Senior To Principal Consultant - Groundwater

Opportunities like this don’t come along every day - if you have ever considered a sea change to beautiful Northern Queensland now is your chance! 

Townsville offers a laid-back tropical lifestyle combined with all the urban comforts and facilities of a major Australian city. With more than 300 days of sunshine annually, it boasts an unparalleled quality of life and an amazing place to live. It has excellent education facilities, affordable housing, vibrant retail and dining precincts and abundant outdoor activities and family friendly lifestyle.

My client is a highly-regarded consulting company who provide groundwater and environmental services to a range of industries including Mining & Resources, Infrastructure, Defense, Government and Agriculture.

They are well-established and have a solid pipeline of work and repeat business earnt from providing high quality advice and support to their clients throughout Australia

About the role

Due to ongoing growth and workload, there is a requirement for a Senior to Principal level technical professional to join their busy Townsville office.

They have the ability and capacity to be flexible with the role and would consider someone from either a Groundwater modelling, Hydrogeology or Geochemistry background.

About you

To be successful in this role, you will need previous experience and qualifications in Groundwater Modelling, Hydrogeology, or Geochemistry as well as a positive, can-do attitude and the ability to fit in and collaborate in a small team of friendly, technical professionals.

The “Ideal candidate” for this role will have:
 

• A tertiary qualification in a relevant discipline such as Hydrogeology, Geology, Geochemistry or Groundwater Modelling
• Broadly around 8 – 25 years experience, including experience working in a consulting environment (Industry and academia also considered)
• Project Management skills and the ability to deliver technical work to a high standard
• Client management skills and the ability to deal with stakeholders from varied backgrounds.
• Some experience in relevant software such as: Modflow, FEFLOW, PhreeqC, Geochemist's Workbench or similar

My client has established systems and processes in place as well as a good team, great culture and ongoing work so there is no high pressure to bring in large volumes of work via business development.

The company offer a wide range of benefits to its staff including:
 

• Formal Leadership development program for existing and emerging leaders.
• Paid professional memberships to organisations.
• Company wide policy to allocate a percentage of billable time to professional development.
• Internal and External mentoring program, career guidance and leadership sessions.
• Education assistance and Paid study leave for approved courses.
• Working from home and flexible working hours to integrate your work with your personal life and commitments.
• The option to work from other national offices for up to 1 month per year.
• he option to take a career break / unpaid sabbatical for up to 3 months.
• The option to purchase up to 2 weeks of additional leave per year.
• Individual budget to spend on health and wellbeing initiatives, memberships, or equipment.
• Additional days off on top of statutory leave to do something for yourself!
• Employee assistance program (EAP) including counselling for employees and family members.
• Company paid Flu vaccinations and Skin checks for all employees.
• Company paid First Aid & CPR training for all employees.
• Allocated budget to recognize and reward achievements including gift vouchers, dinners etc.
• Quarterly and Annual employee recognition program with Gift Card & Excellence Award presented.
• Social club with budget for regular team activities.
• Annual bonus scheme at a company, region, and individual level.
• Paid parental leave – 8 weeks paid for primary carers and 3 weeks paid for secondary carers
• Additional Long service leave entitlements on top of statutory requirements.
• Time off in lieu (TOIL) for additional field work.

This is a rare opportunity to join a friendly and supportive company that values their people and has exciting plans for the future.

To register your interest, please send your resume to Ben Oakley at **********@gatherrecruitment.com.au or call 0417 178 *** for a confidential discussion.