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Managing Consultant - Contaminated Land and Site Investigation

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Sydney, New South Wales
Senior level
Sydney, New South Wales
Senior level
Manage contaminated site assessments and remediation projects, supervise fieldwork, and prepare technical reports while ensuring health and safety compliance.
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Managing/Senior Consultant – Contaminated Land

ERM is seeking a motivated managing/senior environmental consultant to join the team in our Sydney CBD office to support our Contaminated Site Assessment and Remediation Team (Liability Portfolio Management and Remediation services).

The ideal candidate will have between 5-8 years' experience in contaminated site management consulting experience, with strong field work skills acquired across a range of site uses and contaminant types. You will be part of a dynamic technical team responsible for consulting on contaminated sites largely within NSW on a range of investigation and remediation projects.

If you have the following experience, we would love to hear from you.

  • Previous consulting experience (between 5-8 years) in contaminated land industry;

  • Relevant tertiary qualification (geology, hydrogeology, environmental science, environmental engineering, soil science or other related science subject degree);

  • High appreciation and understanding of health & safety requirements on complex work sites, including conducting intrusive drilling and excavation works;

  • Leadership and co-ordination of field programs, including mentoring of junior colleagues;

  • Proven report writing skills including engagement in the Certified Environmental Practitioner Scheme or professional industry bodies;

  • Proven experience in supervising and managing sub-contractors on site;

  • Competency in preliminary and detailed site investigation and sampling techniques involving data collection (soil, water, soil vapour, etc.) is required and a working knowledge of the ASC NEPM;

  • Willingness to travel;

  • Authorised to work full-time in Australia; and

  • Full Drivers Licence issued by an Australian state or territory.

Who we are

ERM is the world’s largest pure play sustainability consulting firm, we partner with the world’s leading organisations, creating innovative solutions to sustainability challenges, and unlocking commercial opportunities that meet the needs of today while preserving opportunity for future generations.

Our Team

Our contaminated sites team (LPMR service line) continues to be the largest global service area in a business with a history of annual double-digit growth. Safety and environmental consulting are our core business.

Our team includes a stable, supportive senior leadership team of experienced and reputable contaminated land practitioners. We have access to a growing pipeline of large, technically challenging, diverse and interesting site investigation and remediation projects for a wide range of clients and industry sectors both locally, interstate and internationally.

Role responsibilities:

  • Supervise fieldwork programs, including subcontractors and ERM personnel on site

  • Undertaking environmental assessments and remediation works involving the collection of field data (soil, soil gas/vapour, groundwater);

  • Preparation of or providing inputs into complex technical reports in accordance with relevant guidelines and legislation;

  • Electronic data management and production of borelogs and summary tables

  • Assist with the preparation of client proposals

  • Support project managers through planning and delivering field programs and/or budget/task management

Our employee benefits:

  • Structured career development, including access to mentoring and collaboration opportunities with industry leading technical experts, certified environmental practitioners and in-house Site Auditors. 

  • Discretionary performance bonuses and incentives;

  • Fieldwork allowances, including local and works away from home;

  • Professional memberships, including paid annual membership to a relevant professional organisation;

  • Wellness ‘You’ Day, access to 1 ‘wellness day’ per quarter, in addition to annual leave;

  • Access to purchased additional leave;

  • Flexible working arrangements;

  • Continuous training and development including support for external training;

  • Access to a wide variety of local, interstate and international projects.

  • Employee Assistance Programs including mental and physical health wellness support, confidential access to a wellbeing coach and discounts with a range of retailers.

  • Opportunity to join and work in local communities through the ERM foundation.

ERM is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status or disability status.

Thank you for your interest in ERM.

ERM does not accept recruiting agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our job's alias, ERM employees or any other company location. ERM is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

Top Skills

Asc Nepm
Data Management
Environmental Engineering
Environmental Science
Geology
Hydrogeology
Soil Science

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