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Ground Investigation Consultant

Manchester Full-Time 36000 - 60000 £ / year (est.) No home office possible

At a Glance

Tasks: Join our team as a Ground Investigation Consultant, managing site data and reporting on diverse projects.
Company: Arcadis is a global leader in sustainable design and consultancy, dedicated to improving quality of life.
Benefits: Enjoy flexible working locations across the UK and collaborate with international experts.
Why this job: Make a real impact on infrastructure projects while developing your skills in a supportive environment.
Qualifications: BSc in Geology or Earth Science, with 18 months experience in geo-environmental projects required.
Other info: We prioritise equality, diversity, and inclusion, fostering a workplace where everyone can thrive.

The predicted salary is between 36000 - 60000 £ per year.

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Arcadis is the world\’s leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are more than 36,000 people, in over 70 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.

Role description:

As a ground investigation consultant, you will be an integrated member of our UK-wide Site Evaluation and Restoration team, collecting and managing site and laboratory data, undertaking site and task management, and reporting on a wide range of ground investigation projects. Working as part of our Ground Investigation Contracting capability you will support clients across all sectors but with a focus on infrastructure such as rail, highways and waterways, by conducting a variety of different tasks including ground investigation management, supervision and technical report writing. A high proportion of the work will be spent on client sites, providing site investigation services.

We are looking for an established ground investigation practitioner from consultancy or contractor background, who is looking for the next step in their career. As part of our ground investigation capability you will have the opportunity to work on a wide range of projects and sectors and there will be opportunity to broaden your skills within our geo-environmental consultancy team including land quality and engineering geology assessments.

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 geo-environmental team works closely with our global colleagues to share knowledge and collaborate on projects all over the world.

There is flexibility as to your choice of location within the UK and you can select any of the following offices: Warrington, Manchester, Bristol or Cardiff. Most of the work will be across sites in the South and Southeast, and Northwest.

Role accountabilities:

Task management including supply chain co-ordination and procurement
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, rock & groundwater sampling.
The logging of soil and rock to appropriate British Standards and undertaking in-situ field testing.
The scheduling of samples for laboratory analysis
The compilation of factual ground investigation reports

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.

Qualifications & Experience:

BSc qualified (or higher) in Geology, or equivalent Earth Science.
Experience of working on site and in supervising contractors e.g. drillers
Minimum of 18 months experience of working on geo-environmental projects (i.e. geotechnical or contamination)
An awareness of hazards and risk management associated with ground investigations, including health & safety, budgetary and technical considerations.
SSSTS / SMSTS preferable
Proficient report writer – Factual Ground Investigation Reporting
Working towards professional membership and chartership.
Desired – Rail / Highway sector experience

Why Arcadis?

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone\’s contribution matters. It’s why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.

You’ll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you’ll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you.

Together, we can create a lasting legacy.

Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We believe that by working together diverse people with different experiences develop the most innovative ideas. Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the heart of how we improve quality of life and we work closely with our people across six ED&I Workstreams: Age, Disability, Faith, Gender, LGBT+ and Race. A diverse and skilled workforce is essential to our success.

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