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About the Role
Join our Investigation & Restoration (Contaminated Land) team in NSW, taking on projects independently while collaborating with technical directors to deliver medium to large-scale projects. You will also mentor junior environmental staff.
Responsibilities
- Work across a broad range of contaminated land project types including public infrastructure and commercial/industrial
- Work independently with guidance from technical directors as required
- Undertake contaminated site assessment, management and remediation projects including field investigations
- Have a strong understanding of NSW and national guidance pertaining to contaminated land management including contaminated land auditor scheme and risk assessment principles
- Take project management responsibility for current small to medium projects, with larger projects on the horizon including coordination of field investigations, subcontractors and reporting
- Possess strong data management skills, with ESdat and ArcGIS experience preferable
- Undertake preparation of sampling plans, site investigation/validation reports and management plans to a standard suitable for submission to regulatory authorities and site auditors
- Work with local, national and multi-national clients
- Lead winning bid and proposal efforts which contribute successfully to profit and engagement of junior staff
- Take an active role in managing client relationships, both within our business units and with key external clients
- Collaborate with cross-disciplinary teams and clients to ensure project integrity and success
- Mentor and develop junior consultants within the team
- Active participation in industry bodies (i.e. ALGA, ALCA)
Requirements
- Highly regarded base of contaminated land and remediation experience in government and private sectors
- 10-15 years experience in contaminated land investigation, management and remediation, and/or risk assessment, including PFAS
- Demonstrated experience in field investigation methodologies – various techniques for soil and groundwater sampling, soil logging, well installations, with ability to mentor and direct junior staff
- Ability to develop and communicate conceptual site models relating to contaminant sources, pathways, and fate and transport properties
- Fundamental understanding of state and national regulatory guidance
- Demonstrated success in project management delivering to budget and program
- Proven ability with technical aspects of proposal and report writing
- Experience in a consultancy environment and managing key client relationships
- Demonstrated thought leadership, through published writing and/or presentations at industry events
Skills
- ESdat
- ArcGIS
- Contaminated land investigation
- Remediation
- Risk assessment
- PFAS
- Field investigation methodologies
- Soil and groundwater sampling
- Soil logging
- Well installations
- Conceptual site models
- Project management
- Proposal writing
- Report writing
- Client relationship management
- Thought leadership
Location
- NSW
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 10-15 years
- Principal
Education Level
- Tertiary qualifications in environmental (or other relevant) engineering, geology/hydrogeology or environmental science
About the Company
- Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.
- We are more than 34,000 people, in over 30 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life.
- We believe everyone's contribution matters.
- We are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.
- You’ll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you’ll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet.
- Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you.
- Together, we can create a lasting legacy.
- Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.
Equal Opportunity
- We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day, which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions.
- Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people.
- As an equal opportunity employer, we value and promote diversity at Arcadis and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
- Veterans and spouses are invited to apply.