Principal Environmental Consultant (Geo Environment)

Are you looking for your next career step? Do you want the opportunity to work on a broad range of projects, using your environmental skills and experience to help support our clients through the regeneration of brownfield and greenfield sites? This role will provide you with this opportunity whilst working within a market leading environmental consultancy team.

About Our Environment Advisory Group:

Our Environment Group has been providing environmental solutions for our clients for over 30 years in the UK. We offer a comprehensive range of environmental services to support all sizes and types of development. From high profile infrastructure projects such as Dogger Bank Offshore Wind Farms and Sizewell C Nuclear Power Station, to carbon management, climate resilience, locally driven habitat enhancement and wider biodiversity net gain projects. We combine market-leading technical excellence, across the range of environmental disciplines, with a clear understanding of clients’ ambitions, needs and pressures.

Our geo environmental team provides specialist support to complex infrastructure developments and their operations. We have successfully supported our clients in delivering sustainable projects across a range of sectors including energy, industry, residential and port redevelopment.

Job Role:

We are seeking an enthusiastic, optimistic, conscientious and talented person, with excellent communication skills and technical ability, and who has a wide range of experience within the geo environmental sector. As well as being able to write and review detailed geo environmental assessment reports for human health and controlled waters, we are looking for a person who has also authored bespoke reports tailor made for the subject area.

This role might be right for you if you have:

• Experience and a track record in the production and technical reviewing of detailed geo environmental assessment reports including desk-based studies, general/detailed quantitative risk assessments, options appraisals, remediation strategies, specifications, verification and validation.
• Experience in authoring bespoke reports within the subject area which may be required to support a particular client / site requirement.
• An understanding of the Development Consent Order (DCO) process, and the production and review of associated reports including BRAG assessments, scoping reports, preliminary environmental information reports, environmental statements and associated documentation (such as statements of common ground, consultation documentation and writing written responses) for ground conditions.
• Experience in mineral, waste, soil resource and hydrogeological risk assessments would also be advantageous.
• A clear understanding of designing ground investigations, writing specifications and managing ground investigation contractors.
• An excellent understand of regulatory and legal requirements in relation to contaminated land.
• Experience in dealing with the planning process in relation to contaminated land.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, organisational, analytical and time management skills.
• Good people skills and the ability to work within a multidisciplinary team.

 

And if you are:

• Dependable, pro-active and self-motivated.
• Flexible and adaptive / innovative.

What we can offer you:

Ambitious. Exciting. Lively. Collaborative. Dynamic. That’s how our colleagues describe our company. Want to contribute to Enhancing Society with your expertise? Be part of an open network where you’re connected with the brightest and smartest people and technologies? Join us!

You can look forward to growing your career in a dynamic workplace with development opportunities and support on your career path. We have flexible working models to ensure a balance of family and working life, including part time options.

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About Haskoning:

At Haskoning, you will join an independent, employee-owned international consultancy that combines engineering, design, and consultancy services with software and technology. Our mission, "Enhancing Society Together," drives us to create a positive impact on the world.​ 

We offer purpose-driven and challenging work in diverse international projects, leveraging our 140+ years of expertise. With over 6,800 employees in more than 25 countries, we work together to turn challenges into opportunities and make a real impact on society.   

At Haskoning, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered. Our mission of "Enhancing Society Together" drives us to create an environment that embraces everyone’s unique background, identity, and perspective. Regardless of your experience, background, age, gender, or other personal characteristics—you are welcome here. We believe that diversity makes us stronger and that an inclusive culture gives everyone the opportunity to grow and contribute. Read more about our ED&I initiatives on our dedicated webpage. 

Location: Edinburgh, Newcastle, Liverpool, Manchester