Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.
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Role description:
As a Ground Investigation Consultant, you will be an integral member of our UK-wide Site Evaluation and Restoration team, supporting the delivery of a broad range of ground investigation projects. You will be responsible for collecting, collating and managing site and laboratory data, undertaking site and task management activities, and preparing technical reports.
Working within our Ground Investigation Contracting capability, you will support clients across a range of sectors, with a particular focus on infrastructure projects including rail, highways and waterways. Your responsibilities will include ground investigation management, site supervision and the preparation of technical reports, including Factual Ground Investigation Reports. A significant proportion of your time will be spent on client sites delivering site investigation services.
We are seeking an established Ground Investigation professional from either a consultancy or contractor background who has experience supporting land contamination, geotechnical and/or ground condition investigations and is looking to develop their career further. As part of our Ground Investigation capability, you will have the opportunity to work across a diverse portfolio of projects and sectors, while also broadening your skills within our geo-environmental consultancy team through exposure to land quality and engineering geology assessments.
In return, you will join an award-winning team and become part of one of the world's leading consultants in the field. You will work alongside international technical experts, gaining valuable experience while contributing to projects of regional, national and global significance. Our geo-environmental team collaborates closely with colleagues across the globe, sharing knowledge and expertise to deliver innovative solutions.
This role can be based in any of our Warrington, Bristol or Cardiff offices. Projects are predominantly located across the North West, with regular travel to site required.
Role accountabilities:
- Manage tasks including supply chain coordination and procurement.
- Undertake field-based work across the UK.
- Manage ground investigations and associated site activities, with a strong emphasis on health and safety management and documentation.
- Collect site characterisation data, including soil, rock and groundwater samples.
- Log soils and rock in accordance with relevant British Standards and undertake appropriate in-situ field testing.
- Manage geo-environmental sample collection, associated documentation and laboratory scheduling.
- Compile site data for inclusion within Factual Ground Investigation Reports.
- Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to deliver integrated project outcomes.
- Produce high-quality project outputs, including reports, specifications and technical documentation, ensuring compliance with Arcadis standards and relevant legislation, standards and guidance.
- Build effective working relationships with Project Managers, clients and stakeholders, maintaining clear communication on project progress, risks and issues.
- Develop a strong understanding of Arcadis services, client businesses and industry sectors to support professional development and business growth.
Qualifications & Experience:
- Clean & Valid UK driving licence held for a minimum of 12 months.BSc degree (or higher) in Geology, Environmental Geoscience, Environmental Science or a related Earth Science discipline.
- Experience working on site and supervising contractors, including drilling contractors.
- Minimum of 12 months' experience delivering geo-environmental projects, including geotechnical and/or contaminated land investigations.
- Understanding of hazards, risk management and health & safety requirements associated with ground investigations.
- Strong report-writing skills, including experience preparing Factual Ground Investigation Reports.
- Working towards professional membership and chartership with a relevant professional body.
Desirable
- SSSTS or SMSTS certification.
- Experience working within the rail and/or highways sectors.
Why Arcadis?
We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It’s why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.
You’ll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you’ll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you.
Together, we can create a lasting legacy.
Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.
Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging
We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We believe that by working together diverse people with different experiences develop the most innovative ideas. Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the heart of how we improve quality of life and we work closely with our people across six ED&I Workstreams: Age, Disability, Faith, Gender, LGBT+ and Race. A diverse and skilled workforce is essential to our success.
Skills Required
- BSc degree (or higher) in Geology, Environmental Geoscience, Environmental Science or a related Earth Science discipline.
- Experience working on site and supervising contractors, including drilling contractors.
- Minimum of 12 months' experience delivering geo-environmental projects, including geotechnical and/or contaminated land investigations.
- Understanding of hazards, risk management and health & safety requirements associated with ground investigations.
- Strong report-writing skills, including experience preparing Factual Ground Investigation Reports.
- Working towards professional membership and chartership with a relevant professional body.
- SSSTS or SMSTS certification.
- Experience working within the rail and/or highways sectors.
Arcadis Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is frequently described as good, with strong medical benefits cited in multiple regions. Feedback suggests healthcare is a relative bright spot within the total rewards package.
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Retirement Support — 401(k) and pension offerings are often called out positively, with contributions viewed as solid. Feedback suggests retirement benefits enhance the overall package even when salary sentiment is mixed.
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Flexible Benefits — Flexible working arrangements, hybrid options, and wellbeing support (such as EAP and benefits platforms) are commonly highlighted. Feedback suggests the flexibility of the package adds meaningful value beyond base pay.
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What We Do
Arcadis is the world’s leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, digital and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets. We are more than 36,000 architects, data analysts, designers, engineers, project planners, water management and sustainability experts, all driven by our passion for improving quality of life. We exist to find solutions to today’s most pressing challenges, from the impact of climate change to increasing urbanization and digital transformation – all with the goal of improving quality of life for people around the world. You can see this in the work we do for our clients, the opportunities we create for our people, and in our efforts to enhance the communities in which we live and work. We bring together world-class resources and the latest innovative technologies to help define the cities and experiences of tomorrow. Arcadis. Improving quality of life
