$200,000+ Base | Technical or Leadership Pathway
Defence, T2D, Petroleum & Major Infrastructure Projects
Shape the Role Around Your Strengths
Principal Environmental Scientist, Contaminated Land - this Adelaide prospect is less about forcing you into a predefined role and more about building around what you're actually good at.
A growing contaminated land team needs another experienced senior operator to help support a solid pipeline of work across SA, NT and WA.
The interesting part is the flexibility.
Love technical delivery and client management?
Lean into that.
Prefer mentoring, scheduling and helping guide a junior-heavy team?
That works too.
Or combine both.
You'll step into a genuine 2IC-style position helping free up senior leadership to focus on growth, clients and strategy while you help drive delivery internally.
The Role
Technical delivery and review of complex contaminated sites projects




Client liaison and proposal writing across key accounts
Mentoring and supporting a CLM team of 12
Defence, petroleum, renewables and civil infrastructure project exposure
Major projects including T2D Tunnels and Australian Naval Infrastructure
Flexible role structure depending on whether you prefer technical leadership, people leadership or both
This is not a boxed-in Principal role buried in reports and internal admin.
You'll have autonomy, visibility and influence.
What You'll Bring
10+ years contaminated land consulting experience
Strong understanding of SA legislation and project delivery
Ability to manage clients and mentor consultants
Experience across Defence, infrastructure, petroleum or industrial sectors highly regarded
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📌 Principal Environmental Scientist - Contaminated Sites (Adelaide)
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