Location
London

Hours
Full Time

Salary
Competitive, commensurate with experience

About the Role
We are seeking a Principal or Associate Geo-Environmental Consultant to join our London team within the Geo-Environmental Business Unit. This unit includes Land Quality, Ground Investigation, and Groundwater & Geothermal disciplines, delivering diverse projects across sectors such as Energy, Defence, Water, Property, and Government Services. As part of a 100-strong team, you will contribute to delivering technically excellent, client-focused, and well-managed projects. You will collaborate with specialists in land quality, environmental due diligence, ground investigation, groundwater, and geotechnical fields to provide holistic solutions tailored to client needs. The role involves close cooperation with geo-environmental teams across offices and with planning, environment, and engineering specialists. This is an excellent opportunity to advance your career by working on contaminated land, site investigation, remediation, and brownfield redevelopment projects across various market sectors. Key responsibilities include line management, driving business development, nurturing client relationships, preparing bids and proposals, project and financial management, leading ground investigation design and oversight, report writing and review, undertaking or reviewing Quantitative Risk Assessments, and mentoring junior team members.

Experience
- Minimum of 8 years post-graduate experience in geology, engineering geology, environmental science, or related fields.
- Proven project management skills including team coordination, resource control, quality assurance, budget and programme management.
- Experience delivering projects safely and to high technical standards.
- Strong understanding of health, safety, and environmental management.
- Knowledge of contaminated land technical guidance, Part 2A legislation, and development planning regime.
- Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain strong client relationships.
- Experience driving business growth is advantageous.
- Familiarity with current standards and guidance for investigation, assessment, and remediation of contaminated land.

About you
- Strong communicator with excellent teamwork skills but able to work independently and use initiative.
- Motivated to support and grow the land quality business regionally, nationally, and internationally.
- Committed to mentoring and supporting junior team members.

Qualifications
- Degree in geology, engineering geology, environmental science, or related subject.
- Professional qualifications such as SQP under NQMS, QP under DoWCoP, SoBRA Risk Assessor are advantageous.
- Chartered status or working towards chartership is preferred.