We are fully committed to having an inclusive workforce to reflect the communities we serve. We welcome flexible working patterns for all our vacancies. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced geoscientist with skills in technical leadership, groundwater quality and land contamination management in Cumbria and Lancashire. You will use your technical knowledge and professional judgement to make challenging operational and regulatory decisions and provide risk-based advice. Customers include internal teams, water companies, industry, developers and local authorities. In this role you will provide technical leadership and expertise for the work of the team relating to land and water quality; permitting and planning work relating to land contamination; voluntary remediation; mine-waters and ongoing Part 2A work. You will: • Provide and oversee specialist support to Installations, Land and Water and Waste teams on land quality and groundwater issues at permitted and unpermitted sites. • Lead and develop work to protect groundwater and surface water from land contamination and provide advice on risk relating to pollution incidents • Develop the technical capability of the team - ensuring a high standard of work and planning for development and succession. • Ensure effective work delivery, prioritising workload and innovating to improve efficiency. • Interpret and translate technical information and guidance to ensure delivery of practical solutions for customers, colleagues and the environment.