Senior Hydrogeologist in Shrewsbury

We have a great opportunity for a dynamic and motivated Senior Hydrogeologist to join our Hydrogeology team at H Fraser Consulting. The successful candidate will be an important part of a small, innovative and technically excellent team, helping deliver projects across the UK. We are looking for a highly motivated, proactive, confident, and ambitious individual with excellent communication, writing and presentation skills, and proven experience in the field of hydrogeology.

You will be involved in a range of projects, and will need a strong track record in technical, commercial, and project management skills. You will also provide important input into business strategy, particularly in relation to development of services within your technical specialism. H Fraser Consulting has a strong ethos of using our skills to harmonise human endeavour with the earth systems that support us. As part of the team, you will help develop and deliver the Company’s commitment to sharing knowledge and benefitting our professional and local community, via our Development Fund which seeks to plough a proportion of profits back into water related community projects that all staff can contribute to.

Terms

• Hours: Flexible 37.5 hours per week
• Time off in Lieu/overtime arrangements to ensure work-life balance
• Location: Shrewsbury but with an expectation of travel to meet project needs
• Pension: Company contribution of 4% of salary to the company workplace pension scheme
• Health and Wellbeing bonus: £35 per month to an activity of your choice promoting health and well-being, on provision of receipts
• Company profit share: Profits (net of Director’s dividend) are divided between staff bonuses, community projects and further company development

Role competencies and experience

• Strong and technically experienced hydrogeologist with 5+ years experience, specifically to:
• Manage and direct projects and tasks within your specialist area and communicate with internal team and external clients
• Be involved in all aspects of successful project delivery including risk identification, project set-up, tracking progress against budgets, client management, and ensuring high quality deliverables to strengthen client relationships
• Provide specialist hydrogeological support to water resources/environmental projects; and/or, built development/industry/landfill/contaminated land projects
• Interpret and develop robust conceptual site models, large data sets, risk assessments and numerical models, with a strength in preparing and reviewing technical information and reports
• Keep abreast of technical innovation, and ensure that our advice adds value and complies with recognised best practice, technical guidance and legislation
• Further experience in numerical groundwater modelling such as MODFLOW or FEFLOW would be welcomed.

The successful candidate must also have:

• Excellent attitude to teamwork and a strong desire to learn and develop your career further
• Ability to identify new business opportunities/clients in collaboration with the wider team and other Directors
• Field experience of different drilling techniques in a variety of geological settings, the collection of soil, groundwater and surface water monitoring data, and aquifer testing
• Experience in delegating workload to team members and mentoring more junior staff development
• Degree (BSc / BEng) in relevant subject preferably with relevant Masters (MSc) or post graduate qualification
• Must be chartered with GeolSoc, IES, IEMA, CIWEM or equivalent
• A UK Driving licence is required

We are developing a team with a strong commitment to high quality work supported by sound science. We are committed to creating a culture that puts the wellbeing and professional development of our staff at the core of what we do and are very interested in using our skills and knowledge to wider benefit in our communities, and in developing teaching and training services. We look forward to welcoming the successful candidate to our growing team.