Senior Bushfire Risk & Planning Consultant

SLR Consulting; Sydney; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

SLR Consulting in Sydney is seeking a Senior Bushfire Consultant to join a multidisciplinary team delivering bushfire risk assessments across Australia and the Pacific. This permanent, full-time role prefers Sydney base, with fieldwork and client liaison across councils and developers.

You will apply BAL assessments, GIS analysis, and Fire Science to support planning and compliance under AS 3959, Rural Fires Act, and related legislation.

Qualifications

• Degree in Town Planning or related field.
• Strong report writing and communication skills.
• Experience with bushfire planning and BAL assessments.
• Fieldwork experience: site inspections, GPS data collection.

Responsibilities

• Assess bushfire hazards affecting developments and infrastructure.
• Analyse bushfire behaviour, fire science, vegetation types, fuel loads, slope, topography, weather influences.
• Conduct site inspections and field assessments.
• Undertake BAL assessments per AS 3959 construction guidelines.
• Determine BAL ratings from BAL-LOW to BAL-FZ.
• Provide recommendations on bushfire construction requirements and mitigation measures.

Skills

Technical report writing

Stakeholder engagement

GIS analysis

Team collaboration

Education

Town Planning degree

Tools

ArcGIS

QGIS

Nearmap

Job description

SLR Consulting in Sydney is seeking a Senior Bushfire Consultant to join a multidisciplinary team delivering bushfire risk assessments across Australia and the Pacific. This permanent, full-time role prefers Sydney base, with fieldwork and client liaison across councils and developers.

You will apply BAL assessments, GIS analysis, and Fire Science to support planning and compliance under AS 3959, Rural Fires Act, and related legislation.