About the business and the role

Do you believe you can make the world a better place?

SLR’s purpose is Making Sustainability Happen, which we achieve by having a team of experts who partner with our clients to tackle some of the world’s most complex sustainability Challenges.

SLR is an international environmental consultancy with a globally recognised reputation for providing high quality tailored services.  With close to 200 staff spanning the length of Aotearoa and an additional 800+ staff across Asia Pacific, we provide consultancy advice and support on a wide range of strategic and site-specific issues to a diverse and growing base of business, regulatory and governmental clients. We celebrate a ‘One Team Culture’, where bringing together diversity of thought and expression is key to building the best team to deliver excellent results.

With our Property team growing, we are seeking a hands on Senior Property Consultant to join our team in Wellington. As a Property Consultant, you will be an expert in liaising with a range of stakeholders. Technical work will initially focus on site acquisition and property advisory across New Zealand in the Renewable Energy and Telecommunication sectors, but you will also be providing property expertise across the wide ranging SLR client base.

It is essential that you be able to work independently and have experience working in rural environments, with the ability to travel within NZ.

Responsibilities

As a member of the Property team, you will manage and support delivery of a range of projects. You will be responsible for the following:

• Delivery of Property projects and managing programs of work
• Working closely with our clients to help them assist their project and program delivery
• Work beside the rest of the Property team, partnering with Planners, Ecologists, Landscape Architects and others across New Zealand; in the Wellington office our disciplines include Planning, Environmental Services, Acoustics & Vibration, Ecology & Marine Science, and Hydrology & Hydrogeology.
• Delivering the best possible outcome for clients with a focus on quality
• Undertake site work including visiting sites that can be in remote areas
• Prepare fee proposals
• Prepare high quality reports

Skills and experience

You will also possess the following skills:

• An understanding of the Property market, be solutions focused, and able to recognise the importance of industry relationships
• General property experience, be it valuation, project management, legal advisory or general property advisory
• Site acquisition experience, preferably in the Telecommunications or Renewable Energy Sector
• LINZ accreditation while not essential would be highly regarded
• A wide range of practical experience, with the ability to think independently to achieve the best outcomes for our clients
• Great interpersonal skills and the ability to relate to people from all walks of life

Our Benefits

We are proud of our unique culture where we work together to collaborate on projects to get the best possible outcome for our clients. SLR supports flexible working arrangements as we recognise that every person is different, and our benefits aim to ensure that we cater for all.

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Next Steps

We make hiring decisions based on your experience, skills and passion. Please note that interviews are conducted with gender diverse interview panels to the best of our ability. When you apply, please tell us the pronouns you use and any reasonable adjustments you may need during the interview process.

Unsolicited resumes from recruitment consultants will not be accepted. You must be part of the preferred supplier agreement list which is coordinated through our Talent Acquisition team.