Environmental Engineer, Sustainable Waste Management

**About the business and the role**

SLR’s purpose is Making Sustainability Happen, which we achieve by having a team of experts 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 over 1,000 staff in Asia Pacific and close to 200 of those staff spanning the length of Aotearoa 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.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an ambitious Environmental Engineer to join SLR’s Sustainable Waste Management discipline in our thriving and growing Auckland office. We are seeking a person with a passion for developing, designing, and implementing engineered solutions across a broad range of environmental projects, and a desire to work with likeminded individuals, whilst enjoying excellent career opportunities across a range of industry sectors.

A key theme we wish to develop is the ethos of delivery of pragmatic solutions to help clients achieve their desired outcomes in a cost-effective manner and provide first rate customer service. Sustainable growth relies on maintaining strong existing customer relationships, and therefore the role requires ensuring high levels of customer service are maintained and fostering the role of SLR as a ‘trusted advisor’.

**Responsibilities**

This role will involve working across a broad range of environmental engineering including closed landfill remediation, landfill concept development, landfill detail design, and alternative energy to waste projects.

This role will be responsible for the completion of calculations, technical drawing packages, design reporting, and management plan development. You will also be responsible for the undertaking of field-based investigations and completion of construction oversight/validation activities under the instruction of senior staff members.

**Skills and experience**

You will also possess the following skills:

- A professional qualification in engineering or other relevant degree and circa 3-5+ years. professional experience in consulting or similar industry role.
- Proven capability in developing, designing, and implementing engineered solutions.
- Proficiency in technical calculations, reporting.
- Ability to accurately interpret analytical data, proven technical report writing skills and high computer literacy including data management and manipulation.
- Ability to identify and escalate of potential project risks manage to project managers.
- A willingness to complete nationwide fieldworks programmes.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively within a team environment.
- A curiosity to learn and take on new challenges.
- Excellent driving history and hold a current unrestricted driver's license.
- New Zealand Citizenship or rights to work in New Zealand.

**Our benefits**

We are proud of our unique culture where we work together to collaborate on projects to get the best possible outcome for our clients. SLR supports flexible working arrangements as 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 steps**

We 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.

Unsolicited resumes from recruitment consultants will not be accepted. You must be part of the preferred supplier agreement list which is coordinated through our Talent Acquisition team.