Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.
We are more than 36,000 people, in over 70 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world's most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.
Role description:
We are looking to recruit Experienced Field Technicians, to join our Site Evaluation and Restoration (SER) team delivering projects throughout the UK. As a Field Technician you will be an integrated member of our UK-wide Environmental team, working on a wide range of geotechnical and eo-environmental projects across all industries, although those with experience of nuclear and linear infrastructure projects would be particularly well positioned for this role.
The position is primarily field based with the successful candidates undertaking the collection of data to assist our environmental and geo-environmental site assessment. Previous experience of at least 12months is expected for this role and you must be willing and able to work independently. However, as this role is considered an early career role ongoing formal training will be provided to broaden the capabilities of successful candidates and support their longer-term careers within Arcadis.
Role accountabilities:
At Arcadis, you'll have the opportunity to build the career that's right for you. Because each Arcadian has their own motivations and their own career goals. As a people first business, we take the time to listen, to understand what you want from your time here, and provide the support you need to achieve your ambitions.
The core responsibilities of the role comprise:
* Environmental monitoring - Use of portable equipment such as surveying equipment, Photo Ionization Detectors (PIDs) and landfill gas analysers to collect data as specified by the Project Team.
* Environmental sampling - Collection of groundwater and surface water samples. This may include the use of portable equipment such as interface probes, dip meters, multiparameter meters and groundwater pumps.
* Soil Logging and Sampling – Collection of samples and logging of recovered materials in line with relevant British Standards
* Geotechnical Data Capture – Collection of data from instrumentation, such as inclinometers.
* Supervision of third-party activities to ensure works are completed in line with both the clients and Arcadis' expectations around quality and Health and Safety.
* Building and maintaining effective relationships with Arcadis staff and client contacts on projects.
* Implementing personal workload in line with both the clients and Arcadis' expectations around quality and Health and Safety.
* Ensuring that where practicable all data collection onsite is in a digital format using tablet devices or laptops.
* Timely submission of timesheets and the data captured to the wider project teams.
* Performing of other duties and responsibilities as requires from time to time by your manager or Arcadis.
Qualifications & Experience:
* Minimum of 12 months relevant experience in role and preferably a relevant Degree.
* Clean and valid UK driving licence
* Be self-motivated with the ability to work independently.
* Willingness to work away from base location as the role primarily comprises working on client sites. Vehicles, equipment, overnight accommodation, and reasonable expenses are covered by the company whilst working away.
* Good understanding of using basic software on devices such as android tablets to ensure all data capture is in a digital format immediately transferable from the field.
Why Arcadis?
We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It's why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.
You'll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you'll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you.
Together, we can create a lasting legacy.
Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.
Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging
We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We believe that by working together diverse people with different experiences develop the most innovative ideas. Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the heart of how we improve quality of life and we work closely with our people across six ED&I Workstreams: Age, Disability, Faith, Gender, LGBT+ and Race. A diverse and skilled workforce is essential to our success.
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