Environmental Scientist / Engineer

Environmental Scientist / Engineer Full-time State/Province: Queensland Business Group: DCS Legal Entity: AECOM Australia Pty Ltd Business Line: Environment Work Location Model: Remote Operating Group: International Primary Location: AU - Brisbane, QLD 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.

Come grow with us. Are you passionate about environmental fieldwork and safety leadership? AECOM is seeking an experienced Field Supervisor / Environmental Professional to join our QNT Environment Team. In this pivotal role, you will coordinate and oversee field-based monitoring activities, ensuring the highest standards of safety, quality, and compliance on site. As a full-time site-based field supervisor, you will be responsible for the safe, compliant, and efficient delivery of environmental monitoring activities in remote and operational facilities. The role requires strong safety leadership, site coordination, and quality assurance, as well as effective communication with project stakeholders. The successful candidate will initially spend a period working alongside the QNT GRS Team, gaining experience on important projects, and developing strong working relationships. This will provide valuable exposure to AECOM processes and operations before transitioning to a project assignment in early to mid-2027. This role is a great opportunity to grow your career while learning from some of the best in the industry. During the project assignment, the key responsibilities include: Working on a two-weeks-on, two-weeks-off roster, with project activities based in Roma, QLD. Collecting groundwater and surface water samples across multiple operational facilities. Overseeing sample integrity, equipment maintenance, data management, and ensuring quality assurance standards are met. Coordinating daily operations with both internal project teams and client stakeholders.

The qualities that help you thrive: The following qualifications and experience are highly desired, but if you don’t tick all the boxes you could still be a perfect fit for this role. Please apply, all applications will be considered. A relevant tertiary qualification in environmental science, engineering, hydrogeology, management or similar One to two years’ experience in groundwater (micro purge / submersible pump) and surface water sample collection (essential). Previous exposure to water supply bores would also be advantageous Demonstrated experience in field supervision, environmental monitoring, and site safety management, particularly in remote settings Ability to adapt to changing site conditions Strong interpersonal skills Demonstrated experience with data management using industry standard tools A driver’s licence (essential) We are looking for candidates with energy and enthusiasm who enjoy working collaboratively with a great team of people to provide solutions to our clients.

Why you’ll love working with us Flexible work arrangements, including alternative start/finish times, job-sharing and hybrid work