Senior Marine Scientist

Job description / Role

Building on our past. Ready for the future

Worley is a global professional services company of energy, chemicals and resources experts headquartered in Australia.?

Right now, we're bridging two worlds as we accelerate to more sustainable energy sources, while helping our customers provide the energy, chemicals and resources that society needs now.

We partner with our customers to deliver projects and create value over the life of their portfolio of assets. We solve complex problems by finding integrated data-centric solutions from the first stages of consulting and engineering to installation and commissioning, to the last stages of decommissioning and remediation. Join us and help drive innovation and sustainability in our projects.

The Priorities Of This Role Include

- Envision and design a Marine Habitat Program with a wide mandate to enhance coastal and marine habitats.
- Participate in near-shore and offshore marine surveys for marine biological, chemical and physical studies supporting technical report preparation.
- Review and integrate current and emerging best approaches, practices, and techniques.
- Develop and maintain an updated list of coastal and marine habitats of current or potential need of enhancement following an evidence-based approach.
- Develop, review, and periodically update habitat-specific restoration/rehabilitation action plans, based on internationally recognized best practices and guidelines.
- Undertake marine environmental impact assessments.
- Work closely with relevant and competent authorities in KSA to ensure full alignment with the environmental, wildlife, cultural and economic policies, and programs.
- Utilizes advanced scientific principles, theories, practices, and existing technologies when working on unusually complex technical problems.
- Interprets and records data, conducts analyses, compares findings to relevant studies to ensure compliance.
- Supporting environmental permit applications (EPAs) with key regulatory bodies in KSA and Bahrain

Requirements

Requirements

- A Bachelor's degree in Marine Environmental Science, or related obtained at a recognized UNIVERSITY
- Experience working within the marine ecology sector.
- Knowledge of US-EPA, EU or KSA regulations and standards for safety and environment.
- Excellent spoken and written English language skills with the ability to communicate effectively.
- Demonstrable experience working with regulators or in a regulatory setting.
- Demonstrable experience working with regulators or in a regulatory setting.
- Diving experience is preferred.
- Excellent computer skills are essential with experience using MS Office (Word, Excel, Power Point).
- Marine pollution modeling expertise is a value-added skill.
- GIS data management and analysis
- Ability to work to deadlines.
- Proficient at problem solving.
- Competent at identifying and resolving errors and inconsistencies when they arise.

Moving forward together

We want our people to be energized and empowered to drive sustainable impact. So, our focus is on a values-inspired culture that unlocks brilliance through belonging, connection and innovation.

We're building a diverse, inclusive and respectful workplace. Creating a space where everyone feels they belong, can be themselves, and are heard.

And we're not just talking about it; we're doing it. We're reskilling our people, leveraging transferable skills, and supporting the transition of our workforce to become experts in today's low carbon energy infrastructure and technology.

Whatever your ambition, there's a path for you here. And there's no barrier to your potential career success. Join us to broaden your horizons, explore diverse opportunities, and be part of delivering sustainable change.

About the Company

Worley is a leading global provider of professional services in the energy, chemicals and resources sectors. We partner with our customers to address their most critical challenges at every stage of their projects: from initial concepts to sustaining and enhancing their assets. And we provide smarter, bolder solutions while delivering on our own sustainability commitments.

We are 51,000 bright minds across 46 countries all driven by a common purpose – delivering a more sustainable world. While working to fulfill our ambition to be recognized globally as the leader in sustainability solutions.