Senior/Associate Consultant - Land Quality & Remediation
About this role
Senior/Associate Consultant - Land Quality & Remediation - Perth
About the Business and Role
At SLR our purpose is to Make Sustainability Happen. SLR is an international environmental consultancy with a globally recognised reputation for providing high quality tailored services. With 1000+ staff in APAC alone, we are proud to be one of the small number of leading international specialist environmental consultancies.
We have an opportunity for an experienced Contaminated Land Consultant to join our Perth office on a permanent full-time basis.
Reporting to the Team Lead, you will be given the opportunity to lead and assist in contaminated land and remediation assessments and projects, working alongside supports locally and across APAC. We pride in delivering contaminated land services at a high standard. This role has potential to develop further into a formal team leadership role depending on the right candidate.
Job tasks & Responsibilities
- Develop and deliver a high standard of technically sound reports with minimal technical review and correction required. (PSI, SAQP, DSI, RAPs, validation reports in line with QA/QC requirements)
- Undertake and lead occasional fieldwork and support the training and development of junior staff across soil, soil vapour, sediment, surface water, groundwater, and landfill gas sampling, as well as well installation and logging.
- Develop strong relationships externally with clients, to provide competent project management of moderate size and effectively lead project teams
- Develop proposals, bids and tenders as required
- Display confidence in data analysis, interpretation and management with solid technical writing capability.
- Work seamlessly in a team environment across multidisciplinary projects and provide oversight and mentoring to a growing LQR team
- Committed to our core principles in health and safety, and environment and sustainability.
Skills & Experience
- A professional qualification in environmental science, engineering, geology, hydrogeology, soil science or other earth science related degree.
- Between 8-12+ years of experience in a similar role across consulting services in Australia.
- Proven capability in project management experience within environmental contamination management and remediation (soil and groundwater)
- A high level of commercial acumen and proven success in developing winning proposals and client relationship management.
- Exposure to people management within small teams, with a strong interest in further developing leadership and management responsibilities.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal – particularly across report writing and computer literacy.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work efficiently in teams.
- Excellent driving history and hold a current unrestricted driver's license.
- Full and unrestricted working rights in Australia.
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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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
- One Team Culture
- Collaborative Projects
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