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Are you ready to take the next step in your contaminated land career? AtkinsRéalis is seeking a dynamic and motivated Senior Hydrogeologist specialising in contaminated land and brownfield development to join our award‑winning Contaminated Land & Hydrogeology team within the Sustainable Land and Resource Management Practice.
Based in either our Glasgow or Edinburgh office (with flexible hybrid working), you will be part of an award‑winning group of contaminated land experts delivering innovative brownfield solutions to major UK infrastructure projects, across the transportation, energy, buildings and places and water markets.
This is a fantastic opportunity to work alongside industry leaders, contribute to high‑profile UK and international projects, and grow your career in a supportive, collaborative, multi‑disciplinary environment.
Your role
- Providing technical guidance, constructive support and mentoring to junior staff and supporting their technical development.
- Provide technical input and delivery of contaminated land projects / hydrogeological aspects of multi‑disciplinary projects.
- Review and technical overview of complex numerical models for groundwater.
- Project management and technical delivery of a wide variety of projects including management of finances, and programme delivery.
- Organising / managing / checking site work.
- Liaison with clients, stakeholders, regulators, sub‑contractors and other internal disciplines.
- Supporting senior management in developing new business and clients to win work and preparation of commercial offers.
- Preparation of H&S Plans for site investigations and managing health and safety.
- Developing own competence and maintain CPD necessary to fulfil the responsibilities of the role, with support from the business on own training and development needs.
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About You
- First degree in a relevant engineering or science subject (e.g. Geology, Geography, Hydrogeology, Chemistry, Environmental Science)
- MSc or PhD in hydrogeology or related subject, preferred.
- Chartered Membership of relevant professional body (e.g. with the Geological Society, ICE, IES or CIWEM). If not Chartered, we would expect the candidate, with our support, to become chartered within 6 to 12 months after joining.
- Substantial demonstrable experience as an environmental consultant within consultancy, industry, regulatory or academic fields with a track record in delivering work, client management and stakeholder liaison.
- Demonstrable understanding of UK hydrogeology and of the environmental and regulatory framework of UK water management
- Demonstrable experience of groundwater modelling packages such as P20, ConSim, LandSim, RAM, MODFLOW, FEFLOW, SEEP/W.
- Commercial awareness and understanding including being able to complete tenders.
- Be a digital innovator: experience of handling large data sets, developing graphic representations of data or finding new digital ways of working.
- Skills in GIS, computer programming, engineering geology/ hydrogeology would be an advantage
- Full UK driving licence.
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