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Following its recent acquisition by SLR, Wardell Armstrong forms part of a leading global environmental and sustainability consultancy working on projects across the world from over 100 offices. Starting as a UK business in 1994, SLR now operates as a global company with more than 3,500 people, delivering client-focused solutions across Europe, North America, Pacific Asia and Africa. Throughout this time SLR has strived to grow both organically and through welcoming other like-minded businesses, such as Wardell Armstrong, into its “One Team” of talented consultants. In doing so, its core objective is to assist clients and colleagues alike in “Making Sustainability Happen”.

We require an ambitious Ground Investigation Engineer/ Geologist / Engineering Geologist / Geo-environmental Engineer / Environmental Scientist to join our Ground Engineering Team in our Leeds office. You will be involved in an interesting variety of projects across a range of sectors and clients such as, energy (linear infrastructure), property development, infrastructure, mining, local authorities, waste management to name a few.

The role will include:

• Acting as a Site Engineer or supporting role, supervising multiple ground investigation activities on either short or long duration projects with potential working away from home for extended periods. Site work carries the benefit of accruing toil, which can be taken as additional leave;
• Completion of land contamination, mining /geology and ground engineering desk studies;
• Supervision of site works including logging of soils and rock (in accordance with current UK standards);
• Site monitoring activities to include groundwater sampling and gas monitoring;
• Assist with site investigation design and reporting;
• Specify and supervise in-situ testing and sampling in accordance with UK specifications and current technical standards;
• Liaise with clients, engineers, contractors and sub-contractors throughout the site work phase;
• Assist in the preparation of contract documentation and administration of contracts (including financial control);
• Geotechnical and geo-environmental data assessment and analysis.
• Assist in the production of mining risk assessments; and
• A wide range of training opportunities.

About you:

We are looking for the right people to work with our growing team, ranging from graduate to senior, with an ability to work independently when required and as part of a team. Communicative, organised, flexible and committed, you must also have:

• BSc in Geology, Engineering Geology, Environmental Geology or Science (relevant MSc or industry experience is advantageous);
• Experience of logging soils and rock (in accordance with current UK standards);
• A full and clean UK driving licence; and
• Written report writing skills, and computer software skills.

We offer:

• Membership of the Firm's Group Personal Pension Plan, with Employer's contribution of up to 5%;
• Payment of a relevant professional subscription;
• 24 days annual leave per year;
• Membership to the Firm's Private Health Care Scheme;
• Inclusion in the Firm's Critical Illness Cover Policy;
• Inclusion in the Firm's Life Assurance Policy, insuring you 3 times your annual salary;
• Mobile Phone with inclusive tariff including personal usage;