Senior Environmental Scientist – Contaminated Land Management

Responsibilities

• Undertake assessments and remediation of contaminated land, groundwater and surface water resources by applying appropriate analysis and evaluation, drawing on relevant guidance, international and national policies
• Undertake desk-based studies of site investigation data; prepare remedial action plans and monitoring/management plans; other expert services
• Prepare technical reports including the analysis and interpretation of investigation and monitoring data
• Work in conjunction with senior staff in specialty domains like geotechnical and planning etc
• Assist with preparing expressions of interest, pre-qualifications, project proposals/bids, fee estimates and project work programmes and budgets
• Maintain knowledge of current technical standards, good practice guidance, legislation, codes of practice and New Zealand standards like the National Environmental Standard for Assessing and Managing Contaminants in Soil to Protect Human Health, Regulations 2011 (NESCS)
• Ensure assignments are completed on schedule or in a timely manner and within budget
• Work in sync with multidisciplinary, cross-cultural and geographically distributed teams; Integrate technical inputs from project peers to deliver the project outcome.
• Contribute on an on-going basis toward maintaining a safe working environment both for yourself and for those working with you or in your close vicinity; Ensure that confidentiality is respected and professional work ethics are maintained at all times
• Develop and maintain strong professional relationships with clients and the scientific community generally (including the publishing and/or presentation of papers)
• Act as a mentor of junior staff and assist them in the development of their skills; Peer review of team members' work and extend constructive feedback as required,

Desired Skills

• Demonstrated experience of developing interpretive or factual reports suitable for submission to statutory authorities 
• Understanding of international contaminated land guidelines; Familiarity of New Zealand legislation and guidelines like NESCS preferred
• Experience in scoping and conducting contaminated site investigations preferred
• Field experience of conducting site walkovers, soil, gas and groundwater sampling including the use of field equipment; Monitoring well installations; Asbestos in soil identification and management preferred
• Proficient in data management skills; Good analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to work effectively and competently with people at all levels; within and external to the organisation
• Client centric, with strong organisational ability to optimise and prioritise conflicting demands in a busy environment, to achieve deadlines and see responsibilities through to completion
• Resilient, comfortable with change and ambiguity; Results orientated, with a reputation for, and demonstrated achievement of, key strategic priorities
• Ability to work collaboratively and demonstrated capability to perform effectively as part of a team across a matrix type structure
• Good interpersonal and communication skills, particularly the ability to present ideas, information and advice in a way that is understandable by a range of audiences
• Exceptional oral and especially report writing skills required..

Software Proficiencies 

• Familiarity with EQuIS, EnviroInsite, RBCA Toolkit etc.
• Familiarity with GIS tools like ArcGIS, QGIS etc. preferred
• Demonstrable expertise in professional report writing in MS Word and presentations using MS Powerpoint etc.
• Proficiencies in a broad range of data analysis and representation tools such as R, Microsoft Excel, PowerBI etc.
• Coding and scripting skills would be preferred: VBA, Python, SQL, JavaScript etc.

Qualifications

• MSc or MTech in Environmental Science/Technology or Sustainability or Disaster Mitigation
• Membership of a relevant international professional body is desirable; Chartership preferred

Experience

• 8+ years of hands-on professional experience 
• Past experience in global consulting organisations preferred