Opportunity Expired
SRK Consulting is an international independent employee-owned consulting practice, providing integrated consulting services to the resource sector.
SRK’s West Perth office is a new, employee-focused engaging space where you can collaborate and socialize with a world-class team of professionals. The office is a short walk from transport hubs and connections, shops, restaurants, and cafes.
The Role
We are looking for a talented, motivated, and enthusiastic Geochemist who has a passion to continue learning and developing their career. SRK will provide an environment that will allow you to innovate and develop your ideas.
You will join a highly respected team of geochemists, and within our Mine Closure Capability, you will be supported by engineers and scientists in the civil, geotechnical, environmental, and hydrogeological areas.
This position will ideally be based in our Perth Office, but we will also consider placement in our Brisbane Office for the right candidate.
SRK Consulting is an international independent employee-owned consulting practice, providing integrated consulting services to the resource sector. SRK’s West Perth office is a new, employee-focused engaging space where you can collaborate and socialize with a world-class team of professionals. The office is a short walk from transport hubs and connections, shops, restaurants, and cafes.
We are looking for a talented, motivated, and enthusiastic Geochemist who has a passion to continue learning and developing their career. SRK will provide an environment that will allow you to innovate and develop your ideas. You will join a highly respected team of geochemists and mine closure technical specialists and will be supported by engineers and scientists in the civil, geotechnical, environmental, and hydrogeological areas. The role will involve undertaking materials characterization assessments and the preparation of mine closure costing estimates, This position will ideally be based in our Perth Office.
• Contributing to geochemical characterization studies (soil, mine wastes, and ore) which may involve site-based fieldwork
• Groundwater and surface water sampling
• Data management and application of statistical tools
• Using GIS to produce maps and report figures
• Geochemical modeling to support data interpretation and predict geochemical outcomes
• Condensing technical data into fit-for-purpose reports and presentations.
• Closure cost estimation modeling
• Supporting the preparation of proposals in response to client needs and other business development activities
• Interacting with SRK clients.
• Tertiary qualification in Geology, Geochemistry, Environmental Science or related discipline
• Fieldwork experience and sample collection
• Experience with laboratory procedures, and processing and interpreting laboratory data
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work in a multidisciplinary team environment
• Some exposure to closure cost modeling
• Working knowledge of the WA state regulations for closure cost estimation
• Language fluency in English including the ability to contribute to high-quality technical reports.
• Australian Resident or existing Working Visa
• Willingness to travel (including remote locations) Additional desirable experience includes:
• Fieldwork/mine site experience (e.g. geological logging, sampling of soils, water, rock)
• Design, implementation, or participation in site investigations/sampling programs
• Undertaking or planning of laboratory analysis programs
• Assessment and reporting of geochemical data
• Knowledge or willingness to acquire knowledge of QLD, NSW, and SA state regulations for mine closure planning, closure cost estimation, and financial assurance
• Use of ArcGIS • Geological 3D modeling software (e.g. Leapfrog, Vulcan)
• Geochemical modeling (e.g. PHREEQC, Geochemists Workbench)
• Knowledge of the environment and mine closure practices
• A competitive salary, opportunities for professional development, performance bonuses, and shareholding opportunities in the company, as well as a flexible work environment and convenient West Perth-based location.
• Mentoring by consultants who are global leaders in their fields.
• International travel (subject to travel restrictions) and opportunities to work with SRK practices overseas.
• Diversity of projects and clients within a non-hierarchical technically-focused consultancy environment.
• Interaction with other discipline areas to expand your knowledge base.