Job Description
Entry-level graduate role with a global company
Environmentally sensitive and sustainability-focused organisation
Supportive leadership and team environment
Continuous learning and development opportunities
About SMEC
Delivering exceptional outcomes starts with having exceptional people.
SMEC provides unique opportunities to work on iconic industry projects with experienced colleagues and leadership teams.
Our diverse workforce of professionals are highly respected experts in their fields.
Challenging boundaries, they look beyond the project scope to help shape a better future.
The Role
Our high-performing Victorian environmental team is growing with a wide range of interesting projects and sustainable design.
We are a large multidisciplinary company with iconic projects across renewables, environmental studies, dams & hydropower, solar, energy transition, transport and health.
We are seeking a recent Graduate Environmental Scientist/Engineer for immediate start with an interest in Contaminated Land/Waste & Resource Recovery to join our Melbourne team.
This role is for immediate start
Key Responsibilities Will Include
Fieldwork including collecting soil, water and ground gas samples from sites across Melbourne and regional VIC
Preparing contaminated land assessments including data management and reporting




Supporting a variety of multi-disciplinary projects and opportunities
Building and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders
The role will also present opportunities to support our other environment and waste teams, including landfill investigations and hydrogeological assessments.
Suitable Applicants Will Have/be
Tertiary education in Environmental Science, engineering, geology or hydrogeology
Early career experience working with contaminated land and Hazardous Materials (highly regarded)
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to work effectively within a multidisciplinary workplace
Willingness to work away from home for short periods for field assessments
A current VIC driver's license and capacity to work outdoors.
What We Offer
Flexible work arrangement to support work/life balance
Ethical client base
Opportunity to work alongside and be mentored by industry leaders
Professional Development Programs from graduates to leaders through mixture of inhouse programs and external courses as well as tertiary education financial assistance
Dynamic career pathways and opportunities to work on projects nationally and internationally
Purchased additional annual leave
Generous paid parental leave (primary and secondary)
Wellbeing benefits

📌 Graduate Engineer - Waste & Resource Recovery (Victoria)
🏢 SMEC (An SJ Group
📍 Victoria