Graduate Environmental Scientist Environmental stewardship is evolving through a technology-first approach to complex land and waste challenges. Shape sustainable solutions across the full project lifecycle within a forward-thinking consultancy that actively invests in your professional evolution. The Opportunity: Davies Stewart is partnering with a highly regarded environmental management company which stands as a highly progressive, technology-driven environmental management enterprise pioneering sophisticated outcomes across the waste management, renewable energy, and contaminated land sectors. As South Australia accelerates its transition toward a circular economy and advanced environmental remediation frameworks, delivering a fresh, data-led methodology to complex ecological challenges. Combining technical consulting acumen with exclusive access to state-of-the-art instrumentation, the business provides an agile environment where emerging and established professionals can scale alongside the firm’s expanding national footprint. Operating from the Adelaide head office, this position offers rare, un-siloed exposure across the entire project lifecycle, allowing you to develop true operational breadth under the direct mentorship of senior industry principals. Key Benefits Comprehensive Lifecycle Exposure: Step away from rigid, siloed environments to manage projects from initial raw field data collection through to strategic reporting, client advisory, and regulatory approvals. Technological Progression: Leverage exclusive access to advanced field equipment and bespoke data management systems that are shifting the benchmark for environmental consulting. Structured Professional Capability: Access tailored, ongoing training and an equal-opportunity environment designed to rapidly elevate your technical and commercial acumen. Geographic and Project Diversity: Engage with a highly varied project portfolio that spans metropolitan developments, remote outback communities, interstate assets, and potential international operations. The Role: Reporting directly to the Principal Consultant, you will deliver contaminated land and waste management projects as a trusted technical advisor. This hands-on role perfectly balances field-based scientific execution with office-based strategy. Orchestrate Field Programs: Execute critical environmental monitoring, soil, vapour, and water sampling programs across landfills, contaminated sites, and specialised waste management facilities. Synthesise Technical Data: Direct the compilation of environmental field metrics, transforming raw data into high-fidelity reporting inputs for corporate and regulatory stakeholders. Navigate Regulatory Frameworks: Assist with securing environmental approvals across all tiers of Australian government, ensuring rigorous alignment with statutory frameworks. Optimise Project Deliverables: Collaborate closely with internal multi-disciplinary personnel to ensure consulting projects are executed within established timelines and budgetary parameters. Support Commercial Bids: Contribute valuable technical insight to corporate tender submissions, including the drafting of precise methodologies and robust project costings. About You: You are a tertiary-qualified, scientifically minded practitioner who pairs analytical curiosity with a proactive, hands-on work ethic. Whether you are an ambitious graduate eager to learn or an established consultant with up to five years of experience, you bring a leadership mindset to your personal development. Academic Foundation: A formal degree in Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering, or a closely related scientific discipline. Technical Adaptability: A sound understanding of scientific principles and the capacity to quickly grasp sophisticated concepts, relevant field technologies, and digital data systems. Analytical Precision: A methodical approach to data management and problem-solving, backed by high proficiency in the Microsoft Office suite. Operational Resilience: The capability to manage competing project priorities, balancing office-based analysis with the physical requirements of diverse and remote field environments. Logistical Readiness: Possession of a valid manual driver’s licence and the absolute flexibility to undertake regular intra-state, interstate, and occasional international travel. APPLY NOW To register your interest, please forward your current resume and cover letter via the application link. Your confidential application will be acknowledged by email, and shortlisted applicants will be contacted by phone by the Davies Stewart team. For a confidential conversation, please contact our office | 08 8232 8008 To stay up to date with this role and other positions available through Davies Stewart, please visit our website and social platforms or contact our friendly and experienced team. P | 08 8232 8008 E | info@daviesstewart.com Follow Us LinkedIn : daviesstewart Facebook : DaviesStewartRecruitment Instagram : DaviesStewartRecruitment Davies Stewart - Celebrating 17 years as a 100% South Australian owned and operated recruitment and business consultancy.
