Senior / Principal Geoenvironmental Consultant

Job Description

Mott MacDonald

Position location: Bristol, UK / Plymouth, UK
Recruiter contact: Chris Raybould

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About the business unit
The Buildings and Cities Unit (BNC) has a major presence in Mott MacDonald's regional offices throughout the UK and mainland Europe, providing a wide range of diverse and transferable cross-sector skills across five key Sectors; Advisory, Built Environment, Energy, Transportation and Water. We also provide local services to customers and technical leadership to the rest of the Group in these sectors.

Overview of role
Our team is seeking a Senior/Principal Geoenvironmental Consultant with post chartership experience in this field. The focus of the role is two fold:
1. To build strong internal and external relationships with Mott Macdonald teams and potential clients by networking and promoting our geotechnical and geo-environmental expertise.
2. Lead and grow a small team providing senior support to ensure technical and commercial delivery of ground engineering projects.

The role will report to the geotechnical lead and will provide technical support and expertise on projects across the Wales, Midlands and West of England region.

You will have demonstrable experience in ground investigations (design and supervision), ground characterisation and geoenvironmental risk assessment. Key elements of the role include:
• Ability to operate as part of the ground engineering team working across various offices and within multiple sectors.
• Building relationships with colleagues in order to identify opportunities and provide technical support in key Sectors
• Effectively manage task budgets and have the ability to recognise project resources requirements and change-control on projects
• Deliver technical work of a professional standard to meet project timescales
• Quality assurance - checking of reports to ensure quality standards are met.
• Day-to-day management, mentoring and development of graduate / junior engineers within the team. Dissemination of technical knowledge to assist the development of others.
• Provide support to writing project proposals and business development.

The role will be primarily office-based however flexibility is required to attend site visits, client meetings, and for GI site-supervision as may be required by our projects. Travel to other UK offices and UK based project locations is also expected to be required periodically.

Candidate Specification
We are looking for a geoenvironmental consultant who has achieved chartership, with proven track record of delivering geoenvironmental projects for a range of clients. The candidate shall have:
• BSc, MEng or MSc in relevant subject e.g. geology, chemistry, environmental science.
• Up to date understanding of current legislation, standards and best practice, with proven track record of delivering projects in the UK to the satisfaction of clients and regulators.
• Ground and Conceptual Site Model development.
• Experience in the planning and design of ground investigations and undertaking sitework associated with investigation.
• To embrace and promote digital methods of working and reporting. Experience of using GIS, Holebase and 3D modelling software is desirable.
• Familiarity with the derivation and use of human health and controlled waters assessment criteria.

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Equality, diversity, and inclusion

We put equality, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they can contribute.

Accessibility

We want you to perform your best at every stage in the recruitment process. If you are disabled or need any support to enable you to apply or attend an interview, please contact us at reasonable.adjustments@mottmac.com and we will talk to you about how we can support you.

Agile working

Happy to talk Flexible Working and how we can support your responsibilities beyond the workplace.

We offer some fantastic benefits including:

Health and wellbeing

• Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues.
• Health cash plan to support you with every day health costs and treatments.
• Access to Peppy, providing free support from menopause experts for all UK colleagues.
• A variety of wellbeing support is available through our comprehensive wellbeing program, including access for you and your family.
• Ability to flex your salary to opt into a wide range of health benefits, many of which can be extended to your family too.

Financial wellbeing

• We match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%.
• Life assurance equal up to 4 x your basic salary, with an option to increase the level of cover to 6 x your salary.
• Our income protection scheme provides a financial benefit, as well as absence and return to work support due to long-term illness or injury.
• Flexible benefits, including increased life assurance cover, critical illness insurance, payroll saving and will writing.
• As an independently owned business we share the financial success of the business with all our colleagues in various ways including annual bonus schemes.

Lifestyle

• A minimum of 33-35 days holiday each year, inclusive of public holidays and dependent on level, with the ability to buy or sell leave through our flexible benefits programme.
• Holiday entitlement increased to a minimum of 35 days after 5 years’ service.
• Variety of employee saving schemes and discounts from high-street retailers.

Enhanced family and carers leave

• Enhanced family leave policies, including 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave, and two weeks paid paternity/partner leave.
• Our shared parental leave matches maternity leave meaning we pay up to 24 weeks at full pay.
• Up to five additional days leave are provided for those with significant caring responsibilities, two of which are paid.

Learning and development

• Primary annual professional institution subscription.
• A broad range of opportunities to enhance both technical and soft skills through mentoring, formal training, and self-development options.

Networks, communities, and social outcomes

• Join a wide range of groups including our Advanced Employee Networks which support our LGBTQ+, gender, race and ethnicity, disability, and parents/carers communities.
• Make a difference within our communities through our social outcomes.

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