At a Glance
- Tasks: Oversee soil and groundwater remediation activities on a major carbon capture project.
- Company: Join a leading firm in environmental remediation and construction.
- Benefits: Competitive day rate, flexible hours, and hands-on experience in a vital industry.
- Other info: Dynamic site-based role with opportunities for professional growth.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in environmental sustainability while gaining valuable skills.
- Qualifications: Experience in soil remediation and supervising subcontractors required.
Location: Talacre, North Wales (fully site-based)
Start: After notice period
Duration: 9-12 months expected during construction phase
Hours: Up to 5.5 days per week (half a day Saturday as and when required)
Rate: Negotiable day rate – please tell us your expectations
IR35: Outside IR35
Role
Reporting to the Construction Site Manager, you will oversee specialist remediation subcontractors and ensure the safe, compliant and efficient delivery of remediation activities across the site. You will coordinate remediation works alongside wider construction activities while ensuring compliance with environmental regulations, project requirements, approved methodologies and principal contractor standards.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide oversight of soil remediation activities, including soil classification, contaminated soil management, waste management, soil treatment, and soil reuse decisions.
- Supervise and monitor the subcontractor's daily soil and groundwater remediation activities, ensuring compliance with RAMS, remediation strategies, contaminated land management requirements, and principal contractor standards.
- Coordinate soil remediation and contaminated land remediation works with other construction and site operations to prevent clashes and maintain safe working conditions.
- Oversee groundwater remediation and groundwater management activities, including pumping, treatment systems, groundwater monitoring, contamination control, and discharge management.
- Ensure all soil remediation, soil reuse, and contaminated material reuse decisions comply with CL:AIRE DoWCoP, the Materials Management Plan, remediation objectives, and project-specific reuse criteria.
- Monitor environmental controls associated with soil remediation works, including dust suppression, odour management, noise mitigation, contaminated runoff control, and surface water protection.
- Review and sign off subcontractor daily records relating to soil remediation activities, including waste transfer notes, contaminated soil tracking records, stockpile logs, remediation validation records, and site diaries.
- Monitor the performance of remediation subcontractors and ensure remediation activities are delivered safely, efficiently, and in accordance with approved remediation methodologies.
- Support the implementation of contaminated land remediation strategies, soil management plans, and groundwater remediation programmes across the site.
- Conduct inspections and audits of soil remediation and environmental remediation activities to verify compliance with project requirements and environmental regulations.
- Maintain full compliance with CDM Regulations, principal contractor responsibilities, and all health, safety, environmental, and remediation-related requirements throughout the remediation programme.
Requirements
- Proven experience within soil remediation, contaminated land remediation, or similar environmental remediation projects (oil & gas, power, energy, etc.).
- Experience supervising subcontractors on live construction or industrial project sites.
- Strong understanding of contaminated land management, soil classification, and waste management practices.
- Knowledge of site investigation and remediation processes.
- Experience applying soil remediation techniques on construction or industrial projects.
- CSCS Supervisor Card (or equivalent).
- SSSTS or SMSTS certification.
If you are interested to learn more about this opportunity, please reach out to Jasmine White at Ceto Talent – Recruiter on behalf of the client.
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