Senior Aquatic Ecologist
About this role
About the Business and the Role
SLR is an international environmental consultancy with a globally recognised reputation for providing high quality tailored services. With close to 1000+ 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.
An exciting opportunity now exists for a skilled Senior Aquatic Ecologist with at least 5 years' consulting experience to join our Perth office on a full-time permanent basis.
Reporting to the Team Leader, you will be responsible for all aspects of project delivery including proposal preparation, leading fieldwork, laboratory work, data analysis and report writing as well as mentoring our keen junior freshwater ecologists. This role offers the opportunity to work as part of a highly motivated team of technical specialists who are truly passionate about Aquatic Ecology.
Job Tasks and Responsibilities
You will be confident in your technical ability and have a positive attitude to do the following tasks:
- Design, lead and contribute to projects across freshwater environments, to achieve timely and high-quality outcomes
- Confidently and independently prepare technical report writing and project proposals.
- Manages small, routine technical projects or aspects of larger projects within committed timeframes
- Provides work for review by a technical lead to a standard that is complete and intended for issue ‘as is’ to clients
- Undertake aquatic/water quality fieldwork in remote area, field preparation, field team leadership, and field survey data collection.
- Contribute to project implementation and technical leadership, acting as a role model to junior team members
- Contribute technical leadership skills in aquatic environmental services and be recognised for your specialist knowledge
- Laboratory experience i.e. sorting, enumeration, identification, sample preparation etc.
- Ensure accuracy in data management and authorisation processes and collection procedures and techniques
- Excellent data analysis skills using univariate and multivariate techniques, and proven ability to prepare reports to a high standard
Skills and Experience
The successful candidate must have:
- Relevant bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science or a related field, with specialised study in freshwater ecology desirable
- 5 years' experience as either an aquatic ecologist, biologist, zoologist or water quality specialist – with knowledge of scientific data collection in aquatic ecosystems.
- Experience in project management including budgeting and client liaison from project inception to completion to time and budget
- An enthusiastic and dedicated approach
- Drivers Licence is essential and candidates without this will not be considered
- Experience in macroinvertebrate identification to species level will be favoured
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.
Company at a glance
SLR is a committed partner in our clients’ sustainability journeys.
We help them move from influence to impact, turning intent into purposeful, practical action that delivers real-world results.
Guided by our philosophy of Rational Sustainability, we focus on what truly drives long-term value. By viewing decisions through the lenses of risk, reward, and resilience, we help clients act with confidence, balancing environmental and social responsibility with commercial and strategic success.
Our purpose - Making Sustainability Happen - means delivering outcomes that are grounded in evidence, shaped by experience, and built to last.
SLR has been advising clients for over 30 years at every point of their project life-cycle. Starting as a UK business, we now operate as a global company with more than 4,500 people delivering client solutions across six regions. We have grown both organically and through welcoming other like-minded businesses with a similar One Team culture into the SLR group. We are ably supported by our principal investor, Ares Management, and will continue to build a balanced, successful and growing business.
We’ve designed working life at SLR to look a little different. Because we know talented people often feel restricted by the rigid systems, lack of cross-functional collaboration and limited options for growth on offer elsewhere.
Our One Team culture promotes meaningful professional and personal growth, our flat management structure provides many opportunities to progress, and our collaborative approach means you’ll get the chance to work on projects you care about and make a real difference.
If you’re purpose-driven, self-motivated and keen to make an impact on a global scale, we want to hear from you.
Top Benefits
- Flexible Working Options
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