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Through ongoing organic growth, Senversa has a new opportunity for a Senior Principal/Principal Environmental Consultant with 12+ years’ experience to join our Newcastle team.
This is your opportunity to enhance our Contaminated Land team by utilising your leadership, technical and project direction skills in delivering a broad on a range of projects across the industry for government and private sectors alongside our industry leading staff who have a proven track record of delivering high quality, strategic and commercially astute professional services to federal, state, and local government entities, together with large multi-national private and public companies. You will work with, and be supported by, a team of highly qualified and experienced contaminated land scientists and have access to our team of NSW EPA accredited auditors.
At Senversa, our Contaminated Land is complimented by our Engineering, Environmental Management and Approvals and Digital Teams in delivering multi-disciplinary remediation projects for our clients. You will enjoy being a key role within integrated multi-disciplinary teams of environmental scientists, civil engineers, hydrogeologists and contaminated land professionals to provide our clients with high value solutions.
Why Senversa?
Senversa is 100% employee owned, is a certified B Corporation, carbon neutral and a DCA Inclusive Workplace, recognising that we constantly strive to make a positive impact across our staff, clients, suppliers, community and the environment. We are committed to and are recognised for delivering high quality advice and solutions to our clients across Australia.
In addition to a diverse and inclusive, fast-paced working environment, you will be part of a team that prides itself on technical excellence and our senior staff are committed to coaching and mentoring staff in a dynamic, positive, respectful and constructive professional environment. You will benefit from sustainable professional growth whilst maintaining flexibility to achieve a work-life balance.
We pride ourselves on a culture of sustainability, corporate social responsibility, workplace diversity, flexible working conditions and equal opportunity. Feel free to have a chat to us about the numerous ways in which we are promoting this culture. Senversa is a company that lives and breathes our values and is truly committed to our people. You, along with your colleagues, will benefit from a company that is committed to a great working culture.
So what will you do?
- Project directing the delivery of technically challenging site investigation and remediation programs.
- Leading business development initiatives, including client liaison and management.
- Providing technical direction, coaching and mentoring to junior team members.
- Office leadership that supports Senversa’s visions and values as “the most satisfying work place for quality environmental, geosciences and waste management professionals”.
What will you bring to the team?
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in environmental science, environmental engineering, science, planning or other disciplines relevant to contaminated land assessments and remediation.
- A minimum of 12 years’ experience in environmental consulting specialising in contaminated land projects. External accreditation (e.g. CEnvP – Site Contamination Specialist) preferred and supported in the role.
- Demonstrated experience in project directing contaminated land projects with successful outcomes.
- Technical specialty skills in one or more of the following areas: human health and/or ecological risk assessment, in-situ groundwater remediation, management of asbestos in soils, complex hydrogeological assessment, waste / landfill management and/or audit support.
- Strong connections with New South Wales market and associated contaminated land sector.
- Ability to promote Senversa nationally by assisting principal staff with business development and marketing initiatives.
- Strong knowledge of local, State and National environmental standards and guidelines.
- Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain strong working relationships with peers and clients.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
If you have proven experience in some or a majority of these technical areas of practice, you will be working within a team that promotes professional development so we can assist you in acquiring skills and experience, where required.
If you are poised to take the next step in your career, please apply now with a covering letter outlining your experience and career goals.
