Principal Environmental Scientist

2 days ago

Greater Adelaide Area, Australia Epic Environmental Full time $150,000 - $200,000 per year

Unleash your potential with Epic Environmental
We at Epic Environmental treat our people as our biggest asset, we invest in professional development, we understand that a healthy work/life balance is important and that a supportive, collaborate and dynamic culture is key.

Backed by Montrose Environmental, a NYSE listed world leader in environmental solutions, Epic is passionate about delivering innovative solutions for our clients and the planet.

Besides our Epic culture, internal mobility opportunities and direct access to our company's leadership team, we offer a competitive salary and a hybrid work environment.

Join our Land and Water Team as an Associate or Principal Environmental Scientist/Engineer
Our fast-growing Adelaide office is looking for a seasoned professional with 10+ years of experience to join our elite Land and Water Team.

What You'll Do

  • Drive urban renewal and precinct-level design and remediation projects that transform communities
  • Support large-scale infrastructure projects in fast-paced environments, delivering for trusted clients
  • Provide property due diligence and transactional advisory for industrial and commercial real estate
  • Offer technical advisory, expert witness services, and regulatory strategy support
  • Collaborate with contaminated land auditors (with optional audit support opportunities)

What You Bring

  • A tertiary qualification in environmental science or a related discipline from a recognized institution
  • A minimum of 15 years' experience in environmental consulting, ideally in Australia
  • Proven skills in building relationships, managing projects, and driving business development
  • Experience crafting winning proposals for projects of all sizes
  • A passion for mentoring and developing junior staff

Perks

  • Work from home options - we believe there is life beyond work
  • Competitive salary + perks
  • Interesting projects to work on
  • Plenty of cool social events
  • Direct access to our accessible and knowledgeable directors
  • We are a collaborative, knowledge sharing group - everyone helps everyone
  • We believe in trust and autonomy

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