Senior Contaminated Land Consultant - Land Quality & Remediation

About the Business and the Role

SLR Consulting is an international environmental consultancy with a globally recognised reputation for providing tailored environmental and sustainability solutions to our diverse client base. With over 1000+ employees within the APAC region we are proud to be one of the few leading international specialist environmental consultancies.

As the result of recent large wins and our growing backlog of work, an opportunity has arisen for a Project Consultant or Senior Project Consultant to join our Land Quality & Remediation team in our Brisbane office. This a permanent, full-time role suited for a candidate with between 2-6+ years of experience in the investigation and management of contaminated land, and environmental monitoring programs.

Reporting to the Team Leader, you will work closely with contaminated land practitioners and other technical specialists comprising soil scientists, geochemists, planners, geotechnical and civil engineers, hydrogeologists, risk assessors, occupational hygienists, and mine closure and landfill specialists to support a truly diverse range of meaningful projects locally in QLD as well as across the APAC region.

Job Tasks & Responsibilities

• Committed to our core principles in health and safety, and environment and sustainability.
• Undertaking PSIs, DSIs, remediation, validation and environmental monitoring.
• Undertaking field work, including soil, soil vapour, sediment, surface water, groundwater and landfill gas sampling along with well installation and logging.
• Contributing to the preparation of quality reports (PSI, SAQP, DSI, RAPs, validation reports) and demonstrate an understanding of QA/QC requirements.
• For senior consultants preparing proposals, project managing, and reporting on PSIs and simple DSIs.
• Display confidence in data analysis and interpretation.
• Actively engaged in professional development and professional associations.
• Working in a team environment and on multidisciplinary projects.
• Developing peer relationships in client organisations.

Skills & Experience

• A professional qualification in environmental science, engineering, geology, hydrogeology, soil science or other earth science related degree. 
• Minimum of 2-6+ years of professional experience
• Proven capability in contaminated land investigation and management, and monitoring programs.
• Understanding of State regulatory environment and national guidelines.
• Completion of field programs and the scoping of these for senior practitioners.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal and technical report writing.
• Computer literacy including data management and manipulation. Experience with ESDAT and logging software is highly desirable.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, self-motivation and the ability to work effectively within a team environment.
• Excellent driving history and hold a current unrestricted driver's license.
• Australia Citizenship or rights to work in Australia.
• Demonstrated strong collaboration and communication and supports team in fostering a positive team culture
• For senior practitioners:
  • proven experience in proposal preparation, project management, and leading small project teams.
  • developing client relationships with peers, strong focus on client delivery and commercial acumen, and identifying opportunities for repeat business
  • proven ability to win and deliver PSIs and simple DSIs.

Our Benefits

We are proud of our One Team culture where we work together to collaborate on projects to get the best possible outcome for our clients and team. We recognise that every person is different, and our benefits aim to ensure that we cater for all.

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Next Steps

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