Principal Contaminated Land Specialist

3 weeks ago


Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Epic Environmental Full time
Overview

Join Our Contaminated Land Team – Queensland. We're looking for a Principal Contaminated Land Specialist to join our QLD team (Brisbane or regional hub). You'll take the lead on contaminated land investigations, site remediation, and environmental risk strategy — working closely with our EPA-accredited Site Auditor and national CLM team.



What You'll Be Doing
  • Leading contaminated land investigations (PSIs, DSIs, RAPs, validation)
  • Managing field programs, contractors, and junior staff
  • Overseeing data interpretation, reporting and recommendations
  • Liaising with clients, auditors, regulators and internal teams
  • Supporting regulatory approvals and stakeholder engagement
  • Developing proposals and contributing to business development
  • Mentoring junior consultants and building technical capability


Qualifications
  • Degree in Environmental Science, Engineering, Geology or related field
  • 15+ years of experience in contaminated land consulting in Australia
  • Strong working knowledge of QLD and national legislation (EP Act, NEPM)
  • Excellent writing, reporting and client communication skills
  • A proactive, solutions-focused approach to complex sites
  • Desire to lead, mentor, and grow your technical influence


What's In It For You
  • Based in Brisbane or flexible across QLD regional hubs
  • Competitive salary + performance-based incentives
  • National projects and cross-state collaboration
  • Work-from-home options and flexible schedules
  • A genuinely supportive, ego-free team culture
  • Pathway to technical leadership or site auditor support roles


Apply now: careers@epicenvironmental.com.au


Follow us: LinkedIn


Check out our projects: www.epicenvironmental.com.au/environmental-projects



Let's transform contaminated land management in Queensland — and make it Epic.



Seniority level
  • Mid-Senior level


Employment type
  • Full-time


Job function
  • Education and Training
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