Environmental Technician

An Environmental Technician position with a focus on soils and land management is on offer at Landloch’s office in Perth (WA). The role is suited to a self-motivated person and involves a combination of laboratory-based activities such as soil and erosion testing and equipment maintenance; field-based activities such as soil sampling, field data collection, and office-based activities like reviewing data, assisting in reporting and undertaking erosion modelling. The position offers an opportunity to work with experienced teams to provide technical support to our projects in Australia and internationally.

Benefits

• Opportunity to work with a recognised industry leader in erosion control and environmental consulting.
• Diverse role combining fieldwork, laboratory activities and advanced modelling projects across Australia and internationally.
• Supportive and collaborative team environment with access to experienced technical specialists.
• Exposure to innovative technologies, including AI-driven environmental solutions and advanced GIS modelling.
• Professional development opportunities to expand technical, field and analytical skills.
• Competitive remuneration and the chance to contribute to meaningful land, soil and environmental management outcomes.

Task & responsibilities

The successful candidate will be involved in:

• Deployment to the field (e.g. mine sites or rangelands) and collecting data and observations. 
• Setting up, parameterising and running erosion modelling using the 2D WEPP model and the 3D SIBERIA landform evolution modelling.
• Providing an interpretation of modelling outputs and presenting these as detailed visual outputs of erosion rates and material movement.
• Calculating erosion statistics based on the outcomes of erosion modelling.
• Using GIS and CAD software packages to manipulate data.
• Conducting data reviews and gap analyses. 
• Utilising Artificial Intelligence to enhance Landloch’s offerings. 
• Entering and processing of laboratory and field data.
• Installing and maintaining field monitoring equipment. 
• Working as a team member to maintain Landloch’s high quality standards.

Qualification & experience

The ideal candidate will bring to the team:

• Excellent communication skills, with both written and verbal skills being important.
• Data entry skills (MS Excel, Word).
• Experience in setting up, parameterising and running erosion models.
• Experience in GIS software packages and data manipulation.
• Understanding and experience in using AI.
• Coding experience.
• A commitment to working safely and ethically, following company policies.
• Good attention to detail and commitment to quality and precision.
• A self-motivated approach to work.
• Ability to deploy into the field as required, with fieldwork campaigns sometimes as long as two weeks.
• Practical approach to problem solving.

In addition to these, the following skills are highly desirable:

• Experience working in the field. 
• Experience with soil sampling and testing.
• Experience with environmental monitoring equipment.
• GIS skills.
• A tertiary degree.