Principal Geo-environmental Consultant

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Are you ready to shape the future of Investigations and Remediation? Want to further your career within one of the UK’s top soil, groundwater and remediation consultancies

We’re looking for a Principal Geo-Environment consultant to join our growing Investigations and Remediation team , with opportunities to be based across our offices – Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Chesterfield, Croydon, Glasgow, Leeds, London, Manchester, and Plymouth, with an option for hybrid working.

In this role as Principal Geo-Environmental consultant, you will be responsible for delivering ground investigation, contamination assessment, and remediation projects, acting as project manager and giving technical direction.

In any given period, the AECOM Investigations and Remediation Practice in the UK&I are working on approximately 400 live projects. Our experts provide one-stop access to services ranging from desk studies, site investigation, risk assessment, remediation (strategy development, design, implementation and validation), monitoring and close-out on a wide range of contracts. The work we undertake covers sectors from; transportation (road, rail, airports, and ports), industrial for specialist manufacturer clients, pharmaceuticals, oil and gas, renewables including solar, hydrogen, wind and pump-hydro, developers, defence, public bodies such as Natural England and the National Trust and government agencies including the Environment Agency, SEPA, DEFRA and local authorities.

Our award-winning team serves a wide range of end markets and clients. We work for leading UK and international clients on commissions of varying scale across all sectors, some of our recent projects include the Thames Tideway, HS2, Net Zero Teeside and A303 Stonehenge to name a but a few.

Here’s what you’ll do:

• You will prepare fee proposals for external and internal clients and lead the input to projects from desk study and feasibility through ground investigation and interpretation to final design
• You will provide technical steer to allow development of conceptual site models, interpret soil/groundwater data, and progress projects through to remediation.
• This role requires client facing delivery, project management, commercial and contract management, mentoring and line management of junior staff, and ensuring regulatory compliance

Come & Grow With Us.

Become part of our dynamic Investigations and Remediation Solutions business, which boasts over 100 technical experts across the UK & Ireland working as one collaborative team. Our award winning team specialise in the assessment and remediation of contaminated sites, employing cutting-edge technologies and strategic approaches.

We work collaboratively with colleagues and clients in a multi-disciplinary environment to deliver a variety of captivating projects, from small initiatives to large-scale ventures, all the way from concept to completion. Here, you’ll thrive in an inclusive and forward-thinking environment where your contributions are valued.

Enjoy the Perks.

At AECOM you’ll enjoy a range of core and personalised benefits designed to support your future and well-being, customised to fit your lifestyle. Take advantage of career development opportunities, our flexible hybrid working model to ensure a work-life balance that suits your lifestyle, technical practice networks, AECOM University, and volunteering days. AECOM invests in Contaminated Land 101 Training to diversify skills in the brownfield sector.

Qualifications

Ready to push the limits of what’s possible?

Here’s what we’re looking for:

• A degree in an environmental, science or engineering-based subject and have Chartered status through a recognised institution like the Institution of Environmental Sciences (IES) or The Geological Society of London. Others will also be considered.
• Experience in managing the commercial and contractual aspects of project delivery.
• Experience in client and stakeholder management.
• Proven expertise in producing, reviewing, and approving technical reports.
• Wide range of experience, knowledge and skills in contaminated land assessment and management.
• Proven understanding of contaminated land assessment regulations and guidance.
• Understanding of CDM regulations and site management.
• Hands on experience within field investigation, including site management, drilling supervision, collection of soil, groundwater, vapour and ground gas samples, or the supervision of remediation activities.
• Development of robust conceptual site models.
• Qualitative and/or quantitative risk assessment.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work closely and collaboratively with colleagues and clients in a multi-disciplinary environment.
• Clean driving licence, and willing to travel within the UK