Groundwater Modelling Virtual Team Leader

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About The Business And Role: At SLR Consulting, we are technical specialists focused on environment and sustainability, that come together to tackle some of the biggest sustainability challenges for our clients. We are a global consultancy with a diverse range of skills and depth of expertise across industries, markets and geographies. Our partnerships with our clients are what matters to us the most. We're proud to have the flexibility to deliver large-scale multi-disciplinary projects through to small, single discipline projects, and everything in between. Our nimble business approach is enabled through governance and processes that empower staff. We manage risk pragmatically, relying on the expertise of our skilled staff. This enables our staff to work on a broad range of technically interesting and challenging projects, including legal and expert witness work.

Our APAC Hydrology and Hydrogeology Team: Our 50+ person Hydrogeology and Hydrology (H&H) Technical Discipline is one of the largest in SLR Australia and is core business. This role is for a lead for our national Groundwater Modelling team, a virtual team of 11 people across Brisbane, Melbourne and Wollongong offices delivering and growing our Groundwater Modelling Practice. As a virtual team this role can be based at any of SLR's offices. The successful candidate will collaborate closely with state-based groundwater and surface water team leaders to deliver solutions for clients. The candidate will work directly with the Technical Discipline Manager (TDM) and Hydrogeology Technical Directors to implement our business plan aligned with global priorities – expanding the core, investing in the emerging, and experimenting and validating the future.

We have a solid backlog and pipeline of work thanks to our focus on technical excellence, practical solutions and strong client relationships. We are a sponsor of the International Association of Hydrogeologists and focus on industry best practice for clients and staff.

We work in a collaborative environment across our H&H teams in Brisbane, Townsville, Newcastle, Wollongong, Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and closely with other SLR Environmental Specialists. The group delivers projects across SLR's market sectors including Mining & Minerals, Built Environment, Infrastructure, Industry and Power. Our 2025 project focus includes: resource projects for a variety of commodities, expansion of our infrastructure and energy (renewables) portfolio, and leveraging SLR's Global Centre of Excellence to increase overseas work.

• Lead the national Groundwater Modelling team (a virtual team of ~11) across Brisbane, Melbourne and Wollongong to deliver and grow the Groundwater Modelling Practice.
• Collaborate with state-based groundwater and surface water team leaders to deliver client solutions.
• Work with the Technical Discipline Manager (TDM) and Hydrogeology Technical Directors to implement the business plan aligned with strategic priorities.
• Engage in technical project work and contribute to winning work by leveraging client relationships and business development acumen.
• Mentor junior staff, overseeing quality of reports, and ensuring timely delivery within budgets.
• Support collaboration with related technical staff to deliver integrated project solutions.
• Represent and promote best practices and standards in groundwater modelling within the practice and for clients.

• Groundwater leader with excellent team coordination and management skills; able to motivate staff and develop careers.
• Strong client relationships and commercial acumen; technical excellence as a core value.
• Open to investing in future leaders who have hydrogeology experience but are early in people management, or experienced leaders seeking a change.
• Ability to shape the role to fit the right candidate within a large team with autonomy to grow the business.

• 7–20+ years' industry experience as a hydrogeologist, including consultancy experience.
• Engineering or Science tertiary qualification.
• Strong technical background in numerical modelling, hydrogeological conceptualisation, groundwater impact assessment and hydrogeological investigation.
• Thorough understanding of Australian groundwater legislation and guidelines relevant to resource development and infrastructure; working knowledge of state legislation, policies, standards and guidelines is highly regarded.
• Strong commitment to Health and Safety.
• Experience managing and delivering large technical projects, particularly complex groundwater modelling projects.
• Excellent interpersonal, self-motivation, and ability to work effectively in a team.
• Excellent communication and technical report writing skills.
• Experience mentoring junior staff in preparing quality reports on time and within budget.
• Experience collaborating with related technical staff to deliver project solutions.
• Capability to contribute to winning work by identifying opportunities and leveraging client relationships.
• Strong track record in building, nurturing and maintaining ongoing client relationships.
• Experience or understanding of the broader water market (surface water resources would be highly regarded).
• Australian citizenship or rights to work in Australia.

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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We make hiring decisions based on your experience, skills and passion. Interviews are conducted with gender-diverse 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 coordinated through our Talent Acquisition team.