Our clients are a well-established geotechnical, environmental, structural and design consultancy providing development services and solutions to aid both large and small developers in a wide variety of sectors including commercial, retail, residential (private individuals through to large PLC’s), education, healthcare, social housing, transport, and leisure and hospitality.
They have an exciting opportunity for Geologist or Engineering Geologist to join their head office team in Burton on Trent
DUTIES WILL INCLUDE (but not be limited to):
* A main emphasis on fieldwork for 2 years.
* The supervision and management of site investigations.
* Preparation of Health & Safety documentation.
* QUALIFICATIONS / EXPERIENCE / SKILLS:
* Minimum qualification of a degree in one of the Earth Sciences.
* Minimum 2 years of relevant fieldwork experience (supervision and logging of site
* investigations in the UK)
* Willingness to work outdoors, away from home and occasionally unsociable hours.
* Fieldwork can be physically demanding so a good level of personal fitness is required.
* Excellent written and verbal English language communication skills.
* Strong interpersonal/ team working skills.
* Deal with and preferably enjoy the rapidly changing situations.
* Experience of; British soils and geology, logging soil and rock to current British
* Standards, experience of contaminated land assessment, and geotechnical investigation.
* Full UK Driving License essential (Category B manual gears).
* The successful applicant must be able to demonstrate their right to work in the UK.
In return you will have the opportunity to work in a unique environment, be part of an accredited training scheme towards Chartered status, 4 x annual salary Life Insurance, 4-6% matched pension contributions, payment of professional membership, 34 days annual leave, and payment of approved overtime.
Our clients wish to fill this position immediately so please send your CV ASAP
Commutable form Litchfield, Tamworth, Derby, Coalville, Carlton, Sudbury