About the business and the roleDo you believe you can make the world a better place?SLR's purpose is Making Sustainability Happen, which we achieve by having a team of expert advisors and technicians, who partner with our clients to tackle some of the world's most complex sustainability challenges.SLR is an international environmental consultancy with a globally recognised reputation for providing high quality tailored services.
With 1000+ staff in Asia Pacific alone, we provide consultancy advice and support on a wide range of strategic and site-specific issues to a diverse and growing base of business, regulatory and governmental clients.
We celebrate a 'One Team Culture', where bringing together diversity of thought and expression is key to building the best team to deliver excellent results.A great opportunity has come up for a Principal Consultant to join our Ecology & Marine Science team.
Based out of the Wellington office, this role will provide inspirational and empowering leadership to our people.
Key focuses will be the development and coaching of senior employees, building a high performing team; business development to ensure our business and team continue to grow and thrive; as well as technical excellence to ensure our team delivers technically excellent work to our clients.Job tasks and responsibilitiesYour responsibilities will include:Bringing with you an established network and proven ability to win work will be highly advantageousDelivering clear and precise, high quality reportsUndertaking fieldwork activities and resourcing the right teams on projectsDeveloping, facilitating and enhancing effective relationships with our clients and internal SLR team membersWorking within multidisciplinary teams to deliver projects across a range of sectorsSkills and experienceTo be successful in this role, you will need:A degree in Ecology, Marine Science or a related fieldDemonstrated consulting experience with 12-15+ years in Ecology or Marine Science and ideally as an expert who has exceptional technical ability in terrestrial/freshwater ecologyDemonstrated experience winning, leading and managing projectsExperience in preparing impact assessments and environmental risk assessmentsWorking knowledge of New Zealand environmental legislation and policies, standards and guidelinesExcellent written and verbal communication skillsNew Zealand Citizenship or rights to work in New ZealandExcellent driving history and hold a current driver's licenseOur BenefitsWe are proud of our unique culture where we work together to collaborate on projects to get the best possible outcome for our clients.
Whether you're working in the office, from home or a mix of the two, we recognise that every person is different, and our benefits aim to ensure that we cater for all.You can find a comprehensive list here.Next StepsWe make hiring decisions based on your experience, skills and passion.
Please note that interviews are conducted with gender diverse interview panels to the best of our ability.
When you apply, please tell us the pronouns you use and any reasonable adjustments you may need during the interview process.So, if this sounds like the ideal environment for you, come and join us
For more information or to have a confidential discussion please contact the Talent Acquisition team.
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