What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Associate/Principal Environmental Scientist - Contaminated Land - Perth, WA position at Tetra Tech Careers?
Driven by innovation and committed to technical excellence?
Excel at mentoring and inspiring technical teams?
Take pride in building strong client relationships and playing a key role in business growth?
Join a team that values technical excellence, innovation, and continuous growth in this key technical leadership role. Attractive salary package and comprehensive company benefits.
About the Role:
In this technical leadership role, you’ll be responsible for leading and ensuring technical excellence across a broad portfolio of contaminated land projects.
You’ll play a key role in strategic project leadership, shaping innovative technical strategies, mentoring and developing talent and setting the benchmark for quality. You’ll also actively build strong client relationships and work with our Practice Leader to identify and pursue business growth opportunities.
Our work spans a variety of sectors - including Defence, Infrastructure, Mining, Property, and Oil & Gas offering you the opportunity to collaborate with our technical specialists across multiple practice areas around Australia.
About You:
You’re a respected environmental leader recognised for your technical expertise in contaminated site management and your dedication to quality. You thrive on delivering smart, practical solutions that make a real difference. Passionate about developing people and building trusted client partnerships, you bring both energy and collaboration to every challenge.
What You’ll Bring:
Tertiary qualifications in environmental science, engineering or hydrogeology.
Extensive experience in delivering large and complex site investigations including soil, groundwater, surface water, and soil vapour. Hydrogeology experience will be a bonus!
Strategic project management experience – overseeing multi-site projects including scheduling, budgets and cost control, and risk management.
A strong understanding of regulatory frameworks in Western Australia.
Well-developed client advisory and stakeholder engagement skills.
Mentoring & technical leadership skills.
We’re here to support your ongoing success — giving you the tools, trust, and opportunity to lead, deliver and make an impact.
You’ll enjoy:
Competitive salary and benefits package.
Professional development and career growth opportunities.
Technically challenging and high-impact projects.
A supportive, collaborative, and safety-driven workplace culture.
The other perks:
Work-Life Balance: Flexible work options, study breaks, and the ability to buy extra leave—up to 8 weeks per year!
Diverse Projects: Work across a wide variety of projects, clients, and sectors.
Growth Opportunities: Professional development, coaching, and mentorship from our top experts.
Memberships: Professional memberships to help you stay ahead in your field.
Recognition: Our reward and recognition program makes sure your hard work doesn’t go unnoticed.
Ownership: Participate in our employee stock purchase plan.
Parental Leave: Paid leave for both primary and secondary caregivers.
Support: Employee assistance program for you and your immediate family.
Salary sacrifice: Pre-tax options to top up your super.
Travel Discounts: Great deals through our corporate traveller program.
- Car Leasing: Take advantage of novated vehicle leasing options.
About us
Tetra Tech Coffey provides high-end environmental, engineering and project management consulting services in Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea.
Every day, our people come together to solve complex challenges for our clients.
With over 30,000 Tetra Tech colleagues across 550 offices, we deliver projects that improve lives through science, technology, and innovation.