Location
Manchester with regular travel across the UK, particularly the Midlands and South West.

Hours
Full Time - Flexible and hybrid working arrangements available, including remote work and occasional site visits.

Salary
Competitive salary, negotiable based on experience.

About the Role
An excellent opportunity has arisen for an experienced Senior Geo-Environmental Consultant to join Bridgewater Consultancy, a successful and expanding environmental and engineering consultancy at an exciting stage of growth. The business is growing its regional presence, recently opened a new office in Guildford, and is expanding its team to support a strong pipeline of environmental, geotechnical, and regeneration projects across the UK. The company values investment in its people, offering genuine long-term progression opportunities.

As a Senior Geo-Environmental Consultant, you will manage and deliver geo-environmental projects involving site investigation, environmental sampling, risk assessment, reporting, and remediation support. You will work independently and as part of a project team, liaising with clients, subcontractors, laboratories, and colleagues. The role includes office-based reporting and project management alongside regular site work.

Key Responsibilities
- Organise and supervise intrusive ground investigations including trial pitting, window sampling, cable percussion and rotary drilling
- Conduct site walkovers and environmental site assessments
- Undertake soil, groundwater, surface water and ground-gas monitoring and sample collection
- Prepare accurate field records, logs, and monitoring data
- Coordinate subcontractors, drilling teams, and laboratories ensuring safe and compliant site works
- Prepare Phase 1 desk studies, preliminary risk assessments, and Phase 2 geo-environmental assessment reports
- Review and interpret laboratory data and develop conceptual site models
- Identify contamination risks, data gaps, and further investigation needs
- Contribute to human health and controlled waters risk assessments
- Provide clear, practical, and commercially focused recommendations
- Support remediation strategy development, verification and validation reporting
- Provide technical input on soil re-use, materials management, waste classification, and disposal advice
- Liaise with contractors and project teams during remediation works
- Manage projects from instruction through to completion including scopes, programmes, budgets, and delivery plans
- Maintain client relationships and support junior team members through mentoring
- Contribute to a collaborative, technically strong team culture

The consultancy offers a supportive and flexible working culture with a strong focus on technical quality, professional development, and practical project delivery.

Benefits
- Minimum 33 days' paid leave per year including public holidays
- Pension contributions
- Flexible and hybrid working options
- Training and support towards professional qualifications
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Medical/Health Cover
- Life Insurance

Inclusion and Diversity
The employer is committed to creating an inclusive and supportive working environment where individuals from all backgrounds are welcomed and respected.

Experience
- Minimum 5 years' UK geo-environmental consultancy experience
- Strong experience supervising site investigations and environmental sampling
- Experience preparing Phase 1 desk studies and Phase 2 geo-environmental reports
- Good understanding of contaminated land assessment and conceptual site modelling
- Experience interpreting soil, groundwater, gas, and laboratory data
- Knowledge of human health and controlled waters risk assessment
- Experience preparing clear, accurate technical reports
- Strong project delivery, organisational skills, and commercial awareness
- Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel regularly across the UK

About You
You are a capable and motivated geo-environmental professional confident in managing site investigations, interpreting data, preparing technical reports, and handling project responsibilities. You are organised, commercially aware, and comfortable working across multiple projects with a proactive approach to client communication and team collaboration.

Qualifications
- Degree in Environmental Science, Geology, Engineering Geology, Geoscience or a related discipline
- Membership of a relevant professional body is desirable
- Working towards Chartered status is advantageous

Desirable Experience
- Preparing remediation strategies and validation or verification reports
- Knowledge of materials management and waste classification
- Familiarity with CL:AIRE, DoWCoP, and contaminated land guidance
- Experience mentoring junior consultants
- Experience preparing fee proposals or supporting tenders