Contaminated Land / Geo-Environmental Consultant / Senior Consultant

Job Description

Are you well organised and do you have a keen eye for detail? Are you motivated by creating sustainable change that benefits society and nature? Are you a curious and open-minded person?

If this sounds like you, or you’re curious to learn more, then this role could be the perfect opportunity. Ramboll invites you to be part of its strategic ambition and work with us to bring your experience in contaminated land and brownfield assessment to help close the gap to a sustainable future.

Your new role
As a Consultant or Senior Consultant in our global Site Solutions team, you will be providing sustainable solutions to potentially contaminated sites in the property, industrial, hi-tech, energy and transport sectors. To succeed in this role you should have previous experience in land contamination assessments and supervising environmental site investigations. An appropriate degree in geology, geography or an environmental subject is required. 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 key responsibilities will be:

Phase 1 environmental site assessments:

1. Undertaking desk-based research.
2. Carrying out site visits.
3. Preparing factual and interpretative reports.
4. Coordinating portfolios or Phase I environmental site assessments.

Phase 2 environmental and geo-environmental site investigations including:

1. Scoping site investigations and contributing to proposals and tenders.
2. Planning and supervising environmental and geo-environmental site investigations.
3. Assessment and interpretation of soil and groundwater analytical data.
4. Environmental risk assessments and detailed quantitative risk assessments.
5. Interpretative report writing and client liaison.

Remediation

1. Contributing to remediation option appraisals, remediation strategies and verification reports.
2. Providing a remediation oversight role.

Your role will include:

1. Collaborating with colleagues in our multidisciplinary and international market, including Buildings, Transport, Energy, Water, Architecture and Landscape and Management Consulting.
2. Supporting existing clients and helping to develop new client relationships.
3. Project managing contaminated land and brownfield projects from start to finish.
4. Providing technical expertise and mentoring of earlier career team members.
5. Site supervision where senior expertise is needed, including site characterisation and remediation.
6. Contributing to Ramboll’s climate and sustainability commitments through the Site Solutions services we provide and the ways in which we work.

We are interested to hear from you if you have experience in one or more of these areas:

1. Contaminated land assessment.
2. Property and / or environmental due diligence.
3. Project management of contaminated land assessments and / or multi-disciplinary teams.
4. Environmental and human health risk assessment.
5. Remediation options appraisal and strategy.
6. Large due diligence projects e.g. industrial / data centre developments.
7. Demolition, decontamination, and decommissioning.

The key deliverables for this role over the first 12-24 Months will be:

1. Safely planning and undertaking intrusive site investigations.
2. Writing reports efficiently and to a high standard.
3. Working with analytical and environmental data.
4. Project management, from inception to interpretative report delivery.

Your new team
You will be part of our Environment & Health team based in one of Ramboll’s South West offices (Corsham, Bristol, Cardiff). The role will involve being an active member of an established national team. This is a great opportunity to join a dynamic team of experts, develop your project management and technical skills and build a successful career within the environmental consultancy sector. Support and mentoring will be provided.

About you
From the moment you start at Ramboll, we will support your personal and professional development so that you can continue to grow with the company. Whilst we look forward to supporting your continued learning and development, for this role we have identified some qualifications, skills, and capabilities that will set you up for success.

These include:

1. Appropriate degree in environmental and geological sciences, or a related environmental discipline.
2. Master’s degree in an environmental discipline (advantageous).
3. Previous experience of planning and supervising environmental and geo-environmental site investigations.
4. Prior experience in project management and delivery of due diligence projects.
5. Managing, supporting, and developing people.
6. Full clean driving licence.
7. Experience with IT packages including Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook.
8. Numerically competent.
9. Excellent English communication skills, both oral and written.
10. Competent and efficient report writing skills.

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.

What we can offer you

1. Investment in your development.
2. 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
3. Matched pension contributions.
4. Private medical cover and life assurance.
5. Flexible work environment.
6. Never be short of inspiration from colleagues, clients, and projects.

Work at the heart of sustainable change
Ramboll is a global architecture, engineering, and consultancy company. We believe that the purpose of sustainable change is to create a thriving world for both nature and people. So, that’s where we start – and how we work. At Ramboll, our core strength is our people, and our history is rooted in a clear vision of how a responsible company should act. Being open and curious is a cornerstone of our culture. We embrace an inclusive mindset that looks for fresh, diverse, and innovative perspectives. We respect, embrace, and invite diversity in all forms to actively cultivate an environment where everyone can flourish and realise their full potential.