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About the Role

This senior technical and strategic role is responsible for leading and delivering complex, high-value consulting assignments across the entire mining lifecycle. As a trusted advisor to global mining clients, you will spearhead environmental and social performance input into feasibility studies, independent technical reviews, due diligence reviews, operational improvement programs, and public reporting engagements.

Responsibilities

Lead and deliver strategic mining advisory projects.
Manage and execute environmental and social performance input into feasibility studies, due diligence assignments, ITRs/ITERs, and operational improvement programs.
Ensure all deliverables meet technical, commercial, and regulatory standards (JORC, NI 43-101, SK 1300 etc.).
Deliver clear, innovative, and commercially relevant insights aligned with client needs and project scope.
Provide senior technical expertise.
Act as a subject-matter expert, providing peer review, specialist judgement, and technical oversight.
Participate in multi-disciplinary project teams, providing the focal point for ESG expertise.
Manage project budgets, schedules, risks, and reporting to ensure timely and high-quality delivery.
Engage senior and executive-level stakeholders.
Communicate complex technical insights simply and effectively.
Build trusted long-term relationships and demonstrate strong commercial acumen.
Drive business development and industry presence.
Leverage your strong industry network to identify opportunities, develop proposals, and secure new work.
Represent the organisation at conferences, forums, and industry events.
Contribute to thought leadership through publications, presentations, and professional engagement.
Support team culture, collaboration & wellbeing.
Promote a positive, inclusive, and high-performance team environment.
Encourage psychological safety, open communication, and sustainable work practices.
Role-model professional ethics, safety leadership, and company values.

Requirements

15+ years’ experience in mining environmental and/or social performance management across open pit and/or underground operations.
Expertise in environmental and social impact assessment, environmental and social due diligence, environmental and social management systems and working familiarity with lenders environmental and social performance requirements, including but not limited to Equator Principles and IFC Environmental and Social Performance Standards.
Specialisation in an environmental or social performance field is desirable (e.g. ESIA, geochemistry and closure, ecology, climate change and greenhouse gas emissions) however the successful candidate will need to demonstrate the ability to be able to provide advice over a broad range of topics and issues relevant to mine development, operation and closure.
Proven experience contributing environmental and/or social performance content into: Scoping, PFS, FS, and Due Diligence studies, Independent Environmental and Social Consultant Reviews and/or Independent Technical Reviews for banks/investors.
Broad exposure to a range of commodities and global mining jurisdictions.
Strong understanding of environmental and social performance reporting and regulator frameworks and standards (e.g. Australian and state environmental laws, NGERS, EP4, IFC PSs, GRI, IRMA, ICMM, TCFD, ISSB, ASRS).
Understanding of mineral reporting and regulatory frameworks (JORC, NI 43-101, SK 1300).
Independent technical expert reports and providing high level review.
Proven ability to secure and deliver consulting projects.
Skilled in proposal development, client negotiation, and project scoping.
Strong track record of repeat business, client advocacy, and industry influence.

Skills

Biodiversity / ecology background
Experience applying IFC Performance standard 6 - biodiversity to projects
Environmental and social performance management
Environmental and social impact assessment
Environmental and social due diligence
Environmental and social management systems
Lenders environmental and social performance requirements
Equator Principles
IFC Environmental and Social Performance Standards
ESIA
Geochemistry and closure
Ecology
Climate change and greenhouse gas emissions
Environmental and social performance reporting
Regulator frameworks and standards
Australian and state environmental laws
NGERS
EP4
IFC PSs
GRI
IRMA
ICMM
TCFD
ISSB
ASRS
Mineral reporting and regulatory frameworks
JORC
NI 43-101
SK 1300
Independent technical expert reports
Proposal development
Client negotiation
Project scoping

Location

Australia

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

15+ years

Education Level

Bachelor’s degree in environmental or social science, or environmental engineering or related discipline
Postgraduate qualifications (e.g., Environmental Engineering or Science, Social Sciences, Finance or Business Administration) are highly desirable
Chartered Professional status (AusIMM Fellow or equivalent) strongly preferred

Benefits

Unique culture where we work together to collaborate on projects to get the best possible outcome for our clients.
Benefits that cater for all, whether working in the office, from home or a mix of the two.

About the Company

SLR comprises over 4,500 staff across our global regions, with 35+ Technical Disciplines covering Engineering, Environmental, Scientific and Advisory Services.
In the Asia Pacific region (SLR APAC), SLR has over 1,000 employees located throughout 24 offices.
Our globally integrated Mining Advisory Group includes Geologists, Mining Engineers, Metallurgists, Geotechnical Engineers, Civil Engineers, and Environmental Scientists with extensive experience in the mining and exploration industries.
With team members in Australia, USA, Canada, Europe and Africa, SLR’s Mining Advisory Group provides advisory services to the mining sector at all stages of project development from exploration and resource evaluation through scoping, prefeasibility and feasibility studies, financing, permitting, construction, operation, and closure and rehabilitation.
We provide support to major mining companies, mid-caps, junior mining and exploration companies, financial institutions, governments, law firms and individual investors on the technical and commercial aspects of mineral property development and have extensive experience in all commodities and mining areas of the world.
We’re Making Sustainability Happen.
We don’t have all the answers to the complex sustainability challenges faced by humanity today. But we’re working on it.
We are a consultancy with 4,500+ employees, working on projects in over 125 countries around the world.
When you join SLR, you’ll work alongside some of the world’s leading advisors and technicians on projects of global importance in the environmental space.
We know sustainability starts from within.
We continually work on our internal ethics to set the standard for organisations and reflect the advice we give to clients.

Equal Opportunity

Interviews are conducted with gender diverse interview panels to the best of our ability.
When you apply, please tell us the pronouns you use and any reasonable adjustments you may need during the interview process.