Senior / Principal Landfill Engineer - Land Quality & Remediation - Melbourne

Job Details: Senior / Principal Landfill Engineer - Land Quality & Remediation - Melbourne Job Title: Senior / Principal Landfill Engineer - Land Quality & RemediationVacancy No: VN4859Employment Type: PermanentContract Type: Full-TimeAbout the business and the roleSLR Consulting is an employee-controlled international environmental consultancy with a globally recognised reputation for providing high quality tailored services.
Our team has a genuine interest in developing practical and sustainable solutions for our clients and reducing the environmental impact of our own operations.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an ambitious and experienced Senior to Principal level consultant to join SLR's Landfill Engineering team as part of the wider Land Quality and Remediation discipline in Melbourne.
We're looking for a like-minded individual who enjoys working with an enthusiastic, committed, and fun-loving team, is a good listener, and enjoys solving issues for clients.Key ResponsibilitiesThis role will provide you with the opportunity to work alongside industry leaders across the region and provide you with support on your technical growth within the wider SLR team.
As a self-starter, you will be able to display confidence and high-level project management, design investigations, developing engineering solutions to environmental issues at and near landfills, preparation of design documentation in conjunction with design experts and drafters, preparation of technical reports and review of technical reports from external parties, client management and mentoring of other junior staff in the team.
The successful candidate would provide leadership on various types of projects for SLR on Landfills in relation to assessment, supervision, design, peer review, audit and expert witness.
Working on a variety of projects including:Design of landfill cells and linersDesign of leachate and landfill gas capture and treatment systemsLandfill rehabilitation and developmentEnvironmental assessment, risk assessment and monitoringLandfill gas and soil vapour mitigation system design and assessmentOpportunity to work more broadly in contamination assessments and waste projectsSkills and ExperienceThe ideal candidate will have:A professional qualification in environmental science or engineering or other relevant degree and circa 6-12+ years professional experience in consulting or similar industry roleProven capability in environmental / contamination management (soil and groundwater)/ remediation (soil and groundwater), soil science, preferably in the development, mining and oil and gas sectors.Excellent written and verbal communication skillsTeam player capable of working independently and collaborating with other consultants from in house and external expertsHigh level understanding of key landfill engineering elementsExpertise with Vic EPA expectations and requirements for landfill operatorsExperience in leading the preparation of engineering designs and/or environmental risk assessments and monitoring programsExperience in leading contaminated land assessments, CAD and GIS an advantage but not a necessityExcellent driving history and hold a current unrestricted driver's license.Australia Citizenship or rights to work in Australia.Our BenefitsWe are proud of our unique culture where we work together to collaborate on projects to get the best possible outcome for our clients.
Our benefits aim to ensure that we cater for all.Next StepsWe 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.
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