Land Quality Consultant

Arup’s purpose, shared values and collaborative approach have set us apart for 80 years, guiding how we shape a better world. Arup’s land quality team forms part of the Specialist Environmental Services business, covering a range of environmental specialisms within the Climate and Sustainability Services group. The land quality team coordinate, manage and produce contaminated land assessments, working with a variety of technical disciplines on a wide range of different types of development. The team have expertise in the assessment of ground contamination, material and waste management, environmental permitting, due diligence and water quality.

The Opportunity

We are seeking an energetic, enthusiastic environmental consultant to work within our land quality team to support delivery of projects. The position is for an Environmental Consultant to work within our Climate and Sustainability Services business in London. You will support delivery of contaminated land assessments for projects. Clients will include private developers, public sector authorities and other organisations. You will be working in a multi-disciplinary environment alongside other environmental, planning, engineering and urban design specialists, and will work closely with technical disciplines (both internal and external to Arup) to deliver high-quality environmental consultancy services in contaminated land and brownfield development.

You will be responsible for:

• Supporting technical delivery of contaminated land assessments.
• Collaborating with and delegating work to junior staff supporting the delivery of contaminated land assessments.
• Writing environmental reports including preparing ground conditions/contamination chapters in environmental statements.
• Supporting ground investigations working with ground investigation contractors and liaising with client teams.
• Assisting with project management activities including programming and budget control.
• Interfacing with multi-disciplinary project teams.
• Assisting with contaminated land team business development and marketing.
• Contributing to bids and presentations.

Is this role right for you?

The individual will require the following knowledge, skills and attributes:

• Honours degree in a relevant subject.
• Member of a relevant institute (e.g. CIWEM, IES, Geological Society of London, RSC) and working towards Chartered status.
• Knowledge of working within a commercial environment, including client liaison, programme and time management, quality assurance and financial/budget control.
• An awareness of contaminated land assessment from initial land acquisitions, through desk study, investigation and assessment to remediation and to final remediation verification is essential.
• A basic understanding, in some other areas of brownfield development would be useful which could include waste classification, excavated materials management including the use of the DoWCoP, environmental permitting, and Environmental Impact Assessment.
• Awareness in other areas would be advantageous such as asbestos in soils, hydrogeology, DQRA, specific remediation techniques, ground gas or vapour assessment or other topics such as radiologically contaminated land.

Unfortunately, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK at the time of application and for the duration of employment. Any offer made will be subject to satisfactory proof of immigration status.

What we offer you:

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 recognises 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. We also provide Private medical insurance, Life assurance, Accident insurance and Income protection cover. In addition, you’ll have access to flexible benefits to help you look after all aspects of your wellbeing and give you the freedom and flexibility to find the best solutions for you, your family, and your individual needs.

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 (within legal limits), 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. We are an open environment that embraces diverse experiences, perspectives, and ideas – this drives our excellence.