Geo Environmental Consultant

RPS Group Plc; Highgate; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading environmental consultancy in London is seeking an Environmental Consultant to manage land contamination and environmental assessment projects. The ideal candidate will have a relevant degree, experience in environmental assessment, and excellent communication skills. This role offers a competitive salary, flexible working options, and a range of benefits including a pension scheme and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Company pension scheme

Health Screening

Employee Assistance Programme

Flexible working options

Qualifications

• Relevant professional experience and ideally working towards Chartership with an appropriate professional industry group.
• Experience with Phase 1 and Phase 2 reporting writing.
• Ability to communicate effectively with clients and colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for land contamination and environmental assessment projects.
• Management of site investigations and technical report writing.
• Provide support to team members as required.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Soil and rock logging

Groundwater sampling

Environmental assessment

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.

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.

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.

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.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to communicate effectively with clients and colleagues.

What's in it for you?

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.

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Statement:

RPS, A Tetra Tech Company, is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all qualified candidates. We are committed to creating an inclusive and diverse work environment and are proud to be a Disability Confident employer.