Associate Geo-environmental Consultant


Location
Reading, United Kingdom
Hours
Full Time
Salary
Competitive salary and benefits package
About the Role
Stantec is a leading multidisciplinary engineering and design consultancy with a strong Environmental Consulting Community of Practice. We are seeking a highly motivated Associate Geo-environmental Consultant to join our established ground engineering team based in Reading. You will contribute to multi-disciplinary projects as part of our regional development capability and be part of a national community of ground engineering professionals. Our team provides contaminated land, geotechnical, and geo-hazard consultancy services to the land development and infrastructure sectors, working holistically to deliver value-driven solutions. You will be involved in a range of local and national projects including investigation, assessment, remediation, and redevelopment of brownfield land, as well as supporting infrastructure and energy projects. This role requires technical and commercial skills to take day-to-day responsibility for project delivery, ensuring technical quality, budget adherence, and programme management. You will collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams, clients, sub-contractors, and other professionals. Stantec prides itself on a friendly, inclusive, and collaborative culture, offering agile and flexible working arrangements, industry-leading training, and exciting projects.
Experience
- Extensive postgraduate experience in land quality assessment and contaminated site management within a consulting environment
- Proven ability to design, manage, and supervise ground investigations
- Skilled in interpreting soil, water, and gas data and producing comprehensive risk assessments and reports, including GQRA and ideally DQRA and EIA
- Experience in related disciplines such as hydrogeology, geotechnics, and earthworks is advantageous
- Demonstrated experience in managing projects within budget and providing technical leadership to junior team members
About you
- Ambitious team player with strong technical and commercial skills
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to write clear and persuasive proposals
- Willingness to travel to UK offices and sites
- Holds a full, clean UK driving licence
Qualifications
- Degree in a relevant field such as geology, hydrogeology, chemistry, or environmental science
- Highly preferred postgraduate qualification
- Chartered or actively working towards chartership with a recognised professional body
- Additional certifications such as SoBRA, RoGEP, or CL:AIRE DoW:CoP are highly valued





















