Principal Contaminated Land Specialist

19 hours ago

AUSQueenslandBrisbane, Australia Montrose Environmental Group Full time $80,000 - $120,000 per year
Why Smart People Join Epic?
 

No Two Days the Same
You'll work across diverse, high-impact projects — from infrastructure to redevelopment and remediation — with a mix of site time, strategy, client leadership and autonomy.
 

Culture Without the Corporate Nonsense
We're a team of down-to-earth professionals who collaborate, back each other, and actually enjoy what we do. No silos. No egos. No red tape.
 

Your Career, Actually Moving Forward
We give you the freedom and support to lead, mentor, and influence. Whether you want to grow a team, win major projects, or shape strategy — we've got your back.
 

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
     

What You'll Need

  • 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
     

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

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