Groundwater Modelling Virtual Team Leader

**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 be able 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 have empowerment of our staff at the core. We manage risk pragmatically, relying on the expertise of our skilled staff. This approach 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 as such is core business. Our business plan has expansion and enhancement of core business at the heart, and in line with that plan we have created this role as a result of a period of growth, which is opening up further opportunities to expand and invest.

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 proud and active sponsor of the International Association of Hydrogeologists and focused on investing in industry best practice for the benefit of both 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 is on:

- Resource projects for a variety of commodities through the complete Project life cycle.
- Expanding our portfolio in infrastructure and energy (renewables)
- Leveraging our groups status as SLR’s Global Centre of Excellence, following very successful international collaboration with our global offices, to do even more overseas work.

We are looking for groundwater leader. You will have excellent team coordination and management skills and know how to motivate your staff and develop their careers. You will have excellent client relationships and strong commercial acumen. Technical excellence will be your core value and you will thrive in a dynamic consulting environment.

**_To be successful in this role you will need: _**
- _7-20 year's + industry experience as a hydrogeologist, including consultancy experience _
- _An appropriate Engineering or Science tertiary qualification _
- _A strong technical background in numerical modelling, hydrogeological conceptualisation, groundwater impact assessment and hydrogeological investigation _
- _A thorough understanding of Australian groundwater legislation and guidelines related to resource development and infrastructure projects, a working knowledge of State groundwater legislation, policies, standards and guidelines would be highly regarded. _
- _A strong commitment to Health and Safety _
- _Demonstrated experience managing and delivering large technical projects particularly complex groundwater modelling projects. _
- _Excellent interpersonal skills, self-motivation and ability to work effectively within a team _
- _Excellent communication and technical report writing skills _
- _Demonstrated experience successfully mentoring junior staff in preparing quality reports on time and within budget _
- _Experience in successfully collaborating with related technical staff to deliver project solutions _
- _To contribute to winning work by identifying and converting opportunities and drawing on your client relationships and business development acumen _
- _A 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) _
- _Australia Citizenship or rights to work in Australia _

**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.

You can find a comprehensive list **here.**

**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 pr