Geo Environmental Consultant

RPS; Cardiff; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An environmental consultancy in the UK is seeking an Environmental Consultant to manage land contamination and environmental assessment projects. The role involves site supervision, reporting, and collaborating with a UK-wide team. Ideal candidates will hold a relevant degree and demonstrate experience in site investigations and environmental management, with excellent communication skills. The position offers competitive benefits, including 25 days holiday, pension, and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Option to purchase up to 5 extra days per year

Company pension scheme

Health Screening

Employee Assistance Programme

Professional Memberships

Qualifications

• Experience in soil and rock logging is essential.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills are required.
• Ability to carry out risk assessments and health and safety management.

Responsibilities

• Manage site investigations, including setting up site works.
• Prepare technical reports of Phase 1 and Phase 2 geo-environmental assessments.
• Maintain technical excellence and stay updated with legislation.

Skills

Soil and rock logging

Soil, groundwater and surface water sampling

Ground gas monitoring

Technical reporting

Effective communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Education

Relevant degree or equivalent

Post graduate MSc / PhD

Job description

We are looking for an Environmental Consultant (Contaminated Land) to join our Environmental Compliance and Ground Engineering Team in London.

RPS projects are all around you. We define, design and manage projects that create shared value to a complex, urbanising and resource-scarce world. Our people are our success. We need people who share our passion on solving the problems that matter. With us, you’ll find work that is challenging and rewarding, and you’ll be supported every step of the way.

What You’ll Be Doing

You will be responsible for land contamination and environmental assessment projects, including carrying out site work and reporting. Projects will be across a variety of sectors, including residential, commercial, industrial, energy and aviation. You will be providing a range of services relating to environmental and land contamination management, including those relating to sales and acquisitions, planning, permitting and risk management.

The role is based in London but forms part of a UK-wide team undertaking projects across the country. You will be a team player, providing support to other members of the team as required.

Key Responsibilities

• You will be responsible for day-to-day management of site investigations, including setting up site works and carrying out site supervision and sampling as required. This may include borehole drilling, trial pitting, soil, groundwater and surface water monitoring and ground gas monitoring.
• You will be required to carry out technical reporting of Phase 1 and Phase 2 geo-environmental reports, and other environmental reports as required.
• You will strive for technical excellence, continuing to learn and stay abreast of developments in legislation and good practice guidance and support the team to do the same.

Who We’re Looking For

• We are looking for a motivated, dynamic and driven professional with relevant degree or equivalent, ideally with a post graduate MSc / PhD, relevant professional experience and ideally working towards Chartership with an appropriate professional industry group.
• Experience of soil and rock logging, soil, groundwater and surface water sampling, ground gas monitoring, Phase 1 and Phase 2 reporting writing and proposal writing is essential. You will also have excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to communicate effectively with clients and colleagues.
• You will be able to work independently and within allotted project timescales and budgets. You will have experience of setting up site investigations, including carrying out risk assessments and health and safety management.
• You will have strong interpersonal skills, including the ability to work well within a team and with colleagues from a variety of backgrounds and disciplines at all levels.
• Experience of detailed quantitative risk assessment, PFAS risk assessment and environmental management of operational sites is desirable.

What’s in it for you?

We will provide you with a competitive salary, opportunities to invest and many other benefits including: 25 days holiday + bank holidays, Option to purchase up to 5 extra days per year, Company pension scheme, Group Disability Scheme, Share Incentive Scheme, Life Assurance, Cycle to Work Scheme, Health Screening, Employee Assistance Programme (including numerous wellbeing initiatives and mental health support), Dental Cover, Professional Memberships and access to BenefitHub offering discounts, cash back offers and rewards.

We’re an accredited training provider – from entry level to master’s degree level professional qualifications in leadership & management and executive coaching & mentoring, we support learning and development for everyone.

A personal development plan and a transparent career pathway puts you in the driving seat of your career and you’ll be supported as far as you want to go.

We understand the need to work flexibly, with agile offices and hybrid working offered as standard, we’re happy to talk about flexible working. This is a workplace that works for you.

A career here is far from ordinary. Here you’re not a number, you’re part of the solution.

RPS, A Tetra Tech Company. Representing an exciting new chapter in our business, on 24 January 2023 RPS became a Tetra Tech company. With over 28,000 employees in more than 550 offices in more than 120 countries on seven continents, Tetra Tech is a leading, global provider of consulting and engineering services. As a Tetra Tech company, RPS is proud to offer our people market-leading development and project opportunities, helping to solve some of the world’s most complex problems.

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