Brownfield Solutions is a well-established geo-environmental engineering consultancy undertaking both environmental and geotechnical investigations and assessment. We are looking for a Senior Engineer (Geo-Environmental) to join our team in Northwich, with opportunities for professional development and promotion to principal level and beyond.
We are looking for a team player with drive and ambition, a desire to lead and to inspire, and a dedication to delivering high quality work. The right candidate will be self-motivated, enthusiastic and eager to develop their skills and knowledge. You will join an expert team of engineers, directors, operations staff and technicians and your responsibilities will include checking and approving work, providing technical guidance and mentoring more junior staff.
You will be working as part of an experienced team to design and deliver geo-environmental and geotechnical consultancy services to a range of clients including residential and commercial property developers, agents, planners, engineers, public bodies and private companies.
You will have a varied and engaging workload, managing and gaining experience on a diverse range of projects including ground investigations to satisfy planning, contaminated land assessment, geotechnical design, remediation design, verification, Part 2A investigations, due diligence surveys, and more.
We offer a competitive salary and annual leave entitlement, a friendly supportive working environment, various perks including 9-day fortnight, profit share bonus, employee assistance program, professional fees covered, generous in-house and external CPD training opportunities and opportunities for home working.
Responsibilities
* Be familiar with relevant standards, guidance and legislative background to geo-environmental industry;
* Implement and maintain health and safety standards across the business;
* Be familiar and experienced in conducting ground investigations involving various techniques;
* Produce project fee proposals and tenders;
* Understand commercial aspects of business and take responsibility for project finances;
* Attend meetings, site visits and site work as required;
* Manage workload and prioritise tasks to achieve objectives and meet deadlines;
* Develop client relationships;
* Be an excellent written and verbal communicator;
* Check work of more junior staff including health and safety documentation, drawings, logs, calculations, factual and interpretive reports;
* Help produce template masters, identify and develop tools to improve quality and efficiency;
* Pass knowledge on and mentor more junior staff;
* Write Interpretive reports (including Phase I/ II geo-environmental assessment, qualitative and generic quantitative risk assessment, ground gas assessment, geotechnical assessment);
* Write bespoke and complex technical assessments;
* Prepare outline and detailed remediation strategies with knowledge of a range of remediation techniques;
* Remediation verification and reporting;
* Management of earthworks and materials/waste management including CL:AIRE DoWCoP;
* Soil mechanics, determining characteristic values and calculation of foundation bearing capacities and settlements;
* Liaise and negotiate with regulators.
Qualifications
* Undergraduate Degree (2:1 or above) in relevant subject (engineering, geology, environmental, geotechnical).
* Postgraduate Degree or Masters in relevant subject (desirable, not essential).
* Chartered Status (desirable, not essential).
* Approximately 5+ years relevant experience.
* Full UK driving license (manual transmission).
Our benefits package on offer to you
* Competitive Salary – up to £50,000 dependant upon skills and experience. This will be discussed further at interview stage.
* Twice a year reviews/appraisals with salary reviews as you become more experienced.
* 23 days paid annual leave, plus bank holidays (3 days reserved over Christmas shutdown). Holidays increase with time spent at BSL/with promotions.
* Flexible Working – We offer every second Friday off (2FF scheme, opt out available) giving an extra circa 26 days off per year on top of paid annual leave.
* Overnight stay allowance (£25 per night, on top of regular expenses incurred for food etc).
* Inclusion on our company profit share scheme.
* Access to company vehicles for works use.
* Provision of a PC, mobile phone, BSL branded workwear.
* Company pension.
* Provision of internal and external training.
* Inclusion in our Employee Assistance (EAP) Programme for wellbeing and mental health.
* Professional fees covered (for two bodies).
* Bonus paid on attaining chartership of £1000 (one body only).
We provide a friendly, supportive working environment and also have company social events. We are a growing company so there will hopefully be opportunity in the future to move up the career ladder.
A full clean driving licence is required.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: Up to £50,000.00 per year
Benefits:
* Company events
* Company pension
* Enhanced maternity leave
* Enhanced paternity leave
* On-site parking
* Profit sharing
Schedule:
* Monday to Friday
Experience:
* Environmental Engineering: 3 years (required)
Work Location: In person
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