Taxonomist / Lab Consultant

About the business and the role

Do you believe you can make the world a better place?

SLR’s purpose is Making Sustainability Happen, which we achieve by having a team of experts who partner with our clients to tackle some of the world’s most complex sustainability Challenges.

SLR is an international environmental consultancy with a globally recognised reputation for providing high quality tailored services.  With close to 200 staff spanning the length of Aotearoa and an additional 800+ staff across Asia Pacific, we provide consultancy advice and support on a wide range of strategic and site-specific issues to a diverse and growing base of business, regulatory and governmental clients. We celebrate a ‘One Team Culture’, where bringing together diversity of thought and expression is key to building the best team to deliver excellent results.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Taxonomist / Lab Consultant to join our Ecology team in Nelson. This is an exciting time for our Nelson Ecology Team with new projects kicking off and an upcoming move into our new purpose-built office and lab located in Richmond.

Responsibilities

The successful applicant will work closely with the Nelson team to:

• Process and identify macroinvertebrate samples from marine and freshwater environments in the customised taxonomy laboratory.
• Perform data collection, data entry and tabulation.
• Willingness to develop marine and/or freshwater taxonomy skills.
• Ability to work in a close team environment.

Skills and experience

To have an effective start to the role you will ideally have:

• University qualifications in some element of environmental science or a minimum of two years relevant work experience.
• Experience in processing and accurately identifying benthic macroinvertebrates from New Zealand using identification keys.
• Experience with using stereo and compound microscopes.
• Experience with establishing and maintaining reference collections.
• Experience compiling data as well as maintaining data records and files.
• Field work experience in freshwater and/or the marine environment would be advantageous.
• Excellent communication and reporting skills.
• A clean and active New Zealand driver’s licence.
• New Zealand citizenship/working rights are essential.

Our Benefits

We are proud of our unique culture where we work together to collaborate on projects to get the best possible outcome for our clients. SLR supports flexible working arrangements as we recognise that every person is different, and our benefits aim to ensure that we cater for all.

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Next Steps

We make hiring decisions based on your experience, skills and passion. Please note that interviews are conducted with gender diverse interview panels to the best of our ability. When you apply, please tell us the pronouns you use and any reasonable adjustments you may need during the interview process.

Unsolicited resumes from recruitment consultants will not be accepted. You must be part of the preferred supplier agreement list which is coordinated through our Talent Acquisition team.