The type of work is varied ranging from residential and commercial development to large scale roading and infrastructure projects.
As part of our environmental team, you will work on land contamination assessments including the collection of soil, water, gas, air, and hazardous material samples (asbestos/lead paint).
The field work will be as varied and diverse as the South Island landscape, and your work will help inform health risk assessments, regulatory compliance reports, and pre-purchase risk assessments.
An ability to capture details and work independently and as part of a team is important.
The ideal applicant would possess the following skills and experience: a tertiary qualification in environmental science, geology, chemistry or similar 1 - 5 years of relevant New Zealand experience is preferred, but we will consider recent graduates with limited work experience an Asbestos Surveying Qualification or Assessors Licence would be beneficial a sound understanding of the National Environmental Standards for Assessing and Managing Contaminants in Soil to Protect Human Health a sound understanding of the Ministry for the Environment Contaminated Land Management Guidelines and other industry-specific guidelines experience with the collection of soil, sediment, water, and air samples, and the assessment of environmental data and preparation of technical reports experience in data analysis, statistical interpretation in Excel, R, or Python would be advantageous experience with CAD or GIS packages would be advantageous experience logging test pits, soil bores, and installing groundwater monitoring wells via a variety of drilling methods would be advantageous willingness to undertake fieldwork across the South Island of New Zealand valid full New Zealand drivers' licence and experience driving manual vehicles would be preferable.
Personal qualities we look for in candidates: honesty, humility, and a hard-working attitude people that are friendly, respectful of others, and have good interpersonal skills and can work well in team environments the drive and desire to complete your work to high standards, on time and budget good problem-solving skills, critical thinking, and initiative a positive can-do attitude to be enthusiastic about the environmental science discipline and to show a desire to learn and grow your career strong time management skills and personal ownership/accountability of own work.
Why DO is a great place for you to work… Our people are key to the success of our business.
We are highly skilled, technical experts who are passionate about what we do.
We are a friendly, supportive, diverse and inclusive team with a high priority on creating a positive work environment.
We work on a wide range of projects from residential and commercial developments to large scale roading and infrastructure projects.
While this role is Christchurch-based, we have four offices that work closely together on projects throughout the South Island.
This will give you the opportunity to work with colleagues from our other offices on exciting projects within the regions too.
In addition to working with a team of great people, you can also expect the following benefits: Flexibility – Whether you're a part-time parent or carrying out further study, we will accommodate life into the work-life equation.
Professional development – We encourage our staff to keep learning and growing.
We will cover the cost of Engineering NZ subscriptions and provide the opportunity for meeting CPD requirements with a range of in-house and external courses throughout the year.
Wellbeing – We offer subsidised health insurance through Southern Cross, access to our online wellbeing programme, regular mental health and wellness presentations, fresh fruit delivered to our office, paid entry into various sports events, and 24/7 EAP services.
Environmental – We care about the environment.
We are a carbon-zero company with a focus on minimising our impact as much as possible.
Facilities – A spacious lunchroom with park views, a balcony, and a foosball table.
There is plenty of bike parking, shower facilities, and standing desks available.
Hagley Park is right across the road for your lunchtime fresh air or exercise.
Fun – We like each other so much we organise extra activities to do together.
Social functions, charity events, dinners, quiz nights, and our annual ski day is always a hit.
History – Davis Ogilvie has been established in Christchurch for over 90 years and is locally owned and operated.
You will work side by side with the company directors and other staff with an abundance of knowledge and experience.
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