Senior Consultant - Contaminated Land and Site Investigation

ERM is actively recruiting for Senior Consultants – Contaminated Land (Perth WA)

ERM is seeking motivated senior environmental consultants to join the team in our Perth office. We are recruiting to support our Contaminated Site Assessment and Remediation Team (Liability Portfolio Management and Remediation services). The ideal candidates will have between 5 and 10+ years’ experience in contaminated site management consulting experience, with strong field work skills acquired across a range of site uses and contaminant types. You will be part of a very well-respected technical team responsible for consulting on contaminated sites largely within WA on a range of investigation and remediation projects.

This is an opportunity for Environmental Consultants with good leadership qualities looking to advance their careers with a global leader in sustainability.

With annual global sales more than $400 million, our LPMR service area continues to be the largest global service area in a business with a history of annual double-digit growth. We are a leading expert in several innovative technologies, including thermal remediation, abiotic reduction, as well as green and sustainable remediation solutions. With a proven track record of excelling within complex and challenging project parameters, our outstanding work has led our clients to trust us with their most challenging sites across the globe.

Role Responsibilities

• Participating actively as part of the Perth contaminated sites team
• Supervise fieldwork programs, including subcontractors and ERM personnel on site
• Leading, coaching, and developing a high performing team
• Executing environmental assessments and remediation programs involving the collection of field data (soil, soil gas/vapour, groundwater) using your strong investigation skills
• Electronic data management and production of borelogs and summary tables
• Providing inputs into environmental reports
• Assist with the preparation of client proposals and creating opportunities for further business development.
• Support project managers through planning and delivering field programs and/or budget/task management.

If you have the following, we’d love to hear from you.

Our people are passionate technical specialists that enjoy the wide range of benefits and diversity of consultancy life. We are keen to find likeminded professionals that have the following experience and attributes:

• Previous consulting experience (5 – 10+ years) in contaminated land field with good business acumen
• Relevant tertiary qualification (geology, hydrogeology, environmental science, environmental engineering, soil science or other related science subject degree)
• Building effective working relationships with clients, project teams, disciplines, and business units
• High appreciation and understanding of health & safety requirements on complex work sites
• Fieldwork experience involving data collection (soil, water, soil vapour, etc.)
• Familiarity with preliminary and detailed site investigation and sampling techniques is required and a working knowledge of the ASC NEPM is required
• Experience providing inputs into elements of projects and/or proposals
• Proven report writing skills
• Authorised to work full-time in Australia; and
• Full Drivers License issued by an Australian state or territory.

Who We Are:

As the world’s leading sustainability consulting firm, ERM is uniquely positioned to contribute to the environment and society through the expertise and energy of our employees worldwide. Sustainability is what we do, and is at the heart of both our service offerings and how we operate our business. For our people, our vision means attracting, inspiring, developing and rewarding our people to work with the best clients and on the biggest challenges, thus creating valuable careers. We achieve our vision in a sustainable manner by maintaining and living our ERM values that include Accountability, Caring for our People, Client Focus, Collaboration, Empowerment, and Transparency.

ERM is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status or disability status.

Thank you for your interest in ERM.