Contaminated Land / Geo-Environmental Consultant

Job Description

Progress your career and find your professional home at Ramboll. Be part of a supportive and engaging environment, where you can challenge and explore your professional interests, passions and curiosity in ways that make the most of all the opportunities ahead of you.

We value the things that make you unique. Underpinned by a culture of openness, understanding and respect, we’ll encourage you to shape your role to suit your working style, aspirations, and personal life.

At Ramboll, we offer a unique work environment. Our culture is built on openness, understanding, and respect, allowing you to shape your role to match your working style, aspirations, and personal life. Our Nordic heritage drives our commitment to improving conditions for people and nature through our projects. As a foundation-owned multinational company, the profit we make is reinvested into the company. This ensures the continued development of employees or is used to fund research, charity, and humanitarian projects. Our commitment to be 'The Partner for Sustainable Change' ensures your work makes a meaningful impact on people, communities, and the environment.

We invite you to be part of Ramboll’s strategic ambition and work with us to bring your experience to help close the gap to a sustainable future.

To succeed in this role, you should have previous relevant experience such as geo-environmental site investigations, assessments and reporting. An appropriate degree in geology, geography or an environmental subject is required. As part of your role, it will be necessary to complete site visits and site work, and full clean driving licence is required for the role.

We are particularly interested to hear from people with a strong interest in working for a company that is committed to creating a sustainable society where people and nature flourish.

Your new role

As our new Consultant/Senior Consultant, you will be part of our Site Solutions team based in Edinburgh. The role will involve being an active member of an established national team dedicated to Contaminated Land. You will be involved in the preparation and management of environmental and contaminated land assessments, supervising site investigations and environmental monitoring, undertaking site inspections and associated site works, and remediation supervision. This is a great opportunity to join a dynamic team of experts and build a successful career within the environmental consultancy sector.

Your key tasks and responsibilities will include:

• Phase 1 environmental site assessments.
• Undertaking desk-based research.
• Carrying out site visits.
• Soil/rock logging and environmental monitoring.
• A supporting/main role in Phase 2 environmental site investigations.
• Assessment and interpretation of soil and groundwater analytical data.
• Environmental risk assessment.
• Preparing factual and interpretative reports.
• Collaborating with colleagues in our multidisciplinary and international market, including Buildings, Transport, Energy, Water, Architecture and Landscape and Management Consulting.
• Contributing to Ramboll’s climate and sustainability commitments through the Site Solutions services we provide and the ways in which we work.

For the senior position, in addition to the above, the role will include:

• Supporting existing clients and helping to develop new client relationships.
• Project management of contaminated land and brownfield projects from start to finish.
• Providing technical expertise and mentoring of earlier career team members.
• Site supervision where senior expertise is needed, including site characterisation and remediation.

Your skills and experience

From the moment you join Ramboll, we will support your personal and professional development so that you continue to grow with the company.

For this role, we believe your starting point is:

• Bachelors or Masters’ level qualification in one or more of the following subjects: geology, geography, hydrogeology or an environmental science subject such as contaminated land.
• Full clean driving licence.
• Experience with IT packages including Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook.
• Be numerically competent.
• Excellent English communication skills, both oral and written.
• Competent and efficient report writing skills.

In addition, for the senior role, you will be expected to have experience supporting and developing early career colleagues, some client management experience, as well as managing project from start to finish with minimum input required.

Personal qualities that will help you succeed in this role include: a strong focus on safety, a collaborative style of working and the ability to develop trusted advisor relationships with clients and colleagues.

Benefits you will enjoy

• Investment in your development
• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Matched pension contributions
• Private medical cover and life assurance
• Flexible and hybrid work environment
• Never be short of inspiration from colleagues, clients, and projects 

How To Apply

Please submit your application. Be sure to include all relevant documents including your CV, cover letter outlining why you are interested in this role.

Deadline for application: 31st January 2025

Ramboll in the United Kingdom

Founded in Denmark, Ramboll is a foundation-owned people company. Ramboll has a proven track record of sustainable and responsible business and is a top ten engineering and environmental and sustainability consultancy in the UK, with more than 1,500 employees across 16 offices working towards a more sustainable future. Ramboll experts deliver innovative solutions across Buildings, Transport, Environment & Health, and Energy. Strong values guide what we do and drive an inclusive, collaborative, and highly flexible culture that values people and ideas. Explore and nurture your own passion, expertise, and creativity at Ramboll through work that benefits our people, partners, nature, and society.

An equal opportunity employer

Equality, diversity, and inclusion is at the heart of what we do. At Ramboll, we believe that diversity is a strength and that different experiences and perspectives are essential to creating truly sustainable societies. We are committed to providing an inclusive and supportive work environment, where everyone is able to flourish and reach their potential. We invite applications from candidates of all backgrounds and characteristics, in addition to the Protected Characteristics as set out in the Equality Act, (2010). As a Disability Confident Committed employer, Ramboll ensures opportunities are accessible to candidates with disabilities. Please reach out to our recruitment team to discuss any adjustments that you might require during the application process. We also know how important it is to achieve the right balance of where, when, and how much you work. When you join Ramboll, you’ll have the ability to work your hours flexibly through our positive and inclusive approach to work. 

Additional Information

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