UK: Environmental Engineer

- Somerset
    Job id: 37903660
Location:    Wells (BA5)   
Salary:    £20-25,000
Company:    Penguin Recruitment
Job type:    Permanent
Date posted:    25/04/2008 10:33
Description:     Environmental Engineer- Somerset
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a geo-environmental engineer to join the Somerset office of this quaint and friendly consultancy who offer project management services in the fields of contaminated land management, brownfield regeneration and remediation and geotechnical design.
Qualification: You will have a BSc and preferably MSc in environmental science, environmental geoscience, contaminated land, earth sciences, environmental geology or similar. A driving license is essential for this role.
Experience: You will have proven geo-environmental, contaminated land or remediation experience ideally gained through working for a consultancy although experience gained through contracting or public sector organization will also be considered. A sound understanding of contaminated land, remediation and risk assessments is essential.
Salary: £20-25,000

Duties:
Design and delivery of geo-environmental investigations to include;
Undertaking phase 1 desk studies and site walkovers
Gas and groundwater monitoring and reporting
In situ testing of soil and groundwater
Phase 2 investigations along with logging soil and rock samples in accordance to BS5930
Undertaking qualitative, semi-qualitative and quantitative risk assessments; use of CLEA, SNIFFER software
Landfill design and delivery of remedial proposals
Factual and interpretive report writing

Typical Projects:
This vibrant consultancy has been steadily expanding over recent years and are set to continue in this for 2008. Having recently moved to larger premises they are currently looking to recruit a geo-environmental professional with sound industry knowledge to join their team. They are currently involved in a mixture of projects including urban centre sites, industrial facilities, gasworks, chemical works, brownfield land and waste disposal facilities projects. This is an excellent opportunity to diversify your career and broaden your project variety with this multidisciplinary team.

Benefits:
Competitive salary, £20-25,000
Generous holiday allowance + bank holidays
Excellent training and diversity of projects
Career development opportunities

For an initial discussion about this vacancy or other opportunities in the environmental sector, please do not hesitate to call LAURA EYLES of Penguin Recruitment on 0121 442 0645. Alternatively you can email your CV and I'll call you back. Emails to: laura.eyles@penguinrecruitment.co.uk

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