Short or long-term secondments with the Cowie Environmental team offer excellent value. Our dynamic, flexible, and skilled environmental and sustainability professionals ensure delivery runs as smoothly as possible.
Personnel are hand-picked for their suitability and capability and can hit the ground running. Our people are continually mentored and supported by an experienced management team delivering advanced technical support, or advisory capabilities, should the need arise.
Since 2015, we’ve supported teams of varying scales working on some of Australia’s most significant projects:
Inland Rail - EIS Coordinator
Inland Rail - GIS Coordinator
Inland Rail - EIS Delivery Specialist
Inland Rail N2NS - Sustainability Consultant
Confidential - EA amendment support
Southwest Pipeline - Environmental Project Officer
Towrie - EPBC Support
Hawsons Iron Project - EIS Manager
Mt Crosby program of works - Environmental and Safety Officer
Inland Rail – EIS Chapter Author
What industries use embedded environmental support?
Embedded environmental support is commonly used across infrastructure, construction, mining, resources, renewables, energy, water utilities and major development projects. These sectors often have complex approvals, site-based compliance requirements and ongoing environmental management obligations. Cowie Environmental provides in-house environmental support from its Brisbane base for projects across Queensland and Australia.
How can in-house environmental support reduce project delays?
In-house environmental support can reduce project delays by identifying approval risks, compliance gaps, reporting issues and site constraints early. Having environmental expertise embedded in the project team helps decisions happen faster and keeps environmental obligations visible during delivery. Cowie Environmental supports project teams with practical environmental advice, regulator coordination and compliance management.
What does an embedded environmental consultant do?
An embedded environmental consultant works inside a project or operational team to provide environmental advice, approvals coordination, compliance support, inspections, reporting, risk management and regulator liaison. This gives the team access to environmental expertise during everyday project decisions. Cowie Environmental provides in-house environmental consultants for clients that need practical support across planning, construction, operation or compliance.
Can an environmental consultant work as part of my project team?
Yes. Environmental consultants can be embedded within a project team for a defined period to provide specialist advice, manage environmental obligations, coordinate approvals, attend site meetings and support day-to-day decision-making. This approach gives projects access to experienced environmental capability without recruiting permanent staff. Cowie Environmental provides embedded environmental professionals who integrate with client teams across the project lifecycle.
What are the benefits of outsourcing environmental management?
Outsourcing environmental management gives organisations access to specialist expertise, flexible resourcing and current regulatory knowledge without the cost of maintaining a full-time internal environmental team. It can also improve project continuity by scaling environmental support as project demands change. Cowie Environmental provides outsourced and in-house environmental support tailored to individual projects, programs and operational requirements.