Environmental Consultant

Job Description Overview

Are you ready to take the next step in your material management and waste career journey? Atkins

Réalis is seeking a pro‑active and enthusiastic Environmental Consultant to join our award‑winning Sustainable Land and Resource Management Practice.

Based in the North East UK (Newcastle / Stockton / Leeds) (with flexible hybrid working), you will be part of an award‑winning group of material management, waste and contaminated land experts delivering innovative solutions to major UK infrastructure projects, across the transportation, energy, buildings and places and water markets.

This is a fantastic opportunity to work alongside industry leaders, contributing to high‑profile projects, and grow your career in a supportive, collaborative, multi‑disciplinary environment.

• Preparation and delivery of a wide variety of reports including material management plans (MMPs), verification reports, environmental waste permit applications, waste sampling plans, ground investigation/sampling reports and risk assessments.
• Undertake waste classification using Haz Waste online.
• Design, organise and undertake ground investigations to obtain information for materials and waste assessments.
• Managing the implementation and verification of a MMPs/environmental waste permits, this may require ad‑hoc working out of a client office or on site.
• Auditing of contractors to assess if they are compliant with material management plans, environmental waste permits and waste legislation.
• Liaison with clients, stakeholders, regulators, contractors, and other internal disciplines.
• Work effectively as part of a team and with other professionals (environmental scientists, engineers, planners) to provide a consistent and integrated service to our clients.
• Compliance with Health and Safety Policies and Procedures, including preparing health and safety plans and managing health and safety on site.
• 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.
• Management of own work including supporting senior management to ensure projects are delivered on‑time, on budget and to quality and client expectations.

• Degree qualified in a relevant engineering or science subject (e.g. geology, geography, hydrogeology, chemistry, earth sciences, environmental science).
• Working towards Chartered Membership of relevant professional body.
• Relevant post‑graduate experience, with a track record in delivering work on‑time, on budget and to quality and client expectations.
• Demonstratable understanding of material management, earthworks and/or waste aspects on a development site including understanding of relevant codes of practice and industry standards / guidance (e.g. Definition of Waste: Development Industry Code of Practice and Technical Guidance WM3 etc).
• Experience in relevant site‑based ground investigation and sampling work including undertaking soil logging, monitoring/sampling and providing supervision and management of contractors undertaking trial pitting and drilling activities on brownfield sites.
• Good organisational skills and an appetite for undertaking outdoor work in all weathers (alongside a variety of desk‑based tasks) are essential.
• Keen team player keen to learn and make a difference.
• Full UK driving licence and the ability and willingness to travel throughout the UK and work from client offices / sites.
• Is trained in how to use Haz Waste Online .
• Has attended the CL:
  
  AIRE ‘Definition of Waste:
  Code of Practice’ Training or has experience of writing MMPs.

Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive – at every stage of your life and your career. Enjoy competitive salaries, employee rewards and a brilliant range of benefits you can tailor to suit your own health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle choices. Make the most of a myriad of opportunities for training and professional development to grow your skills and expertise.

And combine our hybrid working culture and flexible holiday allowances to balance a great job and fulfilling personal life.

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