RSK Ireland, part of RSK Group, offers a wide range environmental consultancy service including those related to hydrology, hydrogeology, soils, geology, noise, ecology and biodiversity.
The company now has an exciting opportunity for a Senior / Principal Hydrologist to join the team in one of our new Dublin or Cork offices.
Key Responsibilities:
* Providing technical leadership and guidance within the Hydrology, Hydrogeology, Land, Soils and Geology Team.
* Preparing technical reports to support environmental impact assessments, environmental licensing and compliance monitoring.
* Preparing and reviewing Flood Risk Assessments (minimum Stage 1 and Stage II but including Stage III also).
* Designing, developing and Coordinating Environmental Sampling & Monitoring programmes.
* Implementing Field based works associated with projects, which might include; surface water and groundwater monitoring, arranging and supervision of trial pitting, drilling and geophysical surveys, peat probing and gouge coring surveys.
* Providing mentoring guidance and recruitment advice to the Hydrology Team and Operations Director.
* Providing expert witness testimony if required at Oral Hearings or in High Court Judicial Review Proceedings
* Maintaining and developing technical capability through Continuing Professional Development (CPD).
* Administrative duties including recording of time, invoicing, health and safety and developing and updating templates.
* Managing responses to request for tenders and develop proposals.
Person Specification:
* Minimum of honours degree in relevant discipline e.g., Environmental / Civil Engineering, Geoscience or equivalent.
* A minimum of 4+ years’ (Senior Consultant) or 8+ years’ (Principal Consultant) experience in a relevant position.
* Experience with Flood Risk Assessment Software
* Ideally chartered with a relevant professional body or be willing to work towards chartership.
* Post-graduate / MSc degree an advantage but not essential.
* A good understanding of environmental guidance and legislation.
* Significant experience in the provision of environmental services at a senior level with good analytical skills.
* Fluency in spoken and written English is essential.
* Experience of working on renewable energy projects an advantage but not essential.
* Good business development outlook and the ability to communicate effectively with clients and external bodies.
* Full clean driving licence.
Salary & Benefits:
* £commensurate with experience
* Dynamic hybrid working model.
* Contributory Pension Scheme
* Continual Professional Development. Both internally and sponsored by RSK where required / relevant.
* A flexible benefits programme including the option to buy additional holidays, and private health care
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