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About the Role
SLR Consulting is seeking an experienced Principal Consultant to join its growing Construction Materials & Services (CMS) team. This strategic and technically focused role requires an industry-recognised professional with extensive experience in quarrying, construction materials, resources, planning, geology, or civil engineering. The position involves providing technical leadership, supporting business growth, mentoring consultants, and working with major clients across Australia, with a key focus on quarry development, approvals, and operational projects within Victoria.
Responsibilities
- Lead complex projects across the quarrying and construction materials sector, ensuring technical excellence, commercial performance, and successful client outcomes.
- Provide strategic advice to clients on quarry planning, approvals, licensing, resource development, operational improvements, and regulatory requirements.
- Act as a trusted technical advisor on matters relating to construction materials, extractive industries, and associated environmental and planning considerations.
- Develop and maintain client relationships, identifying opportunities for business growth and repeat work.
- Prepare and review high-quality technical reports, proposals, and submissions for clients, regulators, and stakeholders.
- Lead proposal development and tender submissions, contributing to business development and market growth initiatives.
- Mentor and develop consultants across the CMS team, supporting capability uplift and knowledge sharing.
- Collaborate nationally with multidisciplinary teams across planning, environment, engineering, and advisory services.
Requirements
- Tertiary qualification in Geology, Civil Engineering, Mining Engineering, Earth Sciences, Natural Resources, or a related discipline.
- Approximately 10+ years’ experience within the quarrying, construction materials, mining, consulting, or related sectors.
- Demonstrated experience leading multidisciplinary projects and managing client relationships.
- Strong commercial acumen, including project financial management, proposal preparation, and business development.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively with clients, regulators, and stakeholders.
- Proven ability to mentor and develop technical staff.
- A strong professional network within the quarrying, construction materials, or related industries.
- Demonstrated experience working within the Victorian quarrying sector.
- Strong knowledge of the Victorian legislative and regulatory framework governing extractive industries, including the Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act (MRSDA) and associated approval processes.
- Experience supporting Work Plans, planning permit applications, quarry approvals, resource assessments, due diligence investigations, or operational improvement initiatives.
- Existing relationships with quarry operators, government agencies, and industry stakeholders.
- Recognised industry profile through professional associations, technical presentations, publications, or industry leadership activities.
Skills
- Quarrying
- Construction Materials
- Resources
- Planning
- Geology
- Civil Engineering
- Project Leadership
- Client Relationship Management
- Commercial Acumen
- Business Development
- Technical Writing
- Mentoring
- Victorian Legislative Framework (Quarrying)
- Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act
- Work Plans
- Planning Permit Applications
- Resource Assessments
- Due Diligence
- Operational Improvements
Location
- Melbourne
- Adelaide
- Sydney
Work Type
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- 10+ years
Education Level
- Tertiary qualification in Geology, Civil Engineering, Mining Engineering, Earth Sciences, Natural Resources, or a related discipline
Benefits
- Flexible hybrid work environment
- Collaboration with experts locally and across the country
- Defined career progression framework
About the Company
- SLR Consulting is a rapidly growing privately-owned global business with a strong reputation for providing high quality environmental and advisory services.
- We have over 4,000 staff with offices throughout the APAC, Europe, North, Central and South America, and Africa regions.
- In APAC we have over 1,100 employees across 24 offices.