AtkinsRéalis
Senior / Principal Geo-Environmental Consultant
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Overview
Transform our Urban Legacy. Are you ready to take the next step in your contaminated land career? AtkinsRéalis is seeking a dynamic and motivated Senior / Principal Geo-Environmental Consultant specialising in environmental compliance, EIA, 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 Exeter, Bristol, Birmingham, Cambridge, Epsom or London 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
- Assisting on the coordination and delivery of environmental work being undertaken by multi-disciplinary teams including EIA, options appraisals and environmental management and consenting, with a focus on soils and geology.
- Depending on role availability, fulfilling the role of Senior Environmental Manager for a client organisation within a major rail infrastructure construction project (this may require working out of a client office). The role would require broad environmental compliance oversight.
- Project management and technical delivery of a wide variety of contaminated land focused projects, including the management of finances, programme delivery and technically reviewing others’ work.
- Providing technical guidance, constructive support and mentoring to junior staff and supporting their technical development.
- Liaison with clients, stakeholders, regulators, sub-contractors and other internal disciplines.
- Supporting senior management in developing new business and the preparation of commercial offers to maintain and expand the current client base.
- Working with the local and wider Sustainable Land and Resource Management team across the UK.
About you
- Higher education qualification in a relevant engineering or science subject (e.g. geology, geography, hydrogeology, chemistry, earth sciences, environmental science), with a good understanding of EIA and consenting.
- Chartered Membership of relevant professional body (if not Chartered, we would expect the candidate, with our support, to become chartered within 6 to 12 months after joining).
- Relevant post-graduate experience (ideally within a consultancy environment) with a strong technical, people and project management skillset and a track record in winning and delivering high-profile work.
- Technical leadership and delivery of Phase 1 Desk Studies, Phase 2 Site Investigations, remediation design and verification / validation for a range of projects and clients.
- Commercial awareness and understanding including being able to complete tenders.
- Good working knowledge and demonstrable understanding of the relevant legislation, technical guidance, industry standards and best practice for EIA and consenting, contaminated land, materials management and waste.
- Customer focused with good relationship management skills.
- Registered SiLC and SQP would be particularly welcomed to apply.
- Experience and knowledge of managing NEC3/4 and/or ICE contracts would be beneficial.
- Ideally, experience and knowledge of electricity substation and high voltage-related land contamination sites.
- Experience and knowledge of MMPs and the DoW Code of Practice, ideally with Qualified Person (QP) status.
- Experience and knowledge of EIAs, due diligence and permitting.
- Experience in qualitative and quantitative controlled waters and human health risk assessment would be beneficial (ideally with experience in common analytical modelling packages such as P20, ConSim, CLEA).
- Experience in working with geospatial data (GIS) using software such as QGIS and/or ArcGIS.
- Ideally you will have experience managing data on large projects, especially GIS data and AGS data.
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About AtkinsRéalis
We're AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people. Find out more.
Additional information
Security clearance This role may require security clearance and offers of employment will be dependent on obtaining the relevant level of clearance. If this is necessary, it will be discussed with you at interview. The vetting process is delivered by United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) and may require candidates to provide proof of residency in the UK of 5 years or longer. If applying to this role please do not make reference to (in conversation) or include in your application or CV, details of any current or previously held security clearance. We are committed to creating a culture where everyone feels that they belong - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop to be the best we can be. So, we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and employee resource groups to support all employees. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and ability. #LI-INFRASTRUCTURE | #EnviroJobs
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