Senior Hydrologist

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Senior Hydrologist

About SLR and the role

SLR Consulting is an employee-controlled international environmental consultancy with a globally recognized reputation for providing high quality tailored services. With offices throughout the Asia Pacific, Europe, North America and Africa regions, SLR Consulting is one of a very small number of leading international specialist environmental consultancies.

We have an excellent career opportunity within our Hydrology & Hydrogeology team for a full-time Hydrogeologist to join our NSW team. You will have flexibility to join our Wollongong or Sydney office and work closely with our senior team to ensure the delivery of quality environmental services to our internal and external clients.

We have an awesome team culture where we encourage collaboration and promote growth within your career. We have fun inside and outside the office and provide a trusting and respectful place to work.

Key Responsibilities

Job tasks and responsibilities

Your responsibilities will include:

• Monitor, measure and analyse the earth’s surface and groundwater resources through SLR practices and procedures

• Perform field studies and ground and drill hole surveys

• Prepare reports based on research undertaken for the clients

• Carry out surveys to determine the resources present on site by sampling, examining and analyzing specimens and samples using various techniques

• Assisting in the development and implementation of team business plans and strategies, where appropriate

• Preparing quality reports for internal and external clients, on time and within set budgets

• Project managing small to medium projects to produce high quality Environmental Management documentation (i.e. technical studies and environmental approvals)

• Developing, facilitating and enhancing relationships between our internal and external clients and SLR team members

• Contributing to winning work by identifying and converting opportunities and drawing on your client relationships

• Administrative and financial management tasks including budget preparation and monitoring, accurate and timely responses to requests as required by project demands and timelines

 

Skills and experience

To do this effectively you’ll have:

• University qualifications (Bachelor Degree or higher) in Science, specializing in Hydrogeology or a related field

• Ideally 3-5+ years’ practical experience in the field of hydrogeology with demonstrated skills in the areas of data analysis, report writing, groundwater bore drilling and construction and groundwater monitoring and sampling

• Working knowledge of NSW groundwater legislation and policies, standards and guidelines

• Experience in groundwater field work is desirable

• In depth theoretical and practical knowledge and skill

• Excellent communication and reporting skills

• Willingness to travel domestically to undertake monitoring projects

• Australian citizenship/working rights are essential

 

Job benefits

SLR values our staff and we look to provide a supportive and collaborative working culture. Joining SLR, you will get the chance to work with a large number of well-respected industry leaders across our nation-wide offices.

Accordingly, successful candidates will be offered an attractive salary package ($95,000), global interaction with SLR staff and an innovative benefits program with a strong focus on targeted professional development. You will be a part of a large growing team with a strong focus on flexible working conditions.

Cultural fit and shared vision is very important to SLR. We want to grow our team around the right people. If you are practical, client focused and highly motivated – we’d love to hear from you.

Information

Industry experience

Education: Bachelor

Seniority: Expert, Engineer, Consultant

Years of experience: 1 to 5 years

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