Geo-Environmental Lead: Contaminated Land & Project Delivery

Kiwa; East Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Salary

Pension contributions: up to 6%

Annual leave: 25 days + bank holidays

Life assurance: 4x salary

Cycle2Work Scheme

Health & wellbeing support

Referral scheme: £1,000

Job summary

Kiwa CMT seeks a Geo-Environmental Supervisor to lead a team and deliver high‑quality projects from our Derby office. The role blends hands‑on technical work with leadership, shaping project delivery and staff development.

You will manage and mentor the team, oversee budget, schedule and QA, and coordinate with clients and regulators to ensure high standards. Responsibilities include Phase 1/Phase 2 investigations, sampling, reporting, and supporting recruitment.

Qualifications

• Degree in a relevant engineering or science subject or equivalent experience.
• Full UK driving licence with willingness to travel frequently.
• Experience managing or supervising a team (desirable).
• Chartership progression with CPD maintenance.
• Proven track record in contaminated land investigations and project management.

Responsibilities

• Line manage the Geo-Environmental team with 1:1s and annual reviews.
• Provide technical guidance, training and mentoring to team members.
• Take overall responsibility for department performance (financial, operational, technical).
• Manage and deliver geo-environmental projects with programme and budget control.
• Design Phase 1 and Phase 2 investigations and supervise related reports.
• Undertake soil, waste, topsoil, macadam investigations and reporting.
• Coordinate sampling, monitoring and laboratory testing.
• Prepare quotes, accept orders and schedule work.
• Liaise with clients, regulators, stakeholders, subcontractors and internal teams.

Skills

Team leadership

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Driving licence

Project management

Willingness to travel

Education

Degree in engineering or science (geology/geotechnics/hydrogeology/environmental science)

Tools

HoleBASE

HazWasteOnline

BS5930 logging (BS 5930:2015+A1:2020)

Job description

Kiwa CMT seeks a Geo-Environmental Supervisor to lead a team and deliver high‑quality projects from our Derby office. The role blends hands‑on technical work with leadership, shaping project delivery and staff development.

You will manage and mentor the team, oversee budget, schedule and QA, and coordinate with clients and regulators to ensure high standards. Responsibilities include Phase 1/Phase 2 investigations, sampling, reporting, and supporting recruitment.