Job Description
Te whiwhinga mahi | The opportunityDue to a strong pipeline of upcoming work, Beca’s Environmental Advisory team is seeking an earl y-care er Environmental Scientist with 2 - 4 years of professional experience . B ased in Auckland or Wellington , t his is an exciting opportunity to help solve real world client problems by combin ing your passion for the environment with your technical capabilities. Join a team with a reputation for excellence in practice, and a shared passion to understand and solve environmental issues. This role will primarily work w ithin our water quality discipline , with a focus on wastewater management for our major infrastructure clients and New Zealand’s new water service entity operators. However, y ou can expect to s upport our broader environmental disciplines as required , which could offer exposure to a range of tasks such as water quality ass ess ments , wetl and or lizard surveys, and test pitting with the contaminated land team .Other responsibilities will include:Undertaking team-based or independent field work at locations across the countryEnv i ron mental construction monitoring, and s oil and /o r water sampl ingCom pleting d esktop and site analyses to prepare technical reports which support a range of environmental projects, such as optio ns asses s ments , resource consent applications and com plianceMaintaining and developing great relationships with internal and external clients.As a Beca Environmental Scientist, you will join our national Environmental Advisory team. The team consists of trusted advisors, ecologists, water quality and air quality scientists, environmental specialists, and others in complementary disciplines such as susta inabilit y, plan ning and engineer ing ; all of who m are committed to achieving great environmental outcomes.
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Education
Water quality experience , including with New Zealands water quality legislative and planning frameworksStrong written and verbal communication skillsA tertiary degree in environmental science, chemistry, environmental engineering or a related disciplineOther desirable skills and experience include:U nderta king freshwater ecolog y work in parallel with w ater quality assessments
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