Groundwater Modelling Virtual Team Leader

About the business and role
At SLR Consulting, we are technical specialists focused on environment and sustainability, that come together to tackle some of the biggest sustainability challenges for our clients. We are a global consultancy with a diverse range of skills and depth of expertise across industries, markets and geographies. Our partnerships with our clients are what matters to us the most.

We’re proud to have the flexibility to be able to deliver large scale multi-disciplinary projects through to small, single discipline projects, and everything in between. Our nimble business approach is enabled through governance and processes that have empowerment of our staff at the core. We manage risk pragmatically, relying on the expertise of our skilled staff. This approach enables our staff to work on a broad range of technically interesting and challenging projects, including legal and expert witness work.

Our APAC Hydrology and Hydrogeology Team
Our 50+ person Hydrogeology and Hydrology (H&H) Technical Discipline is one of the largest in SLR Australia and as such is core business. Our business plan has expansion and enhancement of core business at the heart, and in line with that plan we have created this role as a result of a period of growth, which is opening up further opportunities to expand and invest.

This role is for a lead for our national Groundwater Modelling team, a virtual team of 11 people across our Brisbane, Melbourne and Wollongong offices delivering and growing our Groundwater Modelling Practice. As a virtual team this role can be based any of SLRs offices. The successful candidate will collaborate closely with our state-based groundwater and surface water team leaders to deliver solutions for our clients. Additionally, the candidate will work directly with the Technical Discipline Manager (TDM) and Hydrogeology Technical Directors to implement our business plan that aligns with our global strategic priorities – expanding and enhancing the core, investing and accelerating the emerging, and experimenting and validating the future.

We have a solid backlog and pipeline of work thanks to our focus on technical excellence, practical solutions and strong client relationships. We are a proud and active sponsor of the International Association of Hydrogeologists and focused on investing in industry best practice for the benefit of both clients and staff.

We work in a collaborative environment across our H&H teams in Brisbane, Townsville, Newcastle, Wollongong, Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and closely with other SLR environmental specialists. The group delivers projects across SLR's market sectors including Mining & Minerals, Built Environment, Infrastructure, Industry and Power. Our 2025 project focus is on:

Our Ideal Candidate

We are looking for groundwater leader. You will have excellent team coordination and management skills and know how to motivate your staff and develop their careers. You will have excellent client relationships and strong commercial acumen. Technical excellence will be your core value and you will thrive in a dynamic consulting environment.

We are open to investing in future leaders who have the technical hydrogeology experience but are early in their people management career, as well as experienced leaders looking for a change. Our large team and autonomy to grow the business in different ways means we can be flexible in shaping this role to fit the right candidate.

To be successful in this role you will need:

• 7-20 year's + industry experience as a hydrogeologist, including consultancy experience
• An appropriate Engineering or Science tertiary qualification
• A strong technical background in numerical modelling, hydrogeological conceptualisation, groundwater impact assessment and hydrogeological investigation
• A thorough understanding of Australian groundwater legislation and guidelines related to resource development and infrastructure projects, a working knowledge of State groundwater legislation, policies, standards and guidelines would be highly regarded.
• A strong commitment to Health and Safety
• Demonstrated experience managing and delivering large technical projects particularly complex groundwater modelling projects.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, self-motivation and ability to work effectively within a team
• Excellent communication and technical report writing skills
• Demonstrated experience successfully mentoring junior staff in preparing quality reports on time and within budget
• Experience in successfully collaborating with related technical staff to deliver project solutions
• To contribute to winning work by identifying and converting opportunities and drawing on your client relationships and business development acumen
• A strong track record in building, nurturing and maintaining ongoing client relationships
• Experience or understanding of the broader water market (surface water resources would be highly regarded)
• Australia Citizenship or rights to work in Australia

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. 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.

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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.