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About the Role
SLR is an international environmental consultancy seeking a Principal Soil Scientist to join their Practice: Soils, Geochemistry, Toxicology & Risk. This role offers the opportunity to work with industry leaders and contribute to winning work through client relationships and networks.
Responsibilities
- Support delivery of a range of projects across the wider Soils, Geochemistry, Toxicology and Risk group.
- Act as a key support person for large projects and manage own projects.
- Contribute to winning work and create pipeline through client relationships and networks.
- Work collaboratively with a team of over 25 technical disciplines across Australia.
- Deliver high-quality outcomes for clients.
- Prepare high-quality reports and provide technical review in your specialist area.
Requirements
- Professional qualification in environmental science or engineering or other relevant degree.
- 10-15+ years' experience at a professional level, ideally in consulting.
- Expertise in conducting detailed soil surveys, including soil sampling, mapping, and classification according to the Australian Soil Classification system.
- Proficiency in interpreting and analysing soil properties such as texture, structure, pH, salinity, nutrient levels, and organic matter content.
- In-depth knowledge of Australian environmental legislation, regulations, and guidelines related to soil and land management, agricultural impact assessment and rehabilitation.
- Knowledge of federal and state specific legislation.
- Knowledge of guidelines associated with strategic cropping land (SCL) in Queensland and biophysical strategic agricultural land (BSAL) assessments in NSW.
- Ability to assess potential impacts of mining, renewable energy, roads and rail etc. activities on soil health, erosion, and land degradation, and to develop mitigation strategies.
- Comprehensive knowledge of best practices for land rehabilitation, with a focus on soil restoration and sustainable land use.
- Ability to assess soil suitability for rehabilitation and to design site-specific soil management, soil amelioration and revegetation strategies.
- Strong project management skills.
- Experience in mentoring and training junior scientists and providing technical leadership in soil science and environmental consulting.
Skills
- Soil surveys
- Soil sampling
- Soil mapping
- Soil classification (Australian Soil Classification system)
- Interpretation and analysis of soil properties (texture, structure, pH, salinity, nutrient levels, organic matter content)
- Australian environmental legislation, regulations, and guidelines (soil and land management, agricultural impact assessment, rehabilitation)
- Strategic Cropping Land (SCL) guidelines (Queensland)
- Biophysical Strategic Agricultural Land (BSAL) assessments (NSW)
- Impact assessment (mining, renewable energy, roads, rail)
- Mitigation strategy development
- Land rehabilitation best practices
- Soil restoration
- Sustainable land use
- Soil suitability assessment
- Site-specific soil management
- Soil amelioration
- Revegetation strategies
- Project management
- Mentoring junior scientists
- Training junior scientists
- Technical leadership in soil science
- Technical leadership in environmental consulting
Location
- Australia
Work Type
- Flexible location
Experience Level
- 10-15+ years' professional experience
- Consulting experience preferred
Education Level
- Professional qualification in environmental science or engineering or other relevant degree
Benefits
- Unique culture focused on collaboration
- Benefits catering to individual needs (office, home, or hybrid work)
About the Company
- SLR is an international environmental consultancy with a globally recognised reputation for providing high-quality tailored services.
- SLR has 1200+ staff in Asia-Pacific.
- 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.
- SLR celebrates a ‘One Team Culture’, where diversity of thought and expression is key.
- SLR offers an environment of fun people and high achievers.
Equal Opportunity
- Interviews are conducted with gender diverse interview panels to the best of our ability.
- Applicants are asked to state their pronouns and any reasonable adjustments needed for the interview process.