Senior Environmental Consultant (Geo Environment)

Are you looking for your next career step? Do you want the opportunity to work on a broad range of projects, utilising your environmental skills and experience to help support our clients through the regeneration of brownfield and greenfield sites? This role will provide you with this opportunity whilst working within a market leading environmental consultancy team.

Our Environment Group has been providing environmental solutions for our clients for over 30 years in the UK. We offer a comprehensive range of environmental services to support all sizes and types of development. From high profile infrastructure projects such as Dogger Bank Offshore Wind Farms and Sizewell C Nuclear Power Station to carbon management, climate resilience, locally-driven habitat enhancement and wider biodiversity net gain projects. We combine market-leading technical excellence, across the range of environmental disciplines, with a clear understanding of clients ambitions, needs and pressures.

We specialise in geo environmental support for complex infrastructure developments and operations. We have successfully supported our clients in delivering sustainable projects in sectors including energy, industry, restoration projects, residential and port redevelopment. Due to continued growth in a variety of markets including onshore redevelopment we are looking to grow our team.

We are seeking an enthusiastic, optimistic, conscientious and talented person with excellent communication skills and technical ability in relation to the detailed geo environmental assessment reports for human health and controlled waters.

You will hold a degree in geology, engineering geology or a relevant environmental science discipline. It is also required that you have a full, preferably clean, driving licence.

Desirable Attributes

• Masters degree in a relevant discipline.
• A membership of an appropriate organisation with the aspirations to following a pathway to achieve professional qualifications.

This role might be right for you if you have:

• Experience in the delivery and writing of geo environmental desk based studies (preliminary environmental risk assessments) and general quantitative risk assessments to a high standard.
• A thorough working knowledge of the Thomas Telford Specification for Ground Investigation version 2 and version 3 (the Yellow Book).
• Experience in supervising and managing ground investigation including soil and rock logging and gas and groundwater sampling and monitoring in contaminated land.
• An excellent understanding of regulatory and legal requirements in relation to contaminated land.
• Experience in dealing with the planning process in relation to contaminated land.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, organisational, analytical and time management skills.
• Good interpersonal skills and the ability to work within a multidisciplinary team.

And If You Are

• Dependable, pro-active and self-motivated.
• Flexible and adaptive / innovative.

What we can offer you: Ambitious. Exciting. Lively. Collaborative. Dynamic. That’s how our colleagues describe our company. Want to contribute to Enhancing Society with your expertise? Be part of an open network where you’re connected with the brightest and smartest people and technologies? Join us!

You can look forward to growing your career in a dynamic workplace with development opportunities and support on your career path. We have flexible working models to ensure a balance of family and working life.

At Haskoning, you will join an independent, employee-owned international consultancy that combines engineering, design, and consultancy services with software and technology. Our mission, "Enhancing Society Together," drives us to create a positive impact on the world.

We offer purpose-driven and challenging work in diverse international projects, leveraging our 140+ years of expertise. With over 6,800 employees in more than 25 countries, we work together to turn challenges into opportunities and make a real impact on society.

At Haskoning, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered. Our mission of "Enhancing Society Together" drives us to create an environment that embraces everyone’s unique background, identity, and perspective. Regardless of your experience, background, age, gender, or other personal characteristics you are welcome here. We believe that diversity makes us stronger and that an inclusive culture gives everyone the opportunity to grow and contribute.

Location: Newcastle, Edinburgh, Liverpool, Manchester, Peterborough, Exeter, London or Brighton.