Senior Bushfire & Risk Consultant

SLR Consulting; North Sydney Council; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

SLR Consulting is seeking a Senior Bushfire Consultant to join our team of CFD, wind and energy experts. The role is based in Sydney and focuses on delivering bushfire risk assessments, BAL analyses and planning support across Australia, New Zealand, PNG and the Pacific Islands.

You will work on BAL assessments, report writing, and stakeholder engagement for regulatory authorities, developers and councils, with field work and GIS analysis integral to the position.

Qualifications

• Excellent technical report writing and presentation skills.
• Ability to prepare clear, defensible reports for councils, developers, architects, homeowners, and regulatory authorities.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and relationship management capabilities.
• Experience in the field across site inspections, GPS data collection, terrain and access assessments, site photography and documentation and vegetation survey.

Responsibilities

• Assess bushfire hazards affecting developments and infrastructure especially BESS's.
• Analyse bushfire behaviour, fire science, vegetation types, fuel loads, slope, topography, and weather influences.
• Conduct site inspections and field assessments.
• Undertake BAL assessments in accordance with AS 3959.
• Determine BAL ratings from BAL-LOW through BAL-FZ.
• Provide recommendations on bushfire construction requirements and mitigation measures.
• Prepare Bushfire Assessment Reports (BARs), Bushfire Management Statements, Bushfire Emergency Management Plans.
• Ensure compliance with Rural Fires Act, Environmental Planning and Assessment Act, Planning for Bush Fire Protection (PBP).
• Liaise with councils, NSW Rural Fire Service, planners, and other stakeholders.
• Utilise GIS and spatial mapping tools including ArcGIS, QGIS, Nearmap.
• Produce bushfire constraint maps, spatial analysis, and supporting technical documentation.

Skills

Report writing

Stakeholder engagement

Field inspections

Education

Environmental Science

Fire Engineering

Town Planning

Tools

ArcGIS

QGIS

Nearmap

Job description

SLR Consulting is seeking a Senior Bushfire Consultant to join our team of CFD, wind and energy experts. The role is based in Sydney and focuses on delivering bushfire risk assessments, BAL analyses and planning support across Australia, New Zealand, PNG and the Pacific Islands.

You will work on BAL assessments, report writing, and stakeholder engagement for regulatory authorities, developers and councils, with field work and GIS analysis integral to the position.