across government, mining, renewables and NRM.
• Oversee project delivery across services including ecology, water, planning and approvals, with scope to shape the service mix.
• Own budgets, pipelines and performance, and collaborate with national leaders to align strategy and standards.
• Foster a positive, accountable culture with clear mentoring, coaching and progression pathways.

What you will be doing
 

• Leadership and growth: set direction, manage resourcing, drive quality, safety and commercial outcomes.
• Clients and markets: maintain trusted relationships and open new doors; shape proposals, bids and frameworks.
• Project governance: assure scopes, risk, budgets, and on time delivery; uphold technical standards.
• People and culture: recruit, retain and develop talent; lead by example and support a cohesive, values driven team.
• Hands on where it counts: stay involved in the technical aspects that matter to clients and the team.

About you
 

• Proven leader in an environmental consultancy with a steady record of winning and delivering work in WA.
• Tertiary qualified in a relevant environmental field. 
• Comfortable running P&L, managing pipelines and setting team targets.
• Skilled at stakeholder engagement with regulators, community and Traditional Owners.
• Practical, down to earth, and good with people. You set standards, back your team and follow through.

Why this role
 

• Leadership role with real autonomy, backed by a national network.
• Hybrid work, supportive culture and genuine professional development.
• Competitive salary around $180k - $220k + Super with annual review, study support and wellbeing initiatives.

How to apply

To express your interest and be considered, please click on the Apply button or forward your resume to careers@gatherrecruitment.com.au or for more details contact us on (08) 9288 1707 and we will be happy to help.

We value every application and handle your CV with utmost respect. Your details will never be shared without your prior consent.

Gather are both corporate and individually accredited members of the RCSA (Recruitment and Consulting Services Association), so you can be sure of a professional and legally compliant service.