Senior Scientist - Contaminated Land

RPS; Belfast; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting and engineering firm in Northern Ireland is seeking a Senior Scientist/Engineer to manage contaminated land investigations. Candidates should have a degree in relevant fields and strong project management experience. This role requires excellent communication skills and a good understanding of contaminated land legislation. The firm offers progression and development opportunities.

Benefits

Accredited training provider

Personal development plans

Career progression opportunities

Qualifications

• 5+ years of post-graduate experience in contaminated land or geo-environmental engineering.
• Working towards Chartership with a relevant body (e.g., CIWEM, IEMA, Geo Soc).
• Knowledgeable in current UK contaminated land guidance and legislation.

Responsibilities

• Manage contaminated land investigations and remediation projects.
• Prepare technical reports including Preliminary Risk Assessments and Quantitative Risk Assessments.
• Supervise and mentor junior staff.

Skills

Project management

Technical report writing

Communication skills

Ground investigations management

Education

Degree in geology, engineering geology, hydrogeology or relevant environmental science

Postgraduate qualification such as Master’s degree

Tools

GIS software

Job description

Overview

RPS Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

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What You’ll Be Doing

• Project management and delivery of contaminated land investigations and remediation projects on time, within budget and in line with appropriate quality standards.
• Site supervision of works throughout Northern Ireland including procuring and managing ground investigations.
• Preparing technical reports including Preliminary Risk Assessments (Desk Study) and Quantitative Risk Assessments (GQRA/DQRA).
• Attending client and design team meetings.
• Preparing presentations.
• Managing financial budgets of job tasks.
• Preparing bids and fee quotations for new work.
• Supervision and mentoring of junior staff including undertaking review of technical reports and providing constructive feedback.

Who We’re Looking For

Key attributes required for the position are sound technical knowledge, enthusiasm, self-motivation and excellent verbal and written communication skills. The role will require a mixture of site and office-based work, but this may vary with workload.

You will hold a degree in geology, engineering geology, hydrogeology or a relevant environmental science discipline. A postgraduate qualification such as a Master’s degree is beneficial. You should be working towards Chartership with a relevant body (e.g., CIWEM, IEMA, Geo Soc). You will have substantial post-graduate experience in contaminated land or geo-environmental engineering, including managing projects through the full lifecycle, and a strong understanding of current UK contaminated land guidance, legislation and development planning. You should be able to undertake self-directed research to stay abreast of new trends in the field.

• Experienced with designing, procuring, managing and supervising ground investigations on site, including soil logging and sampling, groundwater and ground gas monitoring; able to make informed decisions on site and manage subcontractors.
• Knowledgeable in current practice and guidance for investigation and remediation of contaminated land; able to produce detailed technical reports (Phase 1 PRA, Phase 2 GQRA/DQRA).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; able to write clear, concise and technically robust reports.
• Confident in managing projects as they grow and evolve.
• Good understanding of health, safety and environmental management; proactive in encouraging safe practices.
• Team player with strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• A full clean driving license.

Desirable

• Experience in WM3-compliant waste classifications using HazWasteOnline.
• Environmental due diligence assessments.
• Confident in using GIS software.

What’s in it for you?

We’re an accredited training provider offering progression from entry level to master’s degree level qualifications in leadership and management, and executive coaching and mentoring. We support learning and development for everyone. A personal development plan and a transparent career pathway put you in the driving seat of your career, with support as far as you want to go.

About RPS

We’re part of a global team: on 24 January 2023 RPS became a Tetra Tech company. With 28,000 employees across more than 550 offices in more than 120 countries, Tetra Tech is a leading global provider of consulting and engineering services. As a Tetra Tech company, RPS offers market-leading development and project opportunities.

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