Practice Manager (QLD) - Occupational Hygiene & Hazmat

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Queensland Practice Manager – Occupational Hygiene & Hazmat About the Business At SLR Consulting, we are global leaders in sustainability solutions, helping our clients address some of the world's most complex environmental, engineering and advisory challenges. With more than 5,000 employees across six regions and 35 specialist practices, we're united by a collaborative One Team culture and a commitment to making a positive difference. About the role As the Practice Manager for Queensland, you will report into the Practice Leader (based in New South Wales) and manage a growing team of five. The team operates across offices in Brisbane, Gold Coast, and Townsville. This role collaborates mainly across Acoustics & Vibrations, Occupational Hygiene & Hazardous Materials, Environmental Assessment & Management, Risk Assessment & Toxicology teams along with many other practice areas. The position requires strong technical capability and people management skills, with the ability to work independently and in collaboration with both the Practice Leader and multidisciplinary colleagues across SLR’s Business Units. The Opportunity Working with clients to recognise, assess and control occupational health hazards to protect worker health, you will be a confident and successful leader and be looking to do the following: Work with other SLR regions and practices on collaborative projects and submissions Identify and drive specific regional marketing opportunities and business development opportunities across a range of industries Lead business development to ensure our business, teams, and people continue to grow, thrive, and achieve performance metrics. Ensuring efficient process around project management, utilisation and other measures of success in collaboration with the Practice Leader Consistently meet your own utilisation targets and deliverables, as well as supporting the team in this Manage and lead projects, deliverables and client expectations with high level feedback scores from clients Ensure day to day management of personal performance to help the Occupational Hygiene team achieve key performance indicators Utilise your significant industry experience to mentor and develop staff of all levels within the team Undertaking technical and peer reviews of reports Establishing strong professional working relationships What you’ll bring Post graduate qualifications in occupational hygiene and/or science and a minimum of 10 years’ experience in relevant occupational hygiene roles Full membership of the AIOH with COH status being well regarded or equivalent international recognized OH certification. Proven ability to win new work through business development and have exceptional client management expertise Demonstrated experience in providing occupational hygiene services in the areas of asbestos, chemical, physical and biological hazards across industry such as oil & gas, mining, manufacturing, agriculture and in the built environment Development of occupational hygiene management and monitoring programs Perform occupational hygiene assessments including statistical analysis of monitoring data Excellent Project Management with ability to communicate effectively with high level of detailed report writing Proven business development skills and stra Licensed Asbestos Assessor highly desirable but not a requirement. Our Benefits At SLR Consulting, we're proud of our collaborative and supportive culture where people are encouraged to bring their whole selves to work. We recognise that flexibility looks different for everyone, which is why we offer a range of benefits designed to support your wellbeing, development and work-life balance. Whether you're working from home, in the office or a combination of both, we'll help you thrive. You can view our full benefits offering here. Next Steps We make hiring decisions based on experience, capability and potential. We are committed to fostering an inclusive recruitment experience and encourage you to let us know of any reasonable adjustments you may require throughout the process. Please note that unsolicited applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted unless engaged through our preferred supplier arrangements.