Geoenvironmental Consultant

Arcadis is the world’s leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets. We are more than 34,000 people in over 30 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

We are looking for a consultant at the start of their career, ideally having experience on projects associated with the Defence sector or redevelopment of former defence facilities. Previous experience would be beneficial for the management and completion of Phase 1 and 2 Land Quality Assessments in accordance with the DIO task directives.

As a geo‑environmental consultant, you will be an integrated member of our UK‑wide team, working in project teams to undertake data collection, site management, task management, reporting and interpretation of results on a wide range of geo‑environmental projects.

We are looking for a consultant at the start of their career, who has experience of supporting on land contamination and/or ground condition assessments. As part of the Geo‑environmental team you will have the opportunity to work on a wide range of projects and conduct a variety of different tasks including ground investigations, environmental sampling, technical report writing, environmental risk assessment, development of material management plans and waste classification that will impact the success of those projects.

In return, you will join an award‑winning team and be part of one of the global top 3 consultants within the field. Working across various projects, you will have the opportunity to work alongside international technical experts and continue building on your experience. Our environmental team works closely with our global colleagues to share knowledge and collaborate on projects all over the world.

The location for this role can be selected from:
Cambridge, Guildford, Bristol, Birmingham, Cardiff, Leeds, Manchester, Edinburgh and Glasgow.

• Desk studies and preliminary risk assessments.
• Field based work undertaken across the UK, including:
• Site management of ground investigations and associated works, with a strong focus on health and safety management and documentation.
• The collection of site characterisation data, including soil & groundwater sampling, the logging of soils to appropriate British Standards and undertaking suitable in‑situ field testing.
• The collection of environmental samples and management of sample collection paperwork, and scheduling for laboratory analysis.
• The compilation of site data for factual reports, and development of interpretive reports including conceptual site models and undertaking of generic risk assessments.
• Work collaboratively with other sectors/disciplines to ensure the integrity of the overall project.
• Produce project outputs (e.g. documentation, reports, specifications) and ensure that they meet or exceed client expectations and Arcadis requirements and comply with relevant national standards and codes of practice.
• Develop effective working relationships with the Project Manager and with the client and ensure effective communication of progress and changes and the resolution of issues.
• Develop and maintain a good understanding of the services delivered by Arcadis, of the client’s business and the industry sector to facilitate personal networking and to consolidate personal and company credibility in the industry.

• BSc qualified (or higher) in Geology, Environmental Geoscience, Environmental Science or similar, or equivalent.
• Entry level experience of working in geo‑environmental projects (i.e. contamination or geotechnical).
• Ideally existing SC clearance.
• Ideally previous experience in working on defence sector projects.
• Ability to work both independently, within a local office‑based team, and larger multidisciplinary teams to deliver projects to tight deadlines and budgets.
• Experience of working on site and in supervising contractors e.g. drillers.
• Proficient report writer – Environmental Phase 1 & 2.
• An awareness of…