Senior Geotechnical / Geo-Environmental Consultant - West Midlands

|  BIRMINGHAM AREA  |

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Overview

• High familiarity with relevant standards, guidance and legislative background to the geo-environmental and geotechnical industry, helping to spread knowledge to junior staff
• Implementing and maintaining health and safety standards business-wide
• Conducting ground investigations involving various techniques, taking on the role of Project Manager for various schemes and delegating work to junior staff
• Producing project fee proposals and tenders
• Understanding commercial aspects of business and taking responsibility for project finances, with potential responsibility for invoicing projects
• Developing client relationships
• Checking and approving the work of junior staff including health and safety documentation, drawings, logs, calculations, factual and interpretive reports
• Helping to produce guides, template masters, identify and develop tools to improve quality and efficiency
• Mentoring junior staff
• Interpretive reports including Phase I/II geo-environmental assessments, qualitative and generic quantitative risk assessments, ground gas assessments, and geotechnical assessments
• Bespoke and complex technical assessments
• Preparing outlines and detailed remediation strategies with knowledge of a range of remediation techniques
• Undertaking remediation verification and reporting
• Managing earthworks and materials/waste management including knowledge of MMPs under the CL:AIRE DoWCoP
• Applying detailed knowledge of soil mechanics, determining characteristic values and calculation of foundation bearing capacities (shallow and deep foundations) and settlements
• Liaising and negotiating with regulators
• Complying with and assisting with updating/producing of internal policies and procedures within ISO standards

• Approximately 5+ years relevant industry background
• Degree (2:1 or above) in relevant subject (geology, environmental science, geotechnical engineering, civil engineering, physical geography etc.)
• Excellent IT skills and highly competent with MS Office
• Excellent problem solving/contingency planning skills with ability to adapt, finding quick, innovative and practical solutions
• A strong and exemplary work ethic, able to work effectively alone or as part of a team
• Full UK driving licence (manual transmission)

• Postgraduate degree or Masters in relevant subject
• Chartered Status
• Background with software packages such as AutoCAD, Holebase, Surfer, Geo5 etc.

• Salary £40,000 – £45,000
• Optional every second Friday off (extra ~26 days annually)
• Hybrid work when on optional 2FF working pattern (working slightly extended hours across the fortnight and you take every second Friday off).
• 23 days annual leave + bank holidays (increasing with service)
• Twice-yearly salary reviews and profit share scheme
• Enhanced 4% employer pension contribution
• £2,000 chartership bonus and full CPD/professional fees
• Overnight stay allowance + expenses
• Employee Assistance Programme and family-friendly policies
• Laptop, phone, company vehicles, and branded workwear
• Cycle-to-work scheme, referral bonus, and occasional home working

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To apply for the position of Senior Geotechnical / Geo-Environmental Consultant, please submit your current CV (ideally in Word format).

Due to high volume, we are unable to acknowledge every application. Bear in mind that if you are shortlisted you will be contacted in 7 days.

All Evan Craig vacancies require right to work in the UK.

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