Contaminated Land Consultant, Environment and Planning

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Aurecon is hiring a Contaminated Land Consultant, Scientist or Engineer to join its New South Wales Environment and Planning team in Sydney or Newcastle. This full time onsite role focuses on leading field campaigns for soil, groundwater and surface water sampling; managing contractors, premobilisation and safety; and developing Sampling Analysis and Quality Plans, Detailed Site Investigations and Remediation Action Plans for peer review. You’ll produce high quality reports to ASC NEPM and NSW EPA standards, support Environmental Impact Statements, coach graduates, and contribute to proposals and project management. Ideal candidates have 1–3 years in contaminated land, a relevant degree, knowledge of the Environmental Protection Act 1994, NEPM and NSW EPA guidelines, familiarity with the NSW EPA Auditor scheme, strong communication and a current driver’s license. Tips: tailor your resume to show field leadership and client outcomes, emphasize office and field versatility, and demonstrate your commitment to continuous learning and delivering exceptional client experiences.

Just imagine a future with us...

Aurecon is a design, engineering and advisory company, but not as you know it!

Drawing on our deep pool of technical and advisory expertise, we co-create innovative solutions with our clients to some of the world's most complex challenges. And through a range of unique creative processes and skills, we work to re-imagine, shape and design a better future.

What will you do?

Aurecon’s New South Wales Environment and Planning team have a strong capability from project planning and feasibility to construction on a wide range of projects across both New South Wales and Australia. You will play an integral part in a team that ‘bring ideas to life’ for our clients across the built environment, Defence, transport, energy and government sectors.

Our current committed and projected workload provides a unique and specific opportunity a Contaminated Land Consultant, Scientist or Engineer to join the team in our Sydney or Newcastle office. The role offers diverse, interesting and challenging work with the opportunity to make your mark in a consulting environment. 

Here are the key things you will do:

• Lead fieldwork campaigns including soil, groundwater and surface water sampling, supervision of drilling, test pitting and groundwater well installation.
• Manage field programs including contractor engagement, premobilisation and safety planning.
• Develop Sampling Analysis and Quality Plans, Preliminary Site Investigations, Detailed Site Investigations and Remediation Action Plans for peer and senior review.
• Develop reports to exceptional technical and editorial standard and work collaboratively with the team to meet client expectations.
• Support State Significant Development/State Significant Infrastructure projects through developing specialists reports for Environmental Impact Statements/Review of Environmental Factors.
• Provide coaching and mentoring to graduate team members.
• Prepare high quality analysis and technical reports to ASC NEPM and NSW EPA requirements.
• Collaborate with inter-disciplinary teams; liaise with clients and regulators.
• Proposal and project management inputs to the contaminated land team projects.

What can you bring to the team?

You’ll have a genuine passion for re-imagining problems and continuous learning to help shape the future.  We are looking for an Environmental Consultant with 1-3 years’ experience in contaminated land to join our team. The role would include a mixture of office and field-based tasks. To be successful in these roles, you will have:

• Tertiary degree in environmental engineering or science disciplines.
• Relevant experience in undertaking contaminated land and/or groundwater investigations:
• Understanding of the Environmental Protection Act 1994 and National Environment Protection Measures and other current and emerging NSW EPA legislation, standards and guidelines for contaminated land.
• Familiarity with the NSW EPA Auditor scheme
• A desire to deliver exceptional client experiences.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Current driver’s licence.

How we support your growth

At Aurecon, no two career journeys are the same. We offer a collaborative culture, meaningful learning experiences, and the flexibility to shape your own career path. We value diversity, foster belonging, and ensure every voice is heard. You will be supported with the tools, mentoring, and opportunities needed to reach your full potential.

What we offer

• A diverse and interesting range of projects, technical challenges and clients
• Work with other like-minded technical specialists who are leaders in their area of practice
• Development pathways, mentoring, and personalised growth support
• Extended parental leave and cultural leave flexibility
• Wellbeing programs for you and your loved ones
• Flexible work arrangements to support work-life balance

Who we are

At Aurecon, we are relentlessly client focused, we collaborate across disciplines to solve complex challenges, we are insatiably curious, and we put quality and technical excellence at the centre of everything we do. With over 7,000 professionals across Australia, New Zealand, and Asia, we work together to create positive impact for generations to come.