Senior Contaminated Land Scientist

Smartrecruiters, Inc.; Auckland; On-site; NZD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

AECOM is seeking a Senior Environmental Scientist to join our Contaminated Land team in Hamilton. You will plan and deliver investigations, lead field teams, and work with clients to deliver technically challenging projects.

This role offers growth into project management and client development within a global infrastructure leader. You will bring 5+ years in contaminated land or related environmental science, strong field skills, and the ability to manage multiple projects with minimal

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or postgraduate degree in Environmental Science, Geology or related Earth Science.
• Ideally 5+ years in contaminated land, environmental site assessment (PSI/DSI) or remediation.
• Strong field skills including sampling and monitoring of soil, groundwater, surface water and vapour/gas.
• Ability to plan and deliver high-quality technical work with minimal supervision.
• Experience moving between large multidisciplinary projects and smaller commissions.
• Proactive, solutions-focused attitude and willingness to learn.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills with clients and colleagues at all levels.
• Willingness to travel across New Zealand; full NZ driver licence.
• Experience with Excel; familiarity with ArcGIS and ProUCL advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Plan and deliver contaminated land investigations, including PSI/DSI, sampling programmes and fieldwork.
• Oversee soil, groundwater, surface water and vapour/gas sampling and monitoring.
• Interpret field and laboratory data and prepare technical assessments, risk assessments and reports.
• Manage field teams, subcontractors and laboratories to deliver investigations safely, efficiently and to programme.
• Contribute to project scopes, methodologies, fee estimates, proposals and tenders.
• Take responsibility for technical delivery, work directly with clients and provide guidance to graduates and early-career environmental scientists.

Skills

5+ years exp

Communication skills

Travel willingness

Client interaction

Education

Bachelor's or higher in Environmental Science/Geology

Tools

ArcGIS

ProUCL

Excel

Job description

AECOM is seeking a Senior Environmental Scientist to join our Contaminated Land team in Hamilton. You will plan and deliver investigations, lead field teams, and work with clients to deliver technically challenging projects.

This role offers growth into project management and client development within a global infrastructure leader. You will bring 5+ years in contaminated land or related environmental science, strong field skills, and the ability to manage multiple projects with minimal