Title:  Senior Environment Advisor

Requisition ID:  8564
Work Type:  Fixed Term Full Time
Fixed Term Period:  2 years
Location:  South Western Victoria
Date Posted:  13 Oct 2025

VIDA Roads 
VPS5 Senior Environment Advisor 

 

  • Hybrid working environment 

  • Up to 2 years fixed-term, VPS5 $113,022 – $136,747 + super & benefits 

  • The role is located in Geelong (230–242 Colac Road, Highton) 

 

About VIDA Roads (formerly Major Road Projects Victoria) 

VIDA Roads is delivering a massive investment in the state’s roads.  We’re delivering major new road projects across metropolitan Melbourne and regional Victoria while improving the roads people rely on every day.  
 
Road Programs are delivering dozens of new roads, bridges, road widening projects and major freeway upgrades.  
 
Come and be a part of our centre of roads excellence.  
 
Join us in building better connections for Victoria by: 

  • Providing high quality, timely and accurate advice on compliance with environmental and planning legislation including obtaining approvals and secondary consents; the preparation and implementation of management plans; and monitoring and reporting. 

  • Working collaboratively with construction partners and their sub-contractors; planning, heritage, environmental and ecological consultants; and key government authorities and agencies to progress projects. 

  • Contributing and supporting the development of organisational continual best practice through the review and implementation of the VIDA Roads Environmental Management System (EMS), and subsequent plans, policies and guidelines. 

 

This opportunity is up to 2-years fixed-term.

It is a requirement to travel and spend time at one or many of our site offices.  

For more details about this opportunity, please take a look at the Position Description here. 

What can we offer you? 

We are committed to creating a workplace that inspires and engages you – we want you to be a powerful contributor to this wonderfully diverse and dynamic organisation. Our offering continues to grow but here is what we already have in store for you: 

  • VIDA Roads welcomes flexible working arrangements.  

  • Access to annual health checks, including skins checks and flu shots. 

  • Access low-cost gym memberships for yourself and family at over 200 facilities via Fitness Passport. 

  • Access to Thrive Gateway. Our employee benefits platform is your one-stop-shop for wellbeing as well as savings and discounts at hundreds of retailers. 

  • We're committed to supporting our teams and their families in improving mental health and wellbeing. Our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) provides confidential counselling and advice for work and personal issues. 

  • Annual salary increases and incremental performance-based payments over the course of your employment. 

  • Leave loading of 17.5% payment on top of your base salary when you take annual leave and an ability to purchase additional leave 

 

How to Apply 
If this sounds like the opportunity for you, apply now via the ‘Apply’ button and follow the prompts. Applications to include a CV and preferably Cover Letter and will not be accepted via email. There is no need to provide any type of response to Key Selection Criteria separately, but we do encourage you to outline relevant experience and motivation for applying in your cover letter.  

 

The successful candidate will be required to undergo pre-employment checks which include a national police check and misconduct screening.