Environmental Scientist (Contamination, Assessment And Remediation)

There’s no pledge more important than the one we make to look after our environment, and we’re committed to helping you do exactly that. 

Join us as we strive to ensure a sustainable future for our communities and the world we live in.  

Become part of our global network of skilled engineers, scientists, auditors, planners and environmental specialists, all working together to leave this world better than we found it.
 

Our WA Regional Group are positioned across Karratha, Geraldton, Albany and Bunbury locations. Our regional offices connect us more closely to our regional clients, with locally won work delivered by our regional offices, supported by our Perth office as needed. Our Bunbury office is a small, close-knit team of professionals who are collaborative and supportive, drawing upon the knowledge and experience of our wider groups in Perth.  

We’re looking for a Senior Environmental Scientist (Contamination Assessment and Remediation) to join our Bunbury team. 

Working with an energetic and high performing team, this position offers a variety of work and will see you involved in:

• Managing the costs and resources on projects so that work is carried out within the approved budget 
• Providing supervision, guidance and feedback to professional, technical and support staff when required
• Further developing client relationships through regular communications relating to project progress, whilst anticipating client needs and responding to requests in a timely and professional manner
• Preparation and review of technical reports including sampling and analysis quality plans, preliminary and detailed site investigations, remediation action plans and site validation reports
• Leading and contributing to the preparation of proposals and bids for projects

What you will bring to the team:

• Bachelor degree qualifications in an environmental science or related discipline, including extensive experience in Federal and Western Australian environmental legislation
• Team orientation, good people relationship and networking skills, with a focus on client service
• Demonstrated experience and a sound understanding of current contaminated sites technologies
• Proven excellence at all stages of the project life-cycle, from preparing bids to feasibility studies, consenting, detailed design and data analysis, and stakeholder management
• Project management and delivery of various contaminated site projects including site investigation, environmental monitoring, remediation and validation.
• Demonstrated professional judgement and commercial acumen, including identifying, assessing, evaluating and solving problems to brief and budget
• Robust written and verbal skills, with the ability to communicate complex issues concisely
• An interest in coaching and mentoring to technically strengthen the team capabilities

Please note, we have an office shutdown period from Monday 25th December 2023 – Friday 5th January 2024, reopening Monday 8th January 2024. We anticipate being able to respond to your application after this time.

Interested? Apply now.
Contact Joanna Spillane
Ph +61 8 6222 8844

GHD is an equal opportunity employer, and we want everyone to be able to fully participate in our recruitment process. We value a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and people of all identities.

GHD embraces hybrid work arrangements to create a work environment focused on well-being, flexibility and productivity where GHD people can thrive, this supports the diverse needs of our workforce while balancing the benefits of remote working with the value of face-to-face collaboration in the office.

We respectfully ask that no agency resumes be presented at this stage.

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