Job Description
What if you could do the kind of work the world needs? At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life.
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. With a strong pipeline of confirmed work moving into 2025, we have opportunities for Contaminated Land / Geo-environmental Consultants and Assistant Consultants to join our team based in Guildford. This role is specifically to support contaminated land assessment and remediation projects.
This position offers excellent career development potential including training and mentoring. A competitive salary and benefits package will be provided.
Key Responsibilities
* Site work including supervision and management of site investigations
* Field work including soil logging, environmental sampling and ground gas monitoring
* Data collation, review and interpretation
* Support with site investigation design
* Preparation of technical reports including desk studies, site investigation reports and remediation options appraisals and verification reports
* Ensuring that all work is delivered in line with procedures and to the highest safety, health and environmental standards.
A typical week could include:
* Phase 1 Desk Study researching and reporting
* Phase 2 Site Investigation design, supervision, soil sampling, soil logging, subcontractor management, human health/water environment risk assessment and reporting
* Adherence (with training) to best technical, engineering and health & safety practice
* Communicating with clients, subcontractors and working as part of a project team
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.
What we will be looking for you to demonstrate...
Experience
* On-site experience of site investigation and other similar field works
* Experience in the preparation of Phase 1 contaminated land/geo-environmental desk studies
* Knowledge of the requirements for planning, designing and management of site investigations
* Experience of soil logging
* Application of the Construction Design and Management (CDM) Regulations in 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
Qualifications
* Relevant degree e.g. chemistry, biology, geology, engineering, or environmental science
* Working towards / be prepared to work towards Chartership with a relevant institution
* A full UK driving licence is required for travelling to site visits
We welcome applicants with varied backgrounds and experiences. We enable rewarding careers by encouraging people to bring their whole and authentic selves to work so that our work represents the fullest spectrum of society.
Here at WSP we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy or maternity/paternity. As a Disability Confident leader, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria, please let us know if you require any workplace adjustments in support of your application.
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