Senior Geo-Environmental Consultant

Overview

Senior consultant delivering geo‑environmental investigations, assessments & remediation.

Key Responsibilities

• earthworks
• remediation design
• ground investigation
• tool development
• verification reporting
• fee proposals

Tasks

-Manage earthworks and materials/waste management including knowledge of MMPs under the CL:AIRE DoWCoP -Produce project fee proposals and tenders -Prepare outline and detailed remediation strategies with knowledge of a range of remediation techniques -Help produce guides, template masters, identify and develop tools to improve quality and efficiency -Undertake remediation verification and reporting -Manage workload and prioritise tasks to achieve objectives and meet deadlines -Implement and maintain health and safety standards across the business -Attend meetings, site visits and site work as required -Conduct ground investigations involving various techniques, taking on the role of Project Manager for various schemes and delegating work to junior staff -Write interpretive reports including Phase I/II geo-environmental assessments, qualitative and generic quantitative risk assessments, ground gas assessments, and geotechnical assessments -Comply with and assist with updating/producing internal policies and procedures within ISO standards -Liaise and negotiate with regulators -Check and approve the work of junior staff including health and safety documentation, drawings, logs, calculations, factual and interpretive reports

Requirements

• postgraduate
• chartered
• autocad
• surfer
• problem solving
• 5+ years

What You Bring

-Postgraduate degree or Masters in relevant subject -Understand commercial aspects of business and take responsibility for project finances, with potential responsibility for invoicing projects -Full UK driving licence (manual transmission) -Excellent IT skills and highly competent with MS Office -Develop client relationships and be an excellent written and verbal communicator -Be highly familiar with relevant standards, guidance and legislative background to the geo-environmental and geotechnical industry, helping to spread knowledge to junior staff -Write bespoke and complex technical assessments -Excellent problem solving/contingency planning skills with ability to adapt, finding quick, innovative and practical solutions -A strong and exemplary work ethic, able to work effectively alone or as part of a team -Experience with software packages such as AutoCAD, Holebase, Surfer, Geo5 etc. -Chartered Status -Approximately 5+ years relevant experience -Apply detailed knowledge of soil mechanics, determining characteristic values and calculation of foundation bearing capacities (shallow and deep foundations) and settlements -Pass knowledge on and mentor junior staff -Undergraduate degree (2:1 or above) in relevant subject (geology, environmental science, geotechnical engineering, civil engineering, physical geography etc.)

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Benefits

-Generous training fund and CPD support with professional fees covered (for two bodies) -Overnight stay allowance (£30 per night) plus expenses -23 days annual leave plus bank holidays (3 days reserved over Christmas shutdown, increasing with service and promotions) -Employee Assistance Programme for wellbeing and mental health -Cycle to work scheme and recruitment recommendation bonus -Company profit share scheme and enhanced 4% employer pension contribution -Laptop/PC, mobile phone, company vehicles, and branded workwear provided -Optional every second Friday off work (2FF scheme) - giving an extra circa 26 days off per year on top of paid annual leave -Twice yearly salary reviews as you become more experienced -Family friendly policies including enhanced maternity/paternity leave, adoption and shared parental leave -£2,000 bonus on attaining chartership (one body only) -Potential for occasional home working

About Celnor Group

-Quickly expanded through a buy-and-build strategy. -Strategic acquisitions have deepened technical reach—from geotechnical testing and materials analysis to occupational hygiene, surveying, and environmental consultancy. -Typical projects range from infrastructure and built‑environment site investigations to water‑quality testing, asbestos surveys, and risk‑management consulting. -Structured into four core divisions—Built Environment, Safety & Compliance, Risk Management, and Analytical Sciences. -Notable for rapid scaling from a UK platform to global presence within two years.

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