Contaminated Site Consultant

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Detail information about job Contaminated Site Consultant. Terms and conditions vacancy

• Global environmental and engineering consultancy
• Opportunities for career and professional development
• 100% Employee-owned company

Golder New Zealand has a fantastic opportunity for a Contaminated Site Consultant to join our Christchurch team. 

To be successful you will have a range of expertise in the contaminated land business, particularly in the areas related to environmental site assessments, landfills, soils and groundwater monitoring risk assessment, ex-situ and in-situ remediation, and environmental liability management.  You will be expected to have a sound working knowledge of the New Zealand national and regional guidelines relating to contaminated site assessments.  You will also be expected to work collaboratively within a team and build positive professional relationship across Golder.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Task management and coordination of groundwater monitoring programs, environmental site assessments, and remediation programs.

• Undertaking contaminated sites and hydrogeological investigations (preliminary and detailed) including field investigations of soil, water leachate and ground gas and scheduling subsequent laboratory analyses.

• Preparing technical reports, including assessment and interpretation of data and the development of conceptual site models.

• Being competent in the application of the Ministry for the Environment Contaminated Land Guidelines and other regulatory controls for contaminated sites – such as the Resource Management Act, National Environmental Standard, regional and city/district plans, etc.

• Assisting with project management of small to medium sized projects, or task management of particular tasks and elements within a larger scale project.

• Assisting with mentoring and development of junior staff.

Qualifications

Applicants will have a Bachelors’ degree in earth sciences or environmental engineering, several years of direct experience in contaminated sites work, including extensive field experience. Previous consulting experience would be highly desirable.

Our staff benefit from:

• Option to own shares in our 100% employee owned company.

• Ongoing professional development opportunities and support of personal growth.

• Competitive remuneration.

• Gaining the advantage of working with highly skilled scientists, project managers, technical specialists and engineers who are committed to our company being the best in its field.

Golder is a highly-specialised employee-owned global firm providing consulting, design, and construction services in the areas of earth, environment, and energy, across multiple industry sectors. We are a community of people of varied skills and backgrounds with the expertise to drive our industry forward working in an environment that offers challenge and reward, where we build lifelong relationships through collaboration and a pursuit of shared success. Our projects span the globe and our passion for technical excellence and innovation enables us to do the best work possible.

We care about our people – we operate with integrity and embrace diversity. Our ownership structure affords us the opportunity to invest in our careers and take pride in something we truly own.

All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply for this role and all applications received will be considered strictly on merit.

Please note: Golder does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies.

Interested and want more information? Please visit www.golder.com/careers