Environmental Consultant

Summary about this job

Detail information about job Environmental Consultant. Terms and conditions vacancy

• We’ll have you working with Australia’s most respected companies from day one
• We provide an agile work environment and a career that flexes to your lifestyle
• Join a specialist team undertaking contaminated site and hazardous building material assessments

KPMG is one of the most trusted and respected global professional services firms. Through depth of expertise, clarity of insight and strength of purpose we help our clients solve complex challenges, steer change, strengthen, transition and grow. We are looking for talented people who share our purpose of inspiring confidence and empowering change for our clients, our people and our communities

KPMG SGA is the in-house team of Chartered Building Surveyors, Environmental Scientists and Building Certifiers with full service teams in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, and Perth plus representatives offices in Auckland and Singapore. Focusing primarily on commercial property: office, retail, industrial, hotels it also is well represented across other sub groups.  At present we have an opportunity for an Environmental Consultant to join our Perth office.

Your New Role

Due to continued growth KPMG SGA require an Environmental Consultant for our Perth office who enjoys a balance of field and office work.  This is a significant opportunity to become a part of a rapidly expanding business and to further develop your career. This position gives you the responsibility to undertake and manage contaminated site projects, without being pigeon-holed into a dead end position.  You will have the freedom to work both in the office and field and will be involved in all aspects of the projects undertaken.  As part of this position you will be required to:

• Manage and undertake contaminated site projects including Preliminary and Detailed Site Investigations, Remedial Action Plans, Validation Reports and Hazardous Building Material Assessments.
• Project manage sub-contractors
• Liaise with a variety of stakeholders including clients, sub-contractors, authorities and colleagues.

You Bring to the Role

As the ideal candidate, you will have:

• 2+ years’ experience in environmental assessment, focussed on contaminated sites ideally with some hazardous building materials identification experience.
• Working knowledge of the WA Contaminated Sites Act and Regulations and the amended National Environment Protection (Assessment of Site Contamination) Measure 1999.
• An environmental science degree (or equivalent).
• Be hands-on and practical.
• Demonstrated skills in field sampling techniques including soil vapour investigations
• Demonstrated project and people management skills.
• Strong initiative and problem solving skills.
• Excellent written & verbal skills.
• Ability to use the Microsoft Office suite of programs.

What we offer you

We offer rewarding careers for outstanding professionals, ongoing learning and development opportunities, a collaborative and inclusive culture, and flexible and agile work practices that focus on our people's wellbeing to drive innovation and entrepreneurship. We also believe that our business plays a distinct and vital role in helping solve important social and environmental issues; and use our unique skills and expertise to help create positive and lasting impacts for our communities.

We believe diversity of thought, background and experience strengthens relationships and delivers meaningful benefits to our people, our clients and communities. We are consistently recognised as an employer of choice for women, and our inclusive culture promotes the development of our people irrespective of gender, ethnicity, generation, flexible work status, family circumstances, sexual orientation or disability.

This is an exciting opportunity to be a part of KPMG and its ongoing success. So if you want a career where you can use your deep expertise to deliver real results, talk to us first.

Please apply for this position by submitting your confidential application online.