Queensland State Lead

About the business and the role.
At SLR our purpose is to Make Sustainability Happen. SLR is an international environmental consultancy with a globally recognised reputation for providing high quality tailored services.  With 1000+ staff in APAC alone, we provide consultancy advice and support on a wide range of strategic and site-specific issues to a diverse and growing base of business, regulatory and governmental clients. We celebrate a 'One Team Culture', where bringing together diversity of thought and expression is key to building the best team to deliver excellent results.

Our 70 plus person Environmental Approvals, Closure & Management (EAC&M) Technical Discipline is one of the largest in SLR APAC and includes a broad range of experts across our 24 offices. Reporting to the APAC Technical Discipline Manager, we have a rare senior management opportunity for a Queensland State Leader and have flexibility to be based out of either the Brisbane, Townsville or Mackay offices. This is a newly created role due to continued expansion and success of the team.

We are looking for a leader in Environmental Science with a developed client network, a professional reputation for attracting new talent, and a passion for developing the careers of our valued environmental consultants.

We have a strong pipeline of work and a focus on technical excellence and strong client relationships. We work in a collaborative environment across our EAC&M teams in Brisbane, Mackay, Townsville, Newcastle, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Darwin & Perth and closely with the other 22 Technical Disciplines and 1000+ staff at SLR APAC. The team delivers projects across SLR's market sectors including Mining & Minerals, Built Environment, Infrastructure, Industry and Power.

Responsibilities

In this dynamic role no two days will be the same. On any given day you'll be responsible for:

• Developing, facilitating and enhancing effective relationships with our clients and internal SLR team members, particularly, across other technical disciplines
• You will have 3 Team Leader direct reports and around 30 indirect reports in QLD. As the team grows you may adjust this structure, adding additional team leads etc
• Leading and working with multidisciplinary teams to deliver projects.
• Working closely with the APAC Technical Discipline Manager on developing and implementing team business plans and strategies
• Working closely with the team leads to drive team and company growth and profitability
• Conducting thorough technical reviews and mentoring/development of Team Leads and senior staff
• Delivering clear and precise, high-quality reports
• Working with our Inhouse Talent Acquisition team on attracting new experts into our growing business.

Experience

Our ideal candidate will have approx. 15 years' + industry experience within a consultancy group, and have:

• Appropriate Environmental Science or Engineering tertiary qualifications. Post grad qualifications will be highly regarded.
• Extensive team management experience and ideally experience managing managers.
• Highly proficient in managing large multidisciplinary projects
• Excellent interpersonal skills, self-motivated and ability to work effectively within a team
• Excellent communication skills and technical report writing
• Demonstrated experience working with and successfully mentoring senior staff and managing upwards
• A strong track record in building, nurturing and maintaining ongoing client relationships
• Australia Citizenship or rights to work in Australia

Our Benefits
The benefit we are most proud of is our diverse, friendly and expert team, who work together to collaborate on projects to get the best possible outcome for our clients.

Whether you're enjoying our flexible hybrid work environment, looking to take advantage of a novated lease, or at that time in your life where a supportive and generous parental leave scheme is key…   Our benefits aim to ensure that we cater for all.

You can find a comprehensive list here.

Next Steps
If you are a proven leader in the field and would like to grow your career with our rapidly growing global business, apply now with a CV and cover letter or reach out for more information.

 

Unsolicited resumes from recruitment consultants will not be accepted. You must be part of the preferred supplier agreement list which is coordinated through our Talent Acquisition team.