Assistant Environmental Consultant

SOCOTEC UK Limited; Coventry; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A consultancy firm is seeking an Assistant Environmental Consultant to play a vital role in their Environmental & Safety Division. The ideal candidate will have a relevant scientific background and a full UK driving licence, along with a proactive attitude and team spirit. Key responsibilities include soil and water sampling, supervising investigations, and environmental monitoring. This role offers a competitive salary and various employee benefits, including holiday and pension schemes.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus purchase option

Electric car scheme

Employee recognition schemes

Family friendly support

Employee benefits and discounts app

Employee assistance programmes

Enhanced company pension

Qualifications

• Demonstrate a relevant scientific or environmental degree.
• Possess a full UK driving licence.
• Willingness to travel across the UK and stay away from home for project work.

Responsibilities

• Conduct soil and water sampling.
• Supervise ground investigation and remediation.
• Perform environmental monitoring.
• Compile factual and interpretative reports across technical disciplines.

Skills

Environmental consultancy background

Team player

Proactive and reliable

Education

Relevant scientific or environmental degree

Job description

Assistant Environmental Consultant

Are you interested in Environmental Monitoring and Consultancy? This could be your opportunity to excel as an Assistant Environmental Consultant, as well as playing a vital role in helping our business succeed.

As our company grows and develops, we are expanding our Teams. We have a great opportunity for a dedicated Assistant Environmental Consultant to join our Environment & Safety Division and wear the SOCOTEC badge with pride.

We are looking for a proactive, reliable and flexible Assistant Environmental Consultant to join our Environmental Consultancy Team. As a member of the Team, it is key that you have the balance to be driven and independent, as well as being a strong Team player. A background in environmental consultancy and knowledge of the industry are essential in order to thrive in this role.

Responsibilities

• soil and water sampling
• supervision of ground investigation and remediation
• environmental monitoring
• factual and interpretative reporting across a range of technical disciplines

To be successful in this role, you will be able to demonstrate:

• Relevant scientific or environmental degree.
• Full UK driving licence.
• Willingness to travel across the UK and stay away from home for project work.

About Environmental & Safety

Our Environmental team is made up of many different specialists operating within different areas of expertise. The main areas we cover are Environmental Monitoring and Consultancy together with specialist laboratories to support our services. Our services range from on site monitoring and sample collection, ranging from local businesses to large Government contracts, to consultancy works on large contaminated land projects, complemented with onsite works for dust, noise, and local exhaust emissions. We pride ourselves in our ability to consult, monitor and test for our clients, supporting all their needs in one place, using our highly trained employees.

What’s in it for you?

As well as a competitive salary, we can offer you a wide range of benefits including 25 days holiday with the opportunity to buy more, an electric car scheme, employee recognition schemes, family friendly support, employee benefits and discounts app, employee assistance programmes, and enhanced company pension. SOCOTEC UK are proud to be Disability Confident accredited.

Why SOCOTEC?

Here at SOCOTEC UK, we have over 2200 colleagues across our divisions delivering world-class services to our customers. We provide an unrivalled range of testing, inspection, and certification services throughout the UK, and we deliver excellence to our customers by recruiting and retaining the very best industry talent. As an Assistant Environmental Consultant, you will play a pivotal role in providing these services.

We offer transversal career pathways as well as linear pathways, and we will support you in attaining a portfolio career in one place. Not to mention the possibility of working locally, nationally, or globally, in the office or remotely. We are committed to your personal and professional development, and you will be supported in every step of your journey with us. #YouGrowWeGrow

Think you’ve got what it takes to add value to our success? We would love to hear from you and look forward to receiving your application.

Building a safer and more sustainable world is the core mission we set out to achieve at SOCOTEC, it is at the heart of everything that we do. We are committed to acting as a key player in society, investing in innovative solutions to ensure social and environmental concerns are at the forefront of all of our business operations.