Senior Field Technician

Overview

Collect environmental and geotechnical data on UK sites as a field technician.

Key Responsibilities

• geotechnical capture
• environmental monitoring
• soil sampling
• digital collection
• third‑party supervision
• client relations

Tasks

-Geotechnical Data Capture – Collection of data from instrumentation, such as inclinometers. -Environmental monitoring - Use of portable equipment such as surveying equipment, Photo Ionization Detectors (PIDs) and landfill gas analysers to collect data as specified by the Project Team. -Building and maintaining effective relationships with Arcadis staff and client contacts on projects. -Soil Logging and Sampling – Collection of samples and logging of recovered materials in line with relevant British Standards -Implementing personal workload in line with both the clients and Arcadis’ expectations around quality and Health and Safety. -Ensuring that where practicable all data collection onsite is in a digital format using tablet devices or laptops. -Timely submission of timesheets and the data captured to the wider project teams. -Supervision of third-party activities to ensure works are completed in line with both the clients and Arcadis’ expectations around quality and Health and Safety. -Environmental sampling - Collection of groundwater and surface water samples. This may include the use of portable equipment such as interface probes, dip meters, multiparameter meters and groundwater pumps.

Requirements

• driving licence
• android
• self‑motivated
• degree
• experience

What You Bring

-Clean and valid UK driving licence -Good understanding of using basic software on devices such as android tablets to ensure all data capture is in a digital format immediately transferable from the field. -Be self-motivated with the ability to work independently. -Minimum of 12 months relevant experience in role and preferably a relevant Degree.

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Benefits

-Willingness to work away from base location as the role primarily comprises working on client sites. Vehicles, equipment, overnight accommodation, and reasonable expenses are covered by the company whilst working away.

About Arcadis

-Evolved into a global design, engineering and consultancy powerhouse. -Excels in major infrastructure, water management, urban building, transport and industrial manufacturing projects worldwide. -Recent standout assignments include flood defences in New York, the Sydney Metro, and sustainable legacy planning for the Paris Olympics. -Structured around core business areas—Places, Mobility, Resilience and Intelligence—backed by digital centres of excellence. -Notable for blending data-driven tools with traditional consulting to optimise asset lifecycles and smart infrastructure.

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