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About the Role
SLR is an international environmental consultancy seeking a Senior Bushfire Consultant to join a team of 13 specialist consultants across Australia. This role involves delivering projects and growing the business, working on diverse projects across Australia, New Zealand, PNG, and the Pacific Islands.
Responsibilities
- Assess bushfire hazards affecting developments and infrastructure, especially BESS.
- Analyze bushfire behavior, fire science, vegetation types, fuel loads, slope, topography, and weather influences.
- Conduct site inspections and field assessments.
- Undertake Bushfire Attack Level (BAL) assessments in accordance with AS 3959.
- Determine BAL ratings from BAL-LOW through to BAL-FZ.
- Provide recommendations on bushfire construction requirements and mitigation measures.
- Prepare Bushfire Assessment Reports (BARs), Bushfire Management Statements, and Bushfire Emergency Management Plans.
- Ensure compliance with Rural Fires Act, Environmental Planning and Assessment Act, and Planning for Bush Fire Protection (PBP).
- Liaise with councils, NSW Rural Fire Service, planners, and other stakeholders.
- Utilize GIS and spatial mapping tools including ArcGIS, QGIS, and Nearmap.
- Produce bushfire constraint maps, spatial analysis, and supporting technical documentation.
Requirements
- Excellent technical report writing and presentation skills.
- Ability to prepare clear, defensible reports for councils, developers, architects, homeowners, and regulatory authorities.
- Strong stakeholder engagement and relationship management capabilities.
- Experience in site inspections, GPS data collection, terrain and access assessments, site photography and documentation, and vegetation survey.
- Strong understanding of bushfire planning and assessment frameworks, Asset Protection Zones (APZs), hazard reduction burning, land management practices, biodiversity constraints, and ecology and vegetation classification.
- Experience within one or more of the following sectors will be highly regarded: NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS), Environmental Consulting, Urban Planning Consultancies, Emergency Management, Forestry Corporation.
Skills
- Bushfire hazard assessment
- Bushfire behavior analysis
- Site inspections
- Bushfire Attack Level (BAL) assessments
- AS 3959 compliance
- Bushfire construction recommendations
- Bushfire Assessment Reports (BARs)
- Bushfire Management Statements
- Bushfire Emergency Management Plans
- Rural Fires Act compliance
- Environmental Planning and Assessment Act compliance
- Planning for Bush Fire Protection (PBP) compliance
- Stakeholder liaison
- GIS
- Spatial mapping
- ArcGIS
- QGIS
- Nearmap
- Technical report writing
- Presentation skills
- Stakeholder engagement
- Relationship management
- GPS data collection
- Terrain and access assessments
- Site photography
- Vegetation survey
- Asset Protection Zones (APZs)
- Hazard reduction burning
- Land management practices
- Biodiversity constraints
- Ecology
- Vegetation classification
Location
- Sydney
Work Type
- Permanent
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Senior
Education Level
- Degree qualifications in Environmental Science, Fire Engineering, or Town Planning are highly regarded.
- NSW RFS Bushfire Planning Courses
- AFAC Training
- BAL Assessor Training
- GIS Certifications
Benefits
- Unique culture focused on collaboration and achieving optimal outcomes.
- Benefits catering to individual needs.
About the Company
- SLR is an international environmental consultancy with a globally recognised reputation for providing high quality tailored services.
- SLR has over 1000 staff in APAC.
- SLR provides consultancy advice and support on a wide range of strategic and site-specific issues to a diverse and growing base of business, regulatory and governmental clients.
Equal Opportunity
- We make hiring decisions based on your experience, skills and passion.
- When you apply, please tell us the pronouns you use and any reasonable adjustments you may need during the interview process.