Project Consultant

**Waste & Resource Management Consultant**

**About the business and role**
SLR Consulting is an employee-controlled international environmental consultancy with a globally recognised reputation for providing high quality tailored services. With offices throughout the Asia Pacific, Europe, North America and Africa regions, SLR Consulting is one of a very small number of leading international specialist environmental consultancies.
- Our team has a genuine interest in developing practical and sustainable solutions for our clients and reducing the environmental impact of our own operations. For example, SLR has recently committed to being a climate-neutral business by 2030 and adopting the Science-Based Target Initiative’s (SBTi) “Business Ambition for 1.5°C” framework to set emissions reduction targets and drive our climate action plan.
- Our Waste and Resources Management team works across a range of private sector industries and government agencies to deliver innovative solutions, including circular economy and resource efficiency strategies through to waste and recycling infrastructure due diligence, design, and procurement.
- We have an excellent career opportunity within our Waste and Resources Management team for a person with a science or engineering background to join our team with flexibility to be based in Sydney or Brisbane. You will work closely with other team members to ensure high-quality outcomes, practical waste and resource recovery solutions and environmental, social and governance (ESG) advisory services to our internal and external clients.Key Responsibilities

**Job tasks and responsibilities**
You will have an entrepreneurial mindset and have the ability to do the following:

- Assist in the development of waste and resource management strategies encompassing sustainability and ESG initiatives, such as circular economy, carbon-reduction, and technology solutions including composting facilities, recycling technologies and energy from waste, for government and private sector clients;
- Preparation of waste management plans (WMPs) for various industrial and commercial sectors in compliance with local and state government requirements across Australia;
- Project manage small to medium projects to produce high quality advisory documentation (i.e., WMPs, strategies, feasibility studies and due diligence reports);
- Contributing to winning work by developing proposals, identifying and converting opportunities drawing on your client relationships;
- Developing, facilitating and enhancing relationships between our internal and external clients and SLR team members; and
- Administrative and financial management tasks including budget preparation and providing accurate and timely responses to requests as required by project demands and timelines.

**Skills and experience**
- Bachelor’s Degree in science, natural resource management or engineering, specialising in civil, environmental, chemical, mechanical, or a related field.
- Knowledge of Australian environmental legislation and policies, standards and guidelines.
- 1 to 3 years' practical experience in fields such as waste and resource management. sustainability, circular economy, bioenergy with significant demonstrated skills in the areas of data research / analysis and report writing.
- Knowledge and interest of global sustainability standards and frameworks, such as UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Global reporting Initiatives (GRI) and others is desirable.
- Excellent communication in all forms with a proven ability to build and maintain relationships with a wide range of stakeholders.
- Strong computer skills, in particular MS Excel.

**Our benefits at SLR include**
Our culture is unique 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, including:

- Hybrid work model (in-office & from home) - you choose where you work best
- Extra paid purchased leave up to 10 days so you can re-energize, help others, support family, or focus on your own professional development
- Inclusive parental leave policy that supports all parents throughout their parenting journey which includes 12 weeks primary carer and 4 weeks secondary carer leave
- Learning and development which includes a mapped career progression path, study assistance and up to 3 professional memberships subsidised by SLR
- Employee Assistance Program to support your physical, mental, and social wellbeing
- Other benefits include regular office social events, service anniversary awards, salary sacrificing (novated car lease) and a corporate uniform shop where you get $80 annually to spend.

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