Senior Geoenvironmental Consultant

Job title: Senior Geo-environmental Consultant

Salary: £35k-£55k (experience dependant)

Location: Newcastle / Saltaire / Skipton / Warrington

Experience: 5-10 years relevant UK sector experience and chartered or on the path to chartership

Type: This is a permanent, full-time vacancy (with flexible workplace arrangements to suit individuals’ circumstances).

Do you have experience in land quality assessment and environmental management?

Do you want to help support and expand the delivery of environmental enhancements and protect properties from flood risk across the UK?

Due to growing demand across various exciting and diverse projects, our client is looking to recruit a Senior Geo-Environmental consultant.

The successful candidates will be part of our team delivering these projects, including:

-Land quality assessment, management, and restoration.

-River and coastal engineering.

-Environmental enhancement and habitat creation.

-River restoration and mine water treatment schemes.

The role will be client-facing, and confidence in working with clients in relation to project delivery across a range of stakeholders is essential, as is experience in the preparation of bids and proposals. It is also expected that the successful, experienced candidates will assist in the mentoring and professional development of early career staff.

Working with experienced technical leaders, we can offer career-minded individuals the opportunity to grow both their technical and managerial experience, build on their professional qualifications, and look towards the next exciting development in their careers.

What will you need:

-Applicants should have a degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline (geology, chemistry, engineering geology or earth/environmental sciences).

-Chartered status is important and valued by our clients; therefore, applicants should be a chartered member of a relevant professional society or a related equivalent. We will consider candidates who are not yet chartered but want to work towards becoming chartered and will support you through the process.

– An ability to collaborate within and influence a team of interdisciplinary colleagues to deliver high-quality products.

– UK based experience (5-10 years) in land quality investigations and management, ground investigations, site restoration/remediation and experience in the re-use of soil-based materials. Experience in working in coastal, estuarine, and riverine settings would be particularly valuable.

– Track record of project delivery, with strong commercial awareness and confidence in working with clients.

– Full UK valid driving licence.

Desirable skills and experience:

-Experience working within a design and build environment.

-Experience working in coastal and river settings.

-Experience in ground investigations and land quality assessment.

-Stakeholder liaison.

-Mentoring of early career staff.

-Solid Project Management skills.

-Member of a professional institution.

The right candidate will be:

-Organised and able to balance competing priorities.

-A pragmatic thinker and solution-finder.

-A self-starter who manages their own workload and potentially that of a wider team.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity in our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.