Senior / Associate Geoscientist / Geoenvironmental Engineer – Australia
About the business and role
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an ambitious and experienced Senior / Associate Geoenvironmental specialist (with an interest in geochemistry) to join SLR’s Soils, Geochemistry, Toxicology & Risk team, with location flexibility across Australia with a strong preference for Brisbane.
This role is ideally suited to a technically strong consultant who thrives in a collaborative environment, values organised and dependable project delivery, and enjoys working under and alongside some of the most respected technical minds in the industry. A real opportunity to learn from the best, accelerate your learning and put you in a position to become a future technical expert yourself!
Following a period of sustained growth, an expanding and diversifying project portfolio, and a strong commitment to balanced work lives, we are seeking an individual who can complement our high‑performing team culture. You will work very closely with multidisciplinary teams across the Asia‑Pacific region and ideally have a strong skill set across environmental science like mine closure, soils, erosion sediment control or similar. You will play a key role in project coordination and have a strong desire to get things done.
Job tasks & Responsibilities
This role provides an exceptional opportunity to work closely with industry leaders while being supported in your technical and professional development within SLR. As a senior consultant, you will act as a dependable and highly organised project controller, ensuring work is delivered efficiently, accurately and to SLR’s high quality standards.
Key responsibilities include:
- Leading and managing geoenvironmental investigations (with a focus on geochemistry), including close integration with erosion and landform evolution assessment, surface water management and land disturbance programs.
- Delivering projects with strong financial, schedule and quality control, demonstrating consistent, reliable and proactive project management.
- Preparing, reviewing and delivering clear, well‑structured and influential technical reports, proposals and client correspondence, with a high standard of written communication.
- Working collaboratively beneath and alongside senior technical leaders, contributing to technically complex problem‑solving while continually learning from subject‑matter experts.
- Providing strategic input into geoenvironmental components of mine development, operations, rehabilitation, closure and post‑closure projects.
- Supporting tendering and proposal development, including scope definition, methodology development and cost estimation.
- Identifying and supporting business growth opportunities across geochemistry, mine waste and landform design services.
- Acting as a mentoring and supporting junior staff with a calm, caring and technically rigorous approach.
Skills & Experience
The ideal candidate will demonstrate the following:
- Strong technical expertise in environmental science (geochemistry and mining experience would be highly regarded) within a consulting environment.
- Demonstrated experience in erosion and landform design principles in mine planning, construction, operation and closure phases.
- Proven ability to act as a highly dependable and organised project manager/controller, delivering complex projects on time, within budget and to a consistently high technical standard.
- Advanced technical writing capability, including preparation of complex interpretive reports and multidisciplinary deliverables.
- Experience in mine closure planning, EIAs, feasibility studies, due diligence assessments, regulatory compliance and approvals.
- Ability to provide clear direction for field investigations and technical programmes, ensuring safety, efficiency and data quality.
- Experience supporting junior staff and technical leads through technical review and knowledge sharing.
- Client‑facing capability, with experience acting as a primary technical contact and contributing to long‑term client relationships.
- A collaborative mindset and genuine enthusiasm for working within multidisciplinary teams under respected technical leaders.
- Experience in modelling in the land and water fields would be highly regarded (e.g. Deswik, leapfrog, IoGass, GoldSim, hydrus)
- A strong commitment to health and safety.
Our Benefits
We are proud of our unique culture where we work together to collaborate on projects to get the best possible outcome for our clients. Whether you’re working in the office, from home or a mix of the two, we recognise that every person is different, and our benefits aim to ensure that we cater for all.
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Next Steps
We make hiring decisions based on your experience, skills and passion. Please note that interviews are conducted with gender diverse interview panels to the best of our ability. When you apply, please tell us the pronouns you use and any reasonable adjustments you may need during the interview process.
Unsolicited resumes from recruitment consultants will not be accepted. You must be part of the preferred supplier agreement list which is coordinated through our Talent Acquisition team.
