Overview

Senior Contaminated Land / Geo-Environmental Consultant

Join to apply for the Senior Contaminated Land / Geo-Environmental Consultant role at WSP.

What you’ll do

• 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 and capabilities

• 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 (desirable)
• Familiarity with different regulatory regimes (e.g., development planning consenting, environmental permitting, due diligence, nuclear site end states and 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

About WSP and our approach

Join our team of over 150 professionals providing land contamination management services to private and public sector clients in various sectors. We offer a flexible and hybrid work environment, career development opportunities, and a supportive culture focused on safety, inclusion and professional growth.

We are committed to work-life balance, inclusivity, wellbeing, and development. Our benefits include hybrid working options, Thrive health and wellbeing program, Virtual GP, gym membership support, menopause support, flexible time arrangements, and opportunities for training and Chartership.

Required information

Location: Wakefield, Sheffield or other UK offices as applicable; Seniority level: Mid-Senior level; Employment type: Part-time; Job function: Management; Industries: Professional Services