Senior / Principal Geochemist

Geosyntec is an internationally recognised company for its technical leadership, extensive experience and exceptional level of customer service. Our clients ask us to address their new ventures and most challenging problems involving the environment, natural resources, and civil infrastructure. We have more than 2,000 highly qualified consultants in our more than 90 offices around the world.

At Geosyntec, we highly value hiring people who are recognised as experts in their fields, who are innovative and eager to grow.

Geosyntec has an exciting opportunity for a Senior / Principal Geochemist to join our team in our Brisbane office.

You will work with a diverse and growing team of scientists and engineers whose skills encompass environmental chemistry, geochemistry, geotechnical engineering, hydrology, civil design and project management, servicing mining, manufacturing, finance/legal/property and government sectors.

• Provide specialist consulting services to undertake projects in environmental geoscience such as geochemical and hydrochemical investigations in order to assist our clients and their project needs at any point of the project life cycle.
• Share your professional knowledge with your team members to provide technical direction to foster a culture that generates long‐term learning and development of capability.
• Leverage existing relationships within the industry to develop new opportunities.
• Provide successful management to one or more major projects, or tasks within major projects including responsibility for budget, schedule, health and safety and quality of the product.
• Actively participate in activities which will increase the visibility of the firm to potential clients and recruits.

• Tertiary qualifications in geoscience (geology/oceanography/hydrogeology/applied science) relevant Masters, MPhil or PhD in Geochemistry (environmental or exploration)/ Biogeochemistry or related discipline will be highly regarded. Post doctoral experience is also highly regarded.

A minimum of 10 years' experience in the following:

• Fieldwork; drilling and logging of a range of media – sediment, tailings and rock, water sampling; surface and groundwater.
• The design of sampling, analysis and quality plans which meet National and western Australian environmental regulatory standards. This must include mineralogical analysis techniques and wet chemical analysis such as oxidation tests and leach testing (static and kinetic methods).
• Development and implementation of practical mine waste (and water) management strategies.

Essential skills for the role are:

• Familiarity with a range of ore deposit formation mechanisms is also essential.
• You must have demonstrated experience in applying geochemical data/knowledge into the evaluation of sustainable tailings management practices with a good working knowledge of ANCOLD and GISTM requirements.
• Excellent written and verbal English skills
• Previous project management experience – can do approach to deliver high quality results within evolving project constraints
• Relevant professional membership
• Be an Australian citizen
• Have a willingness to travel interstate and abroad

Highly regarded skills and experience:

• Specialist skills in water quality prediction with modelling packages such as PHREEQC or Geochemists Workbench
• Knowledge of data management packages such as EsDAT and spatial data packages such as QGIS
• Previous experience in the use of 3D geological modelling packages such as Leapfrog or VULCAN
• Be a motivated self-starter with interest and enthusiasm to achieve high standards of productivity and professional standards to satisfy clients’ and management requirements.
• Leadership skills; evidence of building high performing balanced multidisciplinary teams

• Attractive remuneration package with additional benefits:
  • Hybrid working arrangements
  • Birthday leave day
  • Caring and bonding leave (Parental leave policy)
  • Option to purchase up to 2 additional annual leave weeks per year
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Annual Mid-Year Team building and Christmas functions.
  • A positive, diverse, and vibrant workplace

Our culture is fundamental to our success and is built on our vision of: 

• Maintaining a vibrant, practice-centred business.
• Engage in continuous self-improvement and ongoing reinvention.
• Be highly regarded in core markets for delivering best-value solutions for our clients.
• Create exceptional career opportunities for our people.
• Be true professionals and consummate team players.

Not meeting all the requirements? Don't let that discourage you from applying. Geosyntec is committed to fostering a diverse workplace built on excellence, strong principles, and integrity. If you're interested and willing to learn in this role but your experience doesn't match every qualification listed, we still encourage you to apply anyway. We’re excited to hear from you.