Senior/Principal Consultant - Surface Water Quality

Description

• Delivery of technical reports and presentations to clients; and
• Helping to design field monitoring campaigns including traditional and non-traditional approaches;
• Carrying out desk-based investigations / interpretation of datasets.
• Winning new work and writing proposals for new projects.

Requirements

• Experience in use of MS Office tools (Word, Teams, Excel, Access, Powerpoint) and use of GIS packages, such as ArcGIS or QGIS;
• Experience of water environment data collation (field and/or desk based), quality checking and assurance and interpretation.
• Be aware / have working knowledge of water quality modelling tools (SAGIS SIMCAT, InfoWorks, ICM etc.).
• You will demonstrate excellent communication skills, being able to write clearly and / or communicate ideas through visualisations.
• Demonstrate understanding of how to conceptualise a water quality problem and knowledge of the available datasets which can be used in problem solving.
• Experience of WFD/EIA scoping, reviews and assessments for water/hydrology chapters.
• You will collaborate effectively as part of a team and be able to work independently with some steer;
• Experience of water quality permitting and completion or review of H1 and RQP assessments.
• Water quality data analysis, conceptualisation and visualisation and clear communication;
• Degree-level qualifications in a relevant subject (e.g. geography, geology, geochemistry, earth/environmental science, civil engineering or similar);
• A higher degree in a relevant discipline (e.g. river or lake water quality, water chemistry, hydrogeochemistry, water management, environmental science, or similar), is desirable, but not essential;
• You should have excellent analytical skills, and be able to apply them to analysing problems and finding solutions to novel challenges;

Benefits

• Access to extensive internal and external training opportunities;
• Support for gaining chartership through professional institutions.
• A mentoring programme; and

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance