Senior Contaminated Land Scientist — Hybrid

Mercury Nz; Auckland; Hybrid; NZD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

AECOM is seeking a Senior Environmental Scientist in New Zealand to lead contaminated land investigations, including PSI/DSI, sampling and reporting. You will manage field teams, coordinate data interpretation and interact with clients, while expanding your technical leadership across a diverse project portfolio.

You’ll collaborate with top environmental specialists, access global expertise, and have opportunities for career development within a hybrid work model in New Zealand.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Plan and deliver contaminated land investigations, including PSI/DSI, sampling programmes and fieldwork.
• Undertake and 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

Contaminated land

PSI/DSI

Field sampling

Project coordination

Client collaboration

NZ travel

Education

Environmental Science degree

Tools

Excel

ArcGIS

ProUCL

Job description

AECOM is seeking a Senior Environmental Scientist in New Zealand to lead contaminated land investigations, including PSI/DSI, sampling and reporting. You will manage field teams, coordinate data interpretation and interact with clients, while expanding your technical leadership across a diverse project portfolio.

You’ll collaborate with top environmental specialists, access global expertise, and have opportunities for career development within a hybrid work model in New Zealand.