Senior Contaminated Land / Geo-Environmental Consultant

Join WSP as a Senior Contaminated Land / Geo-Environmental Consultant.

Job Description

At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects, and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives.

We are seeking to grow our world-class team to ensure we continue to deliver high-caliber service and technical excellence. We have an opportunity for a Senior Contaminated Land / Geo-environmental Consultant to join our team in Manchester, supporting 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. This position offers excellent career development potential, including 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
• Data collation, review, and interpretation
• Preparation and review of technical 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

Your Team

Our team of over 150 professionals provides land contamination management services to private and public sector clients. We have expertise across all aspects of contaminated land, supporting career development.

Experience

• Knowledge of the requirements for planning, designing, and managing 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
• Knowledge of different regulatory regimes and specialist technical areas

Qualifications

• Relevant technical degree, e.g., chemistry, biology, geology, engineering, or environmental science
• Working towards or prepared to work towards Chartership / Professional Qualification
• Able to travel to sites across the UK as required

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates. As a Disability Confident leader, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria.