Senior Environmental Scientist

19 hours ago

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Epic Environmental Full time $90,000 - $120,000 per year

Why Smart People Join Epic?
Variety, Not Monotony
You'll work on a mix of projects — infrastructure, contaminated land, renewables, and more — with opportunities across fieldwork, reporting, and client interaction. No pigeonholing here.

Culture That Backs You
We're a down-to-earth team that supports, shares, and celebrates. From day one, you'll be surrounded by people who want to see you succeed — no egos and no silos

Growth You Can See
With structured development, mentoring, and access to senior leaders, you'll get the tools and opportunities to take your career to the next level — at your pace, your way.

Join Our Contaminated Land Team based in Brisbane
We're looking for a
Senior Environmental Scientist
to support and lead the delivery of contaminated land and broader environmental projects in Queensland and nationally. This role is perfect for someone with 7-10 years' experience who wants more ownership, variety, and growth.

What You'll Be Doing

  • Work on challenging and rewarding projects across Australia, Asia-Pacific, Canada and the United States that contribute to better environmental outcomes
  • Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams and senior staff
  • Leading delivery of PSIs, DSIs, RAPs for complex urban renewal, precinct level design and remediation projects (we are working on some of Queensland's most complex remediation projects at present)
  • Overseeing complex fieldwork tasks, including soil, groundwater, surface water and vapour sampling
  • Preparing technical reports and client deliverables
  • Leading proposal preparation and project costing
  • Liaising with clients, subcontractors and regulators

What You'll Need

  • Degree in Environmental Science, Geology, Engineering or related discipline
  • 7-10 years' consulting experience in contaminated land
  • Industry certification (CEnvP or CPSS) or keen interest to pursue this
  • Solid understanding of QLD and national environmental frameworks (NEPM, EP Act, etc.)
  • Strong communication and technical writing skills
  • Confidence in the field, with an eye for detail and technical excellence
  • A team-first attitude and a proactive mindset
  • Willingness to learn from others at all career levels
  • Desire to ask questions and think critically about technical matters
  • Interest in developing your career

What's In It For You

  • Working closely with contaminated land auditors and industry leaders
  • Support to be involved in industry bodies
  • Hands-on mentoring and career development planning
  • Flexible work options, including WFH
  • Competitive salary and tailored benefits
  • Access to diverse, high-profile projects
  • Regular social events and a strong team culture


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