Senior-led contaminated land and environmental consulting — helping developers, councils and asset owners navigate environmental complexity with practical solutions, regulatory clarity and technical confidence.
We help clients navigate environmental complexity with clear advice, rigorous investigation and senior technical expertise — the kind that keeps projects moving forward with confidence. Every engagement is led personally by a Certified Environmental Practitioner (Site Contamination Specialist), backed by a trusted network of specialist partners when a project calls for it.
Integrated contaminated land and environmental consulting services supporting planning, assessment, compliance and project delivery across diverse development environments.
Environmental Consulting
Strategic environmental guidance aligned with planning requirements, regulatory frameworks and long-term project outcomes.
- Site Due Diligence
- Development Planning
- Environmental Strategy
- Project Advisory
- Regulatory Guidance
Environmental Assessments
Technical investigations that define site conditions, environmental risk and development feasibility.
- Phase I Environmental Assessment (PSI)
- Phase II Environmental Assessment (DSI)
- Contaminated Land Assessment
- Soil & Groundwater Investigation
- Ecological Risk Assessment
- Acid Sulfate Soil Assessment
Compliance & Reporting
Environmental management and reporting that supports approvals, compliance obligations and ongoing monitoring.
- EPA Compliance
- Environmental Monitoring
- Validation Reporting
- Compliance Auditing
- Environmental Management Plans
Resource Recovery & Remediation
Practical remediation and waste management strategies for complex project environments.
- Waste Classification
- Resource Recovery Planning
- Site-Specific Resource Recovery Orders & Exemptions (NSW EPA)
- Remediation Strategy
- Site Validation
- Project Waste Roadmaps
CEnvP-SC Support & Review
Senior CEnvP-SC support for other consultants and project teams — whether you need an independent CEnvP-SC review and/or endorsement, an experienced hand through a complex or high-risk project, or a credible conduit between your client and the regulator. Available on call as required, or embedded within your delivery team for the life of a project.
- CEnvP-SC review and/or endorsement of contaminated land reports (PSI, DSI, RAP, validation)
- Ongoing CEnvP support and technical guidance through complex or high-risk projects
- Direct regulatory interface — acting as a conduit between client and the NSW EPA or councils
- Expert interpretation and strategy for difficult site conditions
- Quality-assurance support for smaller firms and project teams
- Flexible engagement — on-call as required, or embedded in your delivery team
From redevelopment parcels to large-scale land preparation, UEC helps project teams understand environmental risk, plan practical steps, and move work forward with confidence.
Northern Lake Macquarie carries a long legacy of lead and zinc smelting from the former Pasminco Cockle Creek Smelter at Boolaroo. Soils within the Lead Abatement Strategy (LAS) area are treated as potentially affected by lead and managed under NSW EPA oversight.
UEC has extensive, hands-on experience working within the LAS area — helping property owners, developers, builders and councils meet their lead-in-soil obligations so renovations, developments and property transactions can proceed with confidence.
How we help in the LAS area
- Lead-in-soil assessment and validation for development and renovation
- Site contamination reports to support development applications
- Remediation and ongoing management plans
- Practical, plain-English advice for residents, builders and developers within the lead grid
Director / Principal Environmental Scientist — CEnvP-SC
Urban Environmental Consulting was established in 2024 by Malcolm Adrien, a Certified Environmental Practitioner – Site Contamination Specialist (CEnvP-SC) with over 15 years' experience in contaminated land and environmental consulting across the private and public sectors.
When you work with UEC, you work directly with Malcolm. Every project is led and signed off personally — no layers, no handing off to junior staff. Day-to-day investigation is supported by an experienced field technician, and specialist disciplines — geotechnical, hydrogeology and vapour intrusion among them — are drawn in through a trusted network of industry partners whenever a project requires them. The result is senior-level judgement on every engagement, scaled precisely to the work in front of it.
Senior-led, every time
You deal directly with a Certified Environmental Practitioner — not a sales team or a rotating cast of juniors.
Regulatory fluency
Deep familiarity with the NSW EPA framework and, from years inside local government, a genuine understanding of how councils assess and approve contaminated land.
Proven NSW EPA experience
UEC has successfully obtained a site-specific Resource Recovery Order/Exemption through the NSW EPA — a process many consultants never undertake — enabling lawful on-site reuse of materials and reducing disposal costs.
Local lead-contamination specialists
Current, practical experience within the Boolaroo / Lake Macquarie Lead Abatement Strategy area, where lead-in-soil management is a specialist field in its own right.
Trusted by other consultants
Firms and project teams engage UEC for independent CEnvP-SC review and/or endorsement, and for senior support through complex projects.
Practical, cost-conscious solutions
Remediation and management strategies built around feasibility and outcomes, not compliance for its own sake.
Proudly operating throughout Newcastle, Lake Macquarie, the Central Coast and the Hunter Valley, with an intimate understanding of local environmental challenges and regulations. UEC also consults Australia-wide.
- Residential Property & Development
- Commercial & Industrial Sites
- Public Infrastructure
- Government & Public Sector
- Waste & Resource Recovery
Malcolm contributes to the contaminated land profession through published writing, industry presentations, podcasting and volunteer leadership with the Australasian Land & Groundwater Association (ALGA).
Published & presented
- “AI: Elegance in Error”Article — ALGA
- Local Government SIG — Year in ReviewArticle — ALGA, Oct 2025 (co-authored)
- “Sector Engagement” — Anambah Landfill case studyArticle — ALGA E-Chronicle
- “Local Government Reliance Planning”Webinar — ALGA LG SIG, 23 May 2024
Industry leadership
- Co-Chair, ALGA Local Government SIGAdvancing advocacy, communication and education for contaminated land in local government.
- Local Government Contaminated Land ForumCo-organised via the SIG · Port Macquarie, Dec 2024 · 82 delegates · NSW EPA Supporting Partner.
Contact us and request a consultation to talk about the solutions you need to move your land project forward.