Geo-environmental Engineer

Kiloh Associates, a LaBella Company, specializes in civil, structural, geotechnical, and environmental engineering for the property and energy markets across the UK. We engineer solutions for small domestic alteration to a complete new build for the retail, industrial, education, health, energy or housing sectors. Kiloh Associates is proud to be ISO9001:2015 and ISO14001:2015 certified, delivering local engineering solutions tailored to the specific needs of local clients.

Roles and Responsibilities

The ideal candidate will be an early careers professional with experience in Phase 1 and Phase 2 geo-environmental and geotechnical site investigations. Experience in soil and/or groundwater remediation will be beneficial but not essential.

The candidate should have experience with the following:

• Supervision of site investigations including:
• Oversight of drilling contractors performing works using various drilling techniques – windowless sampler, cable percussive, rotary, sonic and cone penetration testing;
• Oversight of contractors performing trial pitting including machine and hand excavated pits;
• Logging to British Standards and preparation of environmental and geotechnical logging records in OpenGround;
• Performing field testing using methods such as hand penetrometer, hand shear vane, and environmental screening using Photo-Ionisation Detector (PID);
• Sampling of soils for geo-environmental and geotechnical laboratory analysis;
• Groundwater sampling using disposal bailers or low flow methodologies;
• Ground gas and soil vapour monitoring using a landfill gas analyser or a PID;
• Writing up site data to support report writing;
• Preparing desk study reports and conducting site walkovers for Phase 1 reports and due diligence purposes; and,
• Preparing Phase 2 reports including factual reporting on site investigation works, data screening, and preliminary risk assessment.

Qualifications and Skills Required:

• Excellent organisation, communication, interpersonal and analytical skills;
• Ability to work independently as well as within a project team with excellent problem solving and writing, skills;
• Must possess a full UK driving license and be prepared to work away from home for short term assignments (typically less than one week but occasionally longer); and
• Must have the right to work in the UK without sponsorship.
• BSc or higher (preferably post-graduate qualification, such as MSc) in geology, geo-environmental or geotechnical engineering type discipline; and,
• Understanding of relevant contaminated land guidance LCRM, NHBC, CIRIA, Eurocode and British Standards.

This role offers the opportunity to join a supportive and growing consultancy where you can combine technical excellence with genuine career progression within a friendly supportive team. You will have the autonomy to lead projects and develop client relationships while working alongside experienced engineering professionals across multiple disciplines.

We offer:

• A competitive salary and benefits package.
• Flexible and hybrid working arrangements.
• A varied portfolio of technically interesting projects across Scotland and the UK.
• Opportunities for professional development and chartership.
• A collaborative, supportive working environment.
• The opportunity to influence and grow our and your hydrology and hydrogeology capability.
• A clear pathway for progression into technical, project management and senior leadership roles.

If you are an experienced Geo-environmental Engineer looking for an opportunity where you can make a real contribution to both project delivery and the continued growth of an engineering consultancy, we would be keen to hear from you.

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