Overview
Principal Geo-Environmental Consultant (Contaminated Land) – join WSP in the UK & Ireland. Join to apply for the Principal Geo-Environmental Consultant (Contaminated Land) role at WSP in the UK & Ireland.
This role is to support contaminated land assessment and remediation projects. We offer a flexible and hybrid work environment, enabling our employees to work from home for part of the week. There is a strong pipeline of confirmed work moving into 2025, with opportunities for Senior and Principal Contaminated Land / Geo-environmental Consultants to join our team in Manchester.
With a global footprint, WSP provides an environment to grow professionally with training and mentoring, and a competitive salary and benefits package.
Key Responsibilities
* 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
What we will be looking for you to demonstrate…
* 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
* Understanding of different regulatory regimes, e.g. development planning consenting (TCPA and DCO), 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
Qualifications
* Relevant technical degree e.g. chemistry, biology, geology, engineering, or environmental science
* Working towards / be prepared to work towards Chartership / Professional Qualification (e.g. QP) with a relevant institution
* Able to travel to sites across the UK as required
Imagine a better future for you and a better future for us all. Join our close-knit community of talented individuals who share your passion for making a positive impact. Our global team includes more than 69,000 employees, working together to make a difference in communities both close to home and around the world.
About Us
We are one of the world’s leading engineering and professional services firms. Our 72,800 passionate people are united by the common purpose of creating positive, long-lasting impacts on the communities we serve through a culture of innovation, integrity, and inclusion. With over 9,000 professionals across the UK and Ireland, we are dedicated to our local communities and propelled by international brainpower.
What’s in it for you?
Work-life balance: Our hybrid policy offers the flexibility to work from home two days a week, with opportunities to collaborate in modern offices across the UK. Inclusivity & Belonging: We welcome applicants from varied backgrounds and experiences and promote a culture of inclusion. Health & Wellbeing: Thrive programme, Virtual GP service, workplace adjustments, gym discounts, and menopause support. Flex your time: WSP My Hour for personal activities, part-time/flexible arrangements, extra leave, and bank holiday flexibility. Your development: Training, mentoring and Chartership support.
#WeAreWSP: We encourage applicants regardless of background and will interview disabled applicants who meet essential criteria; please indicate if workplace adjustments are needed.
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