Environmental Scientist / Engineer

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We believe infrastructure creates opportunity for everyone. Whether it’s improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive.

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Our environmental practice helps industries and governments fulfill their responsibilities to the people they support, as well as the planet that support us all. We provide advisory and technical services to enable you to achieve compliance, manage impacts and reduce or even eliminate risks.

Our services help clients anticipate and manage the environmental impact at each stage of the project: planning and obtaining permits for new facilities; decommissioning, clean-up and closure of contaminates sites and surplus operations facilities; restoration for reuse; addressing critical climate – change issues; protection or restoration of habitats and water quality and the preservation of culture resource. 

We’re one global team – 47,000 strong – driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world. 

We are inviting applications from Environmental Geoscientists/Scientists/Engineers/Geologists to join our growing global team of industry experts. Based in Brisbane, this is an exceptional opportunity to grow your career, while learning from the best in the industry.

As an Environmental / Contaminated Land Consultant, you will join our Geosciences and Remediation Services (GRS) team, which is part of the broader environment team at AECOM. The role involves working on challenging projects in a range of sectors, with a mix of fieldwork and supporting office work. You will be given the opportunity to work on remote client sites, collaborating with internal teams and subcontractors and clients.

Key career benefits include:

• Technical career development support by senior technical specialists in the local and national GRS team.
• Opportunities for site work locally and remotely, either as part of a site team or autonomously.
• Gain experience in all aspects of project management and the opportunity to join a structured internal project manager certification program.

What will a day in this role look like:

• Planning, co-ordination and supervision of site works – examples include surface and groundwater monitoring programs, contaminated land investigations and assessments, groundwater bore assessments.
• Management of health and safety for site works.
• Completion of short, medium and / or long term site programs in SEQ and occasionally working interstate to support the national GRS team as opportunities arise.
• Collection, handling and management of environmental samples from a range of media and responsible for sample quality.
• Environmental data management and interpretation.
• Technical report writing and contribution – examples include SAQPs, GME and ESA reports and groundwater bore assessment reports.
• Assisting with project management, including management of safety, quality, excellence and commercial delivery items.

The following qualifications and experience are highly desired, but if you don’t tick all the boxes, you could still be a perfect fit for this role. Please apply, all applications will be considered.  

What are we looking for from you?

We are looking for candidates with energy and enthusiasm who enjoy working collaboratively with a great team of people to provide solutions to our clients.

Some of the key skills and experiences you will need to be successful in the role are:

• A relevant technical qualification in environmental geoscience, science, engineering or geology. 
• 2+ years’ experience in environmental / contaminated land or related disciplines.
• Flexibility to complete a wide range of site programs, with dedication to site safety.
• Confident around the engagement and management of subcontractors.
• Providing high quality data management using industry standard tools.
• Providing project and proposal management and support.
• A driver’s licence is essential for the role.
• Ability to obtain Defence security clearance preferable.

If you are an experienced environmental professional looking to take the next step in your career, or you are coming from interstate to establish yourself in the Northern Territory, we would love to hear from you.

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Join us and let’s get started.

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About AECOM

AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $13.1 billion in fiscal year 2022. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity 

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion – a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation and benefits programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We also provide a robust global well-being program. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.

Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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