The role
– Environmental Technician
My client is a geo-technical and environmental consultancy offering a comprehensive range of services to housing developers, public sector development, commercial construction, road and utilities sectors. These vary from desk studies through to on-site investigations, which are used to provide ground models for contaminated land assessments, foundation, pavement, road and drainage designs. In addition, they undertake slope stability analysis and design, basement impact assessments, contamination remediation strategies and validation reports together with earthworks specifications and material management plans. To date they have undertaken over seven thousand investigations for a wide range of projects including; investigations of former gas works, petrol stations, landfills, chemical works, government sites, airports and railways, as well as schools, hospitals and green field sites.
Duties will include:
My client wish to expand their team with the addition of an Environmental Technician to meet their current and future workload.
Duties will include:
1. Primarily travelling around sites, using the company vehicle – undertaking groundwater and ground gas monitoring using a dip meter and a gas monitor – training will be provided.
2. Providing manual support to consultants either on-site in the form of setting up sites (fencing, traffic management or the like), trial pitting, soakage tests or with sorting of soil samples.
3. Occasionally it may be required to take samples to the laboratory supplier in Hertfordshire.
4. Assisting in producing Risk Assessments and Method Statements, along with factual reporting.
Experience, competencies and knowledge required
5. Full Clean UK Driving licence
6. Must be willing to travel in the UK (mainly south east) with the potential for overnight stays away when required.
7. Good team player
8. Reliable and able to meet deadlines – much of the work is time sensitive
9. The ability to plan workload effectively.
10. Understanding the importance of meeting customer needs.
For more information regarding this new and exciting Environmental Technician opportunity, please apply now! Short-listing will take place soon – don’t miss out!
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