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About the Role
AECOM's environment practice is seeking an experienced contaminated land professional to join their Darwin team. This senior role involves solving complex environmental challenges, delivering high-quality technical work, and providing trusted client advice across diverse projects in the Northern Territory and nationally.
Responsibilities
- Lead and deliver contaminated land investigations, assessments and remediation projects.
- Provide senior technical advice on complex contaminated land and environmental management matters.
- Prepare and review technical reports, proposals, tender submissions and client correspondence.
- Develop investigation strategies, conceptual site models, sampling programs and remediation approaches.
- Manage projects from initial scoping through to delivery, maintaining a strong focus on quality, safety, budget and program.
- Build trusted relationships with clients, regulators, contractors and internal project teams.
- Provide technical guidance, review and mentoring to support the development of other professionals.
- Contribute to business development and help identify new project and client opportunities.
Requirements
- Approximately 10 or more years of experience in contaminated land consulting, environmental science, environmental engineering, hydrogeology or a related field.
- Strong technical knowledge of contaminated land investigation, assessment, remediation and environmental risk management.
- Experience planning and delivering field investigations and preparing high-quality technical reports.
- A sound understanding of relevant contaminated land legislation, regulatory requirements, industry standards and guidance.
- Experience managing projects, budgets, programs, subcontractors and technical deliverables.
- The ability to provide clear, practical advice on complex environmental issues.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with confidence engaging clients, regulators and multidisciplinary teams.
- An interest in supporting business development and building long-term client relationships.
- Ability to obtain and maintain an Australian Government security clearance are required due to the Defence-related nature of some projects.
Skills
- Contaminated land consulting
- Environmental science
- Environmental engineering
- Hydrogeology
- Environmental risk management
- Project management
- Client engagement
- Business development
Location
- AU - Darwin, NT - 19C Kitchener Driv
- Northern Territory
Work Type
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- Senior
- 10 or more years of experience
Education Level
- Appropriate tertiary qualifications in environmental science, environmental engineering, geology, hydrogeology or a related discipline.
Benefits
- Relocation assistance is available
- Access to industry-leading technology and thinking
- Transformational work with big impact
- Work flexibility
- Wide array of compensation and benefits programs
- Robust global well-being program
About the Company
- 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, AECOM's public- and private-sector clients trust them to solve their most complex challenges.
- AECOM's teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through their 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 $16.1 billion in fiscal year 2025.
- AECOM provides a wide array of compensation and benefits programs to meet the diverse needs of employees and their families.
- AECOM provides a robust global well-being program.
- AECOM is the world's trusted global infrastructure firm.
Equal Opportunity
- We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, including those with disabilities, additional health or mental health needs, and/or neurodiverse conditions.
- As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.
- AECOM is committed to maintaining a secure and trustworthy recruitment process and takes any fraudulent hiring activity seriously.
- 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.