Environmental Scientist
Tetra Tech
Date: 2 weeks ago
City: Darwin, Northern Territory
Contract type: Full time

- Build your career with an international consultancy while living local
- Enjoy mentoring and professional development with our specialists
- Learn to manage projects for our clients
About The Role
Joining our team means you’ll work alongside hazardous materials & occupational hygienists, experienced environmental scientists & engineers, geologists & hydrogeologists, and remediation and waste management consultants on a wide variety of projects.
Our project line-up includes some of the biggest and most significant environmental projects in the NT. We provide specialist services to the Department of Defence, Federal and local government agencies, and several tier 1 mining companies.
Working closely with our sister companies - Eco Logical Australia, Norman Disney Young and RPS - we apply deep technical expertise and project management capability to tackle complex challenges, making sure our solutions are creative, practical and sustainable.
In This Role, You’ll Be Responsible For
- Hazardous materials/asbestos assessments and inspections
- Occupational hygiene monitoring and asbestos fibre counting
- Managing field programs for a range of contaminated site investigations including soil and groundwater sampling, monitoring, and validation
- Observing, guiding, and recording site remediation activities
- Data management, interpretation, and quality assurance/quality control
- Assisting with writing proposals, project correspondence and technical reports
- Engaging with our clients and contractors and delivering and managing end-to-end projects.
Here's what you'll need to thrive:
- Tertiary qualifications in environmental science(s) or relevant field work experience
- Have confident communication and great relationship building skills
- Be prepared to work remotely and regionally within NT including shifts away from home
- Hold a full Australian driver’s license
- Be an Australian permanent resident or citizen (required for the Department of Defence)
- Previous experience gained in relevant field/site work will be an advantage.
What’s In It For You
You’ll join our awesome team, work on a variety of projects and find a supportive environment committed to helping you reach your full potential.
You’ll Enjoy These Benefits
- We support you to makespace for the other parts of your life - flexible work, study breaks and leave purchase plans enabling you to have up to 8 weeks of annual leave per year!
- Opportunities to work across a wide variety of projects, clients, and sectors
- Professional development opportunities including coaching by our approachable technical experts
- Professional memberships
- Reward and recognition program
- Participation in company ownership through our employee stock purchase plan
- Paid parental leave for primary and secondary care givers
- Employee assistance program available to all staff and their immediate families
Tetra Tech Coffey is a leader in geotechnical and environmental services. We help clients overcome complex challenges while delivering high-quality, results-driven services that achieve sustainable outcomes.
Additional Information
- Organization: 754 COF
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