Environmental Geoscientist – Contaminated Land Consultant in Fortitude Valley, Australia

Company Description

Work with us. Change the world.

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.

Here, you will have freedom to grow in a world of opportunity.

We are looking for Contaminated Land Consultant / Environmental Geoscientist / Hydrogeologist to join our team.

The role involves working on a broad range of challenging contaminated land and groundwater projects in a range of sectors, with a mix of fieldwork and office work. You will be given the opportunity to work on a wide range of client sites, collaborating with internal teams and subcontractors and clients.

Within the Contaminated Land sector, you will work on varying projects completing Preliminary Site Investigations (PSIs), development of Sample and Analysis Quality Plans (SAQPs), completion of Detailed Site Investigations (DSIs), Groundwater Monitoring Events (GMEs), Underground Petroleum Storage System (UPSS) upgrades and remediation supervision. The roles will include completing site investigation and collection of environmental samples, supervision of subcontractors, responsibility for safety and quality, data management and reporting.

Within the Upstream Oil & Gas sector across Queensland and New South Wales, you will be executing various hydrogeological projects including but not limited to; bore assessments, aquifer test campaigns, drilling programs, and GMEs. You will have the opportunity to manage a diverse range of subcontractors, including drilling contractors, wireline contractors and pumping test contractors.

Leading the change toward a sustainable and equitable future

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.

Job Description

What will a day in this role look like:

• Oversee project-level health and safety, conduct desktop reviews, prepare environmental reports, and manage safety and environmental compliance on-site.

• Plan, schedule, and manage site works, including subcontractor coordination, site contamination, and hydrogeological investigations in various locations.

• Collect and manage environmental samples, perform data analysis, and interpret results using relevant software tools.

• Act as Site Manager, ensuring safety protocols are followed, maintaining site documentation, and logging geological data to required standards.

• Office based tasks include assisting in project management tasks, project controls and financial tracking, as wells as technical report writing and management of deliverables.

Qualifications

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.

• Tertiary qualification in environmental science, geoscience, geology, engineering, or hydrogeology.

• Minimum 2+ years’ experience in contaminated land management and/or hydrogeology, with a focus on safety and subcontractor management.

• Strong skills in data management using industry-standard tools and project/proposal management.

• Willingness to work remotely on client sites; a valid driver’s license is essential.

Additional Information

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AECOM acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the lands on which we, our clients and our communities live and work around Australia. We pay our respects to their cultures and to their Elders — past, present, and emerging. We are committed to connecting to Country in our work through meaningful engagement with First Nations peoples and businesses. Find out more about our Australian Reconciliation Action Plan here: https://aecom.com/au/our-vision-for-reconciliation/.

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 $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. 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 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, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. 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.

ReqID: J10114271

Business Line: Environment

Business Group: DCS

Strategic Business Unit: ANZ

Career Area: Science

Work Location Model: Hybrid

Legal Entity: AECOM Australia Pty Ltd