Principal Consultant - Contaminated Land & Remediation

Principal Consultant, Contaminated Land & Remediation – Queensland

About the business and the role
At SLR we Make Sustainability Happen. SLR is an international environmental consultancy with a globally recognised reputation for providing high quality tailored services. With close to 850+ staff in APAC alone, 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.

Due to recent project wins, an exciting opportunity has arisen for an ambitious and experienced Principal Consultant to join SLR’s Land Quality and Remediation discipline in Queensland. We’re looking for a like-minded individual who enjoys working with an enthusiastic, committed, and fun-loving team and enjoys solving issues for clients.

Reporting to the Queensland Team Leader, you will be working closely with the multidisciplinary consultants within our Queensland team as well as the rest of the Land Quality and Remediation consultants across APAC including contaminated site auditors and technical specialists comprising principal hydrogeologists, risk assessors, chemists, and environmental/remediation engineers to deliver quality contaminated land services to our Queensland and National clients.

Responsibilities
This role will provide you with the opportunity to work alongside industry leaders across the region and provide you with the support on your technical growth within the wider SLR team. With a passion for contaminated land management, earth sciences, contaminated hydrogeology, or civil/ environmental engineering, you will work with likeminded individuals, whilst enjoying excellent career opportunities across a range of industry sectors. As a self-starter, you will be able to display confidence and high-level project management, tenders/proposals preparation, data analysis and interpretation, and reporting. Additionally, you would be expected to work with the team to identify opportunities for growth, leading with team resourcing and development, and act as a professional role model for staff across the team with a caring and compassionate nature.

Skills and experience
You will also possess the following skills:

• A professional qualification in environmental science or engineering or other relevant degree and circa 10-15+ years professional experience in contaminated land consulting.
• Proven capability in environmental / contamination management (soil and groundwater)/ remediation (soil and groundwater), soil science.
• The ability to analyse and interpret complex situations/problems and develop appropriate solutions in an effective and efficient manner.
• A high level of commercial acumen and proven success in developing winning proposals and client relationship management.
• Proven project management experience.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Proven report writing skills and high computer literacy including data management and manipulation
• 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.

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. Whether you’re working in the office, from home or a mix of the two, 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.