Overview
Contaminated Land / Geoenvironmental Consultants role at WSP in the UK & Ireland. This position supports contaminated land assessment and remediation projects.
Location flexibility across offices: Birmingham, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle upon Tyne, Nottingham, London, Basingstoke, Bristol or Glasgow. We offer a flexible and hybrid work environment, enabling work from home for part of the week.
What you will do
* 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
Experience and qualifications
* 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
* Knowledge of regulatory regimes (e.g., development planning consenting, environmental permitting, due diligence, nuclear site end states and GRR, environmental impact assessment)
* Specialist technical areas (e.g., quantitative risk assessment, waste/material management, radiological characterisation, hydrogeology, remediation)
* Relevant technical degree (e.g., chemistry, biology, geology, engineering, or environmental science)
* Working towards / prepared to work towards Chartership / Professional Qualification (e.g., QP)
* A full UK driving licence is required
Your development
Excellent career development potential including training and mentoring. We support ongoing development and Chartership where relevant.
What we offer
A competitive salary and benefits package. Work-life balance through hybrid policy, with flexible working arrangements and options to purchase additional leave. Social networks and opportunities to collaborate across a large, global engineering and professional services firm.
Inclusion, health and wellbeing
We are an inclusive employer and value diverse backgrounds and experiences. We offer wellbeing and healthcare resources, including Thrive programme, Virtual GP, gym discounts, menopause support, and other flexible benefits.
Statement
#WeAreWSP. We encourage applications from suitably qualified 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 workplace adjustments.
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