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We believe infrastructure creates opportunity for everyone. Whether it’s improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive.
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When you join us, you will connect and collaborate with a global network of experts – planners, designers, engineers, scientists, consultants, program and construction managers – leading the change toward a more sustainable and equitable future. Join us and let’s get started.
It’s one thing to imagine a better world. AECOM is committed to delivering a more sustainable, resilient and equitable world.
We are inviting applications from Environmental Scientists/Environmental Engineers/Geologist to join our growing global team of industry experts. Based in Brisbane, this is an exceptional opportunity to grow your career, while learning from the best in the industry.
As a Contaminated Land Consultant, you will join our Geosciences and Remediation Services team, which is part of the broader environment team at AECOM. The role involves working on challenging projects in a range of sectors, with a mix of fieldwork and supporting office work. You will be given the opportunity to work on remote client sites, collaborating with internal teams and subcontractors and clients.
Typical tasks will include:
- Management of project level health and safety.
- Completion of desktop reviews of environmental data.
- Planning of site works, including subcontractor management.
- Completion of a wide range of short to medium term site investigation works, in metro and regional locations using different assessment methods.
- Collection, handling and management of environmental samples from a range of media.
- Data management and interpretation.
- Technical report writing.
- Project management.
AECOM’s environmental business is the largest in Australia. This means we can offer you the opportunity to be involved in some of the most complex projects in the industry. We offer local and national project opportunities.
We are looking for candidates with energy and enthusiasm who enjoy working collaboratively with a great team of people to provide solutions to our clients.
Some of the key skills and experiences you will need to be successful in the role are:
- A relevant technical qualification in environmental science, geology or engineering
- 2+ years’ experience in contaminated land management or related disciplines
- Ability to work safely in the field and keep others safe
- Confident around the engagement and management of subcontractors
- Providing high quality data management using industry standard tools
- Providing project and proposal management and support
- Willingness to work remotely on client sites – essential
- A driver’s licence is essential for the role
- Ability to obtain Defence security clearance preferable
About us
Our global environmental business provides expertise across many different markets including Defence, upstream and downstream petroleum, asset management, mining, aviation and infrastructure.
Career development is at the core of everything we do and we will support you to learn quickly and develop the skills you need to progress your career to the next step, in whichever direction you choose. By working with our technical team of skilled environmental engineers, scientists, risk assessors and hydrogeologists you will have the opportunity to be involved in a range of interesting, challenging projects.
The Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) recognises AECOM as taking a sophisticated, holistic approach to supporting women and men’s participation throughout our workplace.
We provide a diverse and inclusive work environment and offer many benefits to ensure your professional development & wellbeing.
- Flexible start and finish times, working from home, part time and job share options
- State of the art, modern and contemporary offices
- Paid parental and partner leave
- Purchased additional annual leave + salary packaging
- Corporate Employee discounts from up to 400 retailers
- Wellbeing benefits eg. Vaccinations, health insurance discounts
- Employee stock purchase plans
- Study assistance
- Professional and technical development opportunities.
AECOM does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or recruitment agencies. In the event a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without a previously signed agreement, AECOM explicitly reserves the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of AECOM and in the absence of a signed Agreement, AECOM will not consider or agree to payment of any recruitment fee.
AECOM acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the lands on which we, our clients and our communities live and work around Australia. We pay our respects to their cultures and to their Elders — past, present, and emerging. We are committed to connecting to Country in our work through meaningful engagement with First Nations peoples and businesses. Find out more about our Australian Reconciliation Action Plan here: https://aecom.com/au/our-vision-for-reconciliation/.
With infrastructure investment accelerating worldwide, our services are in great demand, and there’s never been a better time to be at AECOM! Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility.
AECOM provides a wide array of compensation and benefits programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We also provide a robust global well-being program. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.