Geo-Environmental Consultant

Geo-Environmental Consultant; Birmingham (AL); Hybrid; USD 56,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Training & development

Job summary

AtkinsRéalis is seeking a Geo-Environmental Consultant to join its Contaminated Land & Hydrogeology team in Birmingham with hybrid working. You will lead Phase 1 desk studies, design Phase 2 investigations, supervise fieldwork, and contribute to reporting and remediation design on major UK infrastructure projects.

You will work alongside industry leaders, deliver high-quality outputs on time and budget, and develop your professional skills with support for CPD and training.

Qualifications

• Degree in geology, hydrogeology, earth sciences or environmental science.
• Working towards Chartered Membership of a relevant professional body.
• Experience in consultancy delivery to budget and schedule.
• Understanding of land contamination/brownfield issues and industry standards.
• Site-based work including soil/groundwater sampling and supervision of contractors.
• Familiarity with CDM Regulations 2015 and health & safety on site.

Responsibilities

• Organise, collate and assess desk-based information for Phase 1 contaminated land desk studies.
• Design Phase 2 site investigations and supervise fieldwork, sampling, and monitoring.
• Prepare health and safety plans for site investigation and manage on-site safety.
• Prepare and deliver factual and interpretative reports including data management and risk assessment.
• Support remediation design, implementation and verification activities.
• Develop personal CPD with business support and manage own project workload to meet timelines.

Skills

Fieldwork

Report writing

Project coordination

Team player

Willingness to travel

Education

Geology or hydrogeology degree

Chartered membership (or working towards)

Tools

QGIS

ArcGIS

Job description

Job Description

Overview

Transform our Urban Legacy.

Are you ready to take the next step in your contaminated land career?AtkinsRéalisisseekinga pro-active and enthusiasticGeo-EnvironmentalConsultantto join ouraward-winningContaminated Land& HydrogeologyteamwithintheSustainable Land andResource Management Practice.

Basedinour Birmingham office(other locations may also be available), with flexible hybrid working, you willbe part of anaward-winninggroup of contaminated land experts delivering innovativebrownfieldsolutions tomajor UKinfrastructureprojects,across the transportation, energy, buildings and places and water markets.

This is a fantastic opportunity to work alongside industry leaders, contribute to high-profile UK and international projects, and grow your career in asupportive,collaborative, multi-disciplinary environment.

Your role

• Organisation,collationand assessment of desk-based information as part of Phase 1Contaminated LandDesk Studies.
• Design of Phase 2 site investigations, including organising,supervisingand undertakingenvironmental / geo-environmental site investigation and monitoringscopes. The role willincluderegularsite-based work such ascontractor supervision, soil sampling andlogging,environmentalmonitoring/sampling and supporting otherson sitein these roles too.
• Compliance with Health and Safety Policies and Procedures, including preparation of H&S Plans for site investigation and managing health and safety on site.
• Preparation and delivery of factual and interpretative reporting. This may include digital data management, development of conceptual site models, undertaking qualitative and quantitative risk assessments for human health and the water environment,hydrogeological modelling andand Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA).
• Support with remediation design,implementationand verification.
• Developing own competence and maintain CPD necessary to fulfil the responsibilities of the role, with support from the business on own training and development needs.
• Management of own work including supporting senior management to ensure projects are deliveredon-time, on budget and to quality and client expectations.

About you

• Degree qualifiedin a relevant engineering or science subject (e.g. geology, geography, hydrogeology, chemistry,earth sciences,environmental science).
• Working towards Chartered Membership of relevant professional body.
• Relevant post-graduate experience (ideally within a consultancy environment), witha track recordin delivering workon-time, on budget and to quality and client expectations.
• Demonstratable understanding of land contamination/brownfield land issues including understanding of relevant codes of practice and industry standards.
• Experience inrelevantsite-based work includingundertakingsoil and rock logging,soil/gas/vapour/leachate/groundwater and surface water monitoring/samplingand providing supervision and management of contractors undertaking trial pitting and drilling activities on brownfield sites.
• Familiarity withdischarging Principal Contractor dutiesin accordance withCDM Regulations 2015.
• Good organisational skills and an appetite for undertaking outdoor work in all weathers (alongsidea variety ofdesk-based tasks) are essential.
• Keen team player keen to learn and make a difference.
• Willingness to travel and undertake site-based work across the UK.
• Experience indelivering site-based work on active gas andelectricityinfrastructuredistribution/transmissionsites.Further training can be provided asrequired.
• Additionalspecialist skills in hydrogeological modelling, EIA, environmental permitting,wasteand materials management are particularly welcomed.
• Experience in working with geospatial data (GIS) using software such as QGIS and/or ArcGIS.

Rewards & benefits

Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive – at every stage of your life and your career. Enjoy competitive salaries, employee rewards and a brilliant range of benefits you can tailor to suit your own health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle choices. Make the most of a myriad of opportunities for training and professional development to grow your skills and expertise. And combine our hybrid working culture and flexible holiday allowances to balance a great job and fulfilling personal life.

About AtkinsRéalis

We're AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.

Additional information

Security clearance

This role may require security clearance and offers of employment will be dependent on obtaining the relevant level of clearance. If this is necessary, it will be discussed with you at interview. The vetting process is delivered by United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) and may require candidates to provide proof of residency in the UK of 5 years or longer. If applying to this role please do not make reference to (in conversation) or include in your application or CV, details of any current or previously held security clearance.

We are committed to creating a culture where everyone feels that they belong - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop to be the best we can be. So, we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and employee resource groups to support all employees. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and ability.

Worker Type

Employee

Job Type

Regular

At AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.