Environmental Scientist

Company Description Work with Us. Change the World. At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world’s most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations. There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world. We're one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us. Job Description We have a unique opportunity for an Environmental Scientist or Environmental Engineer to join our 'Geoscience + Remediation Services' Team based in Canberra and to take the next step in their career. This position will provide experience and a greater level of responsibility working on a diverse array of high profile, major infrastructure assessment projects across a range of sectors, including Department of Defence, mining, transport (road/rail/ports/air), water utilities, energy, oil and gas, and urban renewal property sectors. Working amongst a team of peers and alongside our clients, while learning first-hand from our in-house national and international senior advisors and technical leaders. You will primarily assist with fieldwork and reporting aspects of multiple concurrent contamination investigations and remediation projects of varying size and complexity. You could be working on:

1. Preliminary and Detailed Site Investigations
2. Due Diligence Assessments
3. Data Management and Digital Reporting
4. Remedial Action Plans
5. Site Validation Reports
6. Waste Classifications
7. Site supervision and contractor management
8. Project management / contract administration

Qualifications Flexibility and a pro-active attitude will be key to your success in supporting the Canberra office and the wider AECOM business. You will have demonstrable qualifications and experience, including some or all of the following:

1. Bachelor’s degree in an appropriate discipline such as environmental science, engineering, geology, or earth science
2. Experience in preliminary and detailed site investigations for soil, vapour, and groundwater
3. Experience in data management software (ESDAT / Equis) and preparation of environmental reports
4. Demonstrated verbal and written communication skills
5. Project management experience preferred

Additional Information AECOM acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the lands on which we, our clients and our communities live and work around Australia. We pay our respects to their cultures and to their Elders — past, present, and emerging. We are committed to connecting to Country in our work through meaningful engagement with First Nations peoples and businesses. About AECOM AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed. AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too. Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. ReqID: J10122553 Business Line: Environment Business Group: DCS Strategic Business Unit: ANZ Career Area: Science Work Location Model: Hybrid Legal Entity: AECOM Australia Pty Ltd #J-18808-Ljbffr