Senior Environmental Consultant

Socotec

  • Coventry
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 2 months ago
Senior Environmental Consultant, SOCOTEC, Competitive Salary, CoventryTo support our ambitious growth plans, we have a great opportunity to join our Environment and Safety Division. SOCOTEC provides a comprehensive range of environmental monitoring and consultancy services to help companies fulfil their legal obligations and to comply with environmental regulations. Our expert field teams provide national coverage and tailored services including site investigation, sampling and analysis, monitoring, interpretation and consultancy. Our qualified and highly talented field consultants provide environmental analysis, environmental monitoring and consultancy services to assist clients in complying with legislation.About the role:As a Senior Environmental Consultant you will take responsibility for the project management and technical leadership of contaminated land projects and environmental assessments. As part of your role, you will work within the wider environmental team assisting in delivery of technical and operational work.The base office will be in Coventry. SOCOTEC has offices across England, Scotland and Wales and, as well as work in the local area. The role will entail providing support to other SOCOTEC offices as required; this may entail periods of time away from home and a full driving licence is essential.This is an excellent opportunity for the right candidate to join a market leading business, in which you will be integral to delivering our future success. In return, we offer a competitive salary and all the benefits of working for a dynamic and growing organisation.You will:Your responsibilities will be wide ranging and encompass technical and commercial requirements, including those listed below:
  • Take a technical and commercial responsibility for the on time and on budget delivery of contaminated land and environmental assessment projects within the context of a wider environmental team.
  • Proposal writing.
  • Factual and Interpretative reporting.
  • Day to day training and mentoring of current and new junior team members.
  • Delivery of all work safely and in line with SOCOTEC's safety policies and procedures.
  • Providing excellent customer service to existing and new clients.
About you:We're looking for a professional, dynamic and motivated individual with ability to work alone and as part of a team. Communicative, organised, flexible and committed, you must also have:
  • A relevant scientific or environmental degree and at least 5 years' experience in geo-environmental/contaminated land consultancy.
  • Have practical work experience in the geo-environmental/contaminated land field and the waste industry, including supervision of sub-contractors, soil and groundwater sampling and monitoring.
  • Have previous experience in writing both contaminated land and waste reports, to include human health and controlled waters risk assessments.
  • Good IT skills and the ability to communicate effectively to a range of technical and non-technical audiences, both via concise, complete and accurate written communications and verbally.
  • Be willing to learn something new!
What's in it for you?As well as a competitive salary, we can offer you a wide range of benefits including 25 days holiday with the opportunity to buy more, an electric car scheme (where applicable), employee recognition schemes, family friendly support, employee benefits and discounts app, employee assistance programmes, and enhanced company pension. SOCOTEC UK are proud to be Disability Confident accredited.Why SOCOTEC?Here at SOCOTEC UK, we have over 2,000 colleagues across our divisions delivering world-class services to our customers. We provide an unrivalled range of testing, inspection, and certification services throughout the UK, and we deliver excellence to our customers by recruiting and retaining the very best industry talent. As a Senior Environmental Consultant, you will play a pivotal role in providing these services.We offer transversal career pathways as well as linear pathways, and we will support you in attaining a portfolio career in one place. Not to mention the possibility of working locally, nationally, or globally, in the office or remotely. We are committed to your personal and professional development, and you will be supported in every step of your journey with us. #YouGrowWeGrowThink you've got what it takes to add value to our success? We would love to hear from you and look forward to receiving your application.Building a safer and more sustainable world is the core mission we set out to achieve at SOCOTEC, it is at the heart of everything that we do. We are committed to acting as a key player in society, investing in innovative solutions to ensure social and environmental concerns are at the forefront of all of our business operations.

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