Principal / Senior Geo-Environmental Consultant
This is a Permanent, Full Time vacancy that will close in {x} days at {xx:xx} BST.
The Role
Do you have experience in land quality assessment and environmental management? Could you help to develop and lead a specialised team supporting delivery of environmental enhancements alongside protecting properties from flood risk across the UK?
Due to growing demand across a range of exciting projects we are looking to recruit geo-environmental staff at Principal and Senior level positions.
You’ll be joining an established environmental and engineering consultancy who put sustainability and resilience to climate change at the heart of our company strategy. With offices in nine countries around the world and across the UK and Ireland, we like to think we make a difference. We are independent and employee-owned allowing us the freedom to focus on innovation and our commitment to exceptional client service. Our workforce is central to our success, and we invest heavily in supporting staff development. We are great people to work for. Visit https://www.jbaconsulting.com/ to find out more about what we do.
Your role
The successful candidates will be part of our team delivering a range of projects including, land quality assessment, management and restoration, river and coastal engineering, environmental enhancement and habitat creation, river restoration and mine water treatment schemes.
The location for the successful candidates is flexible and JBA have multiple office locations across the UK.
The team member we’re looking for
It is expected that the roles will involve a significant degree of cross office working. Each of the roles will be client facing and confidence in working with clients in relation to project delivery and business development is essential, as is experience in the preparation of bids and proposals. It is also expected that the successful senior candidates will assist in the mentoring and professional development of junior staff, and there will be opportunities for future team leadership for the right candidate.
Qualifications
Applicants should have a degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline (geology, chemistry, engineering geology or environmental sciences). Chartered status is important to JBA and valued by our clients therefore applicants should be a chartered member of the Geological Society, CIWEM or a related equivalent. We will consider candidates who are not yet chartered but have a desire to work towards becoming chartered and will support you through the process.
Essential attributes for the role
- UK based experience in land quality, management, site restoration/remediation, licencing and permitting and experience in the sustainable re-use of soil-based materials. Experience in working in coastal, estuarine, and riverine settings would be particularly valuable.
- A sound knowledge of current UK guidelines for the evaluation of land quality and capable of working without supervision to a high technical standard.
- Significant experience in site investigation design, procurement and the application of the CDM Regulations.
- An ability to collaborate within and influence a team of inter disciplinary colleagues, to ensure high-quality solutions are developed.
- Track record of project delivery, with strong commercial awareness and confidence in working with clients.
Desirable attributes for the role
• Experience working in coastal and river settings.
• Experience in geo-environmental assessment, environmental permitting and licencing.
• Stakeholder liaison.
• Experience working within a design and build environment.
• Experienced in the procurement of specialist contractors.
• Contract review and management.
• Experience of team leadership and mentoring.
Location and contact
JBA supports hybrid working which provides for greater flexibility with the way that we work.
The role is available at various different offices, if you would like to know more please contact us. We're always on the lookout for talented, committed and inspiring people to join us in our ambition to lead in the pursuit for resilience to climate change. In return, we offer rewarding careers with continued opportunities and dedicated support for personal development. Build your career with us and help us to build a more resilient future.
For further information or an informal discussion about this position, please contact Michael McDonald on michael.mcdonald@jbaconsulting.com
The JBA Family
The JBA Group is a family of environmental, engineering and risk management companies committed to exceptional service and helping clients and communities build resilience to flood and environmental risk in a changing climate. We're leading the way to integrate science and technology to provide our clients with a forward-thinking view of climate resilience.
We can only do this through our fantastic team, and we believe in providing a competitive salary, flexible working conditions and the best benefits package we can. We’re an employee-owned organisation and have no external shareholders to pay, meaning all our staff benefit directly from our profits through our annual Employee-Owned Benefit scheme.
Alongside this, we’re focused on helping our staff develop their skills and offer a generous training budget to every member of staff, as well as a professional development programme and support in the attainment of professional qualifications including chartered membership.
We invest in our staff’s mental health and wellbeing, encouraging our staff to maintain a healthy work-life balance and organising social activities from bake sales and book clubs to badminton. We also invest in the wider community by funding our own charitable foundation, the JBA Trust, supporting sustainability initiatives such as tree planting, and facilitating outreach visits by our team of STEM ambassadors.
JBA is committed to creating and sustaining a working environment in which everyone has an equal opportunity to fulfil their potential and we welcome applications from suitably qualified people from all sections of the community. We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, support armed forces personnel, both past and present, through the Armed Forces Covenant, and promote a menopause-friendly workplace, having signed the Menopause Workplace Pledge.
All roles will be considered for part-time or flexible working, and we encourage applications from candidates who may be returning to work after a career break for any reason, or who are looking to change industry.
No unsolicited CVs from Agencies. All Agencies should note that if JBA receives an application via other means - even if it comes after your first contact with us - there will be no contractual entitlement to an introduction fee or other fees. In sending us any applications you are deemed to have agreed to these terms.
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