Location
Redcar / Teesside

Hours
Full Time

Salary
Negotiable

About the Role
Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets. With over 34,000 people across more than 30 countries, we are dedicated to improving quality of life by solving complex challenges together. We are seeking a Geoenvironmental Consultant at the start of their career, ideally with experience on Defence sector projects or redevelopment of former defence facilities.

As a geoenvironmental consultant, you will be an integral member of our UK-wide team, working on a wide range of geo-environmental projects. Your responsibilities will include data collection, site and task management, reporting, and interpretation of results. You will support land contamination and ground condition assessments, conduct ground investigations, environmental sampling, technical report writing, environmental risk assessments, development of material management plans, and waste classification.

You will have the opportunity to work alongside international technical experts within an award-winning team, part of one of the global top 3 consultancies in this field. Our environmental team collaborates globally to share knowledge and deliver impactful projects worldwide.

Key accountabilities include desk studies and preliminary risk assessments; fieldwork across the UK including site management of ground investigations with a strong focus on health and safety; collection and logging of soil and groundwater samples to British Standards; management of sample collection paperwork and scheduling laboratory analysis; compilation of factual and interpretive reports including conceptual site models and generic risk assessments; collaboration with other disciplines to ensure project integrity; production of project outputs that meet client and Arcadis standards; and maintaining effective communication with project managers and clients.

You will also develop a strong understanding of Arcadis services, client business, and industry sectors to build personal and company credibility.

Experience
- Entry level experience in geo-environmental projects such as contamination or geotechnical assessments
- Experience supporting land contamination and ground condition assessments
- Experience working on site and supervising contractors (e.g. drillers)
- Ideally previous experience on Defence sector projects
- Proficient report writing skills for Environmental Phase 1 & 2 assessments
- Awareness of risks associated with geo-environmental investigations including health & safety, budgetary, and technical considerations

About you
- Ability to work independently, within a local office team, and as part of larger multidisciplinary teams
- Strong communication skills to maintain effective relationships with clients and project teams
- Motivated to work towards professional membership and chartership
- Holds or is working towards Security Clearance (SC) is desirable

Qualifications
- BSc degree or higher in Geology, Environmental Geoscience, Environmental Science or a related discipline, or equivalent
- Clean and valid UK driving licence held for at least 12 months