Senior and Principal Contaminated Land / Geoenvironmental Consultants

WSP; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Senior or Principal Contaminated Land Consultant and play a vital role in delivering high-quality assessments and remediation projects. This position offers exciting career development opportunities, training, and a flexible hybrid work environment. You will manage site investigations, supervise fieldwork, and prepare technical reports while ensuring compliance with safety and environmental standards. Collaborate with a talented team of professionals on significant projects that make a real impact in the community. If you're passionate about making a difference and shaping a sustainable future, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Flexible Work Environment

Career Development Opportunities

Training and Mentoring

Social Activities

Qualifications

• Experience in planning, designing, and managing site investigations.
• Knowledge of land contamination assessment and regulatory regimes.

Responsibilities

• Manage site investigations and supervise fieldwork including soil logging.
• Prepare and review technical reports and ensure compliance with safety standards.

Skills

Site Investigation Management

Report Writing

Data Handling

Knowledge of CDM Regulations

Understanding of Land Contamination Regime

GIS Experience

Education

Relevant Technical Degree (Chemistry, Biology, Geology, Engineering, Environmental Science)

Working towards Chartership/Professional Qualification

Tools

GIS Software

Job description

Description

What if you could shape a career as unique as you?

At WSP, you can always find opportunities to grow and do what matters to you. Make the most of our global reach to discover new challenges and chances to work with diverse, talented individuals who will help you expand your horizons.

To find out more about our Ground and Water business click on the following link and discover what awaits you at WSP: https://www.wsp.com/en-GB/hubs/environment

A little more about your role…

We are seeking to grow our world class team to ensure we continue to deliver the high calibre of service and technical excellence both we and our clients expect. We are involved in many key projects of regional and national significance, which we deliver alongside our core UK and global framework projects.

With a strong pipeline of confirmed work moving into 2025, we have an opportunity for Senior and Principal Contaminated Land / Geo-environmental Consultants to join our team. This role is specifically to support contaminated land assessment and remediation projects.

We are flexible on location across the following offices: Birmingham, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle upon Tyne, Nottingham, London, Basingstoke, Bristol or Glasgow. We offer a flexible and hybrid work environment, enabling our employees to work from home for part of the week.

This position offers excellent career development potential including training and mentoring. A competitive salary and benefits package will be provided.

Key Responsibilities

• Project and task management
• Management of site investigations
• Supervision of field work including soil logging and environmental sampling, chemical and geotechnical testing, groundwater sampling and ground gas monitoring
• Data collation, review and interpretation
• Preparation and review of technical reports including desk studies, ground investigation reports and remediation options appraisals and verification reports.
• Site investigation design
• Development of client relationships
• Ensuring that all work is delivered in line with procedures and to the highest safety, health and environmental standards
• Support to early careers professionals

Your team…

Our team of over 150 professionals at all grades provides land contamination management services to private and public sector clients in the property, government agency, industrial, defence and nuclear sectors. We have expertise across all aspects of contaminated land meaning we have the means to support and develop career development. We have several exciting projects in the pipeline including supporting with the energy transition and nuclear decommissioning.

WSP provides an excellent environment in which to grow professionally, and the successful candidate will be fully supported with their continued development. The successful candidate will play a key role in the day-to-day delivery of projects, working closely with and being supported by team members, project managers and project directors.

Our offices have several networks to meet colleagues and make connections around the business, as well as the opportunity for plenty of social activities.

What we will be looking for you to demonstrate…

Experience

• Knowledge of the requirements for planning, designing and management of site investigations
• Construction Design and Management (CDM) Regulations and their application to safe design and implementation of site investigations
• Understanding of the land contamination regime within the UK and the risk-based approach to the assessment of land contamination
• Report writing including presenting complex technical information in a concise and accurate manner
• Data handling, including experience in the use of GIS is desirable
• Of different regulatory regimes, e.g. development planning consenting (TCPA and DCO), environmental permitting, due diligence, nuclear site end states and GRR, environmental impact assessment
• Of specialist technical areas, e.g. quantitative risk assessment, waste/material management, radiological characterisation, hydrogeology, remediation

Qualifications

• Relevant technical degree e.g. chemistry, biology, geology, engineering, or environmental science
• Working towards / be prepared to work towards Chartership / Professional Qualification (e.g. QP) with a relevant institution
• A full UK driving licence is required

If you don’t meet all that we are looking for please still consider applying. Not everyone will meet all the requirements, but you might have skills we didn’t know we need.

Imagine a better future for you and a better future for us all.

Work on landmark projects around the world and embrace opportunities to make an even bigger impact in the communities you care about. What if you could do the best work of your life and create a legacy for yourself?

With us, you can. Apply today.

#LI-DM2