Contaminated Land Consultant

Arup’s purpose, shared values and collaborative approach has set us apart for over 75 years, guiding how we shape a better world. Arup is an independent firm of designers, planners, engineers, consultants and technical specialists offering a broad range of professional services. Through our work, we make a positive difference in the world. We work with infrastructure developers, property companies, governments and landowners to embed effective management of land, air and water through planning, delivery and operation of new and retrofit projects.

Our service is comprehensive, including air quality, biodiversity, noise, community engagement, environmental assessment and management, land quality, water, resources and waste, and the maintenance and protection of historic environments. Shaped by our engineering heritage and informed by our wide range of complementary technical skills, we offer rigorous environmental assessments and management practice to inform and communicate a clear understanding of the environmental issues and opportunities.

In this role as an Environmental (contamination) Consultant, you’ll be working closely with other Arup teams (e.g. other environmental specialists, planners, geotechnical and building engineers and infrastructure civil engineers) to deliver integrated multi-disciplinary consultancy services to a wide range of different clients. There will be opportunities to promote other environmental teams, such as EIA, air quality, archaeology and ecology, through which you can develop broader environmental knowledge.

The main aspect of the role will be working on a wide variety of projects (in terms of scale, value, location and sector) assessing the contaminative status and formulating cost-effective and pragmatic remediation solutions, liaising with regulators and satisfying planning requirements. In this role, you’ll be largely office based, with some site work, for example, to supervise ground investigations and remediation projects. From time-to-time site work may be more intensive. There may be opportunities to work on short-term projects around the UK and even internationally.

Job tasks will include:

• Working under the direction of senior staff and disclosing work with graduates and other junior staff.
• Undertaking contamination desk studies and site inspections/audits.
• Designing and supervising contamination ground investigations/contractors, including site work, scheduling chemical testing and checking factual investigation reports and invoices.
• Assessing and managing data, particularly using GIS, OpenGround, Excel, risk assessment software and other tools such as 3D modelling in Leapfrog.
• Preparation of contamination assessment reports, risk assessments, remediation strategies and verification reports.
• Assisting senior staff during due diligence work.
• Preparing ground conditions/contamination chapters in environmental statements.
• Attend internal Arup and external client meetings and external stakeholder liaison.
• Assisting the team's research work, presentations and input into tenders.

We are looking for people with:

• Degree qualified in environmental science, chemistry, contaminated land, geological or hydrogeological or other related field, along with a postgraduate degree in a relevant subject.
• Working towards full membership of a relevant institution (CIWEM, IEMA, IES, Geological Society, RSC or equivalent) and considering chartership in the future.
• Previous contaminated land knowledge gained within a consulting environment.
• Some exposure of soil and waste management, waste classification, DQRA, hydrogeological assessment, due diligence and environmental permitting would be of benefit.

At Arup, we care about each member’s success, so we can grow together. Guided by our values, we provide an attractive total reward package that recognizes the contribution of each of our members to our shared success. As well as competitive, fair and equitable pay, we offer a career in which all of our members can belong, grow and thrive – through benefits that support health and wellbeing, a wide range of learning opportunities and many possibilities to have an impact through the work they do.

Different People, Shared Values. Arup is an equal opportunity employer that actively promotes and nurtures a diverse and inclusive workforce. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, regardless of age, gender identity or expression, marital status, disability, neurotype or mental health, race or ethnicity, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you’re pregnant or on family leave.