Senior Geo-Environmental Engineer

A leading multi-disciplinary consultancy provides a range of environmental services to the construction industry. With staff based across the UK, the team operates as one collaborative unit, supported by regular meetings and social events.

A comprehensive benefits package is offered to recognise performance and support a healthy work-life balance. Alongside competitive salaries, benefits include enhanced parental leave and access to a rewards platform featuring retailer discounts and cashback. Optional leisure and wellbeing subscriptions may include:

• Gym memberships
• Streaming services (Netflix, Apple TV+, Disney+, etc.)
• Beauty subscriptions
• Spotify
• Coffee subscriptions
• Cinema memberships

Support is also available for mental health, financial wellbeing and general wellbeing, including in-house mental health champions trained to provide guidance.

Holiday allowance is generous and increases with length of service, with an additional birthday holiday and discretionary Christmas shutdown days.

As a growing consultancy, there is a strong focus on investing in people through tailored training plans, hands-on support and clear progression opportunities.

As a Senior Geo-Environmental Consultant, you will support the delivery of project tasks to meet budget, programme and quality targets, consistently meeting or exceeding client expectations. You'll also play a key role in promoting the consultancy's services when liaising with clients and internal disciplines, and contribute to continued business growth through technical leadership and wider commercial activity.

• Manage multiple projects (or components) from commission through to close-out, including programme, budget, resourcing and subcontractor management
• Plan, specify and supervise ground investigations and associated site works, ensuring safe working, robust QA/QC and effective liaison with contractors and laboratories
• Develop and maintain conceptual site models (CSMs) and produce/oversee risk assessments to inform planning, design and remediation decisions
• Prepare, manage and technically review deliverables such as Phase 1 and Phase 2 reports, remediation method statements, materials management plans, and verification/validation reports
• Carry out internal technical reviews to ensure outputs are fit for purpose prior to issue and/or senior sign-off
• Act as a key client contact, supporting stakeholder engagement and (where required) regulator liaison to assist with planning applications and discharge of conditions
• Manage project commercial performance, including change control, invoicing, debt management and project reporting
• Support business development through proposal writing, pipeline/workload planning and identifying opportunities to add value
• Coach, mentor and support junior staff development
• Promote a positive health & safety culture and ensure compliance with relevant requirements
• Maintain CPD and contribute to the ongoing development of the geo-environmental service offering

• Relevant degree (or equivalent) in geology, environmental science, geotechnical engineering or similar
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects of varying sizes and support junior staff in delivery
• Strong understanding of the UK contaminated land process from preliminary risk assessment through to verification
• Good working knowledge of relevant UK standards and guidance (e.g., BS 10175 (current edition), BS 5930 and associated best practice)
• Ability to review/check technical reports for quality and accuracy prior to senior sign-off
• Experience producing cost proposals for clients
• Confident client and stakeholder liaison skills, including supporting regulator engagement where required
• Demonstrable reporting experience, including:
  • Phase 1 Geo-Environmental Desk Studies
  • Phase 2 Geo-Environmental Interpretative Reports
  • Remediation Method Statements
  • Materials Management Plans
  • Validation/Verification Reports

Desirable: Working towards or holding relevant professional accreditation/chartership; SiLC/SQP and/or CL:AIRE DoWCoP/QP experience.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Able to work independently and as part of a team
• Comfortable in a client-facing role
• Positive approach to health & safety
• Able to mentor and develop junior staff
• Strong commercial awareness and project control
• Willing to work across operational regions as required
• Enthusiastic and self-motivated