Geo-environmental (Assistant / Consultant)

Atkinsréalis

The Role

Overview

Geo‑environmental consultant delivering contaminated land projects in the UK.

Key Responsibilities

  • project management
  • site investigation
  • remediation design
  • risk assessment
  • data management
  • desk studies

Tasks

-Compliance with Health and Safety Policies and Procedures, including preparation of H&S Plans for site investigation and managing health and safety on site. -Management of own work including supporting senior management to ensure projects are delivered on-time, on budget and to quality and client expectations. -Design of Phase 2 site investigations, including organising, supervising and undertaking environmental / geo-environmental site investigation and monitoring scopes. The role will include regular site-based work such as contractor supervision, soil sampling and logging, environmental monitoring/sampling and supporting others on site in these roles too. -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. -Support with remediation design, implementation and verification. -Digital data management, development of conceptual site models, and undertaking qualitative and quantitative risk assessments for human health and the water environment. Preparation and delivery of factual and interpretative reporting. -Organisation, collation and assessment of desk-based information as part of Phase 1 Contaminated Land Desk Studies.

Requirements

  • driving licence
  • post‑graduate
  • soil logging
  • land contamination
  • degree
  • chartered

What You Bring

-Willingness to travel and undertake site-based work across the UK. -Good organisational skills and an appetite for undertaking outdoor work in all weathers (alongside a variety of desk-based tasks) are essential. -Familiarity with discharging Principal Contractor duties in accordance with CDM Regulations 2015. -You will have valid full UK driving license. -Relevant post-graduate experience (ideally within a consultancy environment), with a track record in delivering work on-time, on budget and to quality and client expectations. -Experience in relevant site-based work including undertaking soil and rock logging, soil/gas/vapour/leachate/groundwater and surface water monitoring/sampling and providing supervision and management of contractors undertaking trial pitting and drilling activities on brownfield sites. -Keen team player keen to learn and make a difference. -Membership of relevant professional body working towards chartership. -Demonstratable understanding of land contamination/brownfield land issues including understanding of relevant codes of practice and industry standards. -Degree qualified in a relevant engineering or science subject (e.g. geology, geography, hydrogeology, chemistry, earth sciences, environmental science, civil engineering).

The Company

About Atkinsréalis

-Its tech‑forward Richland Technology Center supports robotics, digital and net‑zero innovation in energy and cleanup. -A nuclear engineering pioneer, it’s the owner’s engineer for U.S. small modular reactor projects and refurbishments. -A trusted tolls and highway consultant, it supports major state DOTs.

Sector Specialisms

Water

Environment

Education

Aerospace

Security

Defence

Communications

Infrastructure

Transportation

Buildings

Nuclear

Energy

Security Clearance

-may require uk security clearance; employment conditional on obtaining the required level.