Principal Ground Investigation Consultant
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£56,600
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Description
Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.
We are more than 36,000 people, in over 70 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.
Role description:
Based on recent market success and to coincide with expansion in our Ground Investigation capability we are growing our existing team of +200 in the UK. Working as part of our Ground Investigation Contracting capability you will deliver for clients including SSE, United Utilities, and National Highways across all sectors such as rail, highways, energy and water in a variety of different ways including ground investigation management, client management and business development
As a principal ground investigation engineer, you will be an integrated member of our UK-wide Site Evaluation and Restoration team, which includes in-house drilling and field data collection capability and mature supply chain function. Responsible for leading projects which involve ground investigation scoping, collecting site and laboratory data, undertaking site and contract management, and technical reporting on a wide range of ground investigation projects, while also developing your client relationship management and work winning experience.<
We are more than 36,000 people, in over 70 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.
Role description:
Based on recent market success and to coincide with expansion in our Ground Investigation capability we are growing our existing team of +200 in the UK. Working as part of our Ground Investigation Contracting capability you will deliver for clients including SSE, United Utilities, and National Highways across all sectors such as rail, highways, energy and water in a variety of different ways including ground investigation management, client management and business development
As a principal ground investigation engineer, you will be an integrated member of our UK-wide Site Evaluation and Restoration team, which includes in-house drilling and field data collection capability and mature supply chain function. Responsible for leading projects which involve ground investigation scoping, collecting site and laboratory data, undertaking site and contract management, and technical reporting on a wide range of ground investigation projects, while also developing your client relationship management and work winning experience.<
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We are looking for an established ground investigation professional who is hungry for the next step in their career. As a part of our Ground Investigation capability you will have the opportunity to provide leadership on a wide range of projects and sectors, managing projects from inception to end delivery. A key part of the role is the mentoring and development of the team.
In return, you will join an ambitious award-winning team and be part of one of the global top 3 companies within our field. You will have the opportunity to work alongside international technical experts and continue building your career. Our ground investigation team works closely with our global colleagues to share knowledge and collaborate on projects all over the world.
There is flexibility as to your choice of location within the UK and you can select any of the following offices: Glasgow, Edinburgh, Warrington, Birmingham, Bristol, Gloucester, or Cardiff.
Your Day-to-Day
We are looking for an established ground investigation professional who is hungry for the next step in their career. As a part of our Ground Investigation capability you will have the opportunity to provide leadership on a wide range of projects and sectors, managing projects from inception to end delivery. A key part of the role is the mentoring and development of the team.
In return, you will join an ambitious award-winning team and be part of one of the global top 3 companies within our field. You will have the opportunity to work alongside international technical experts and continue building your career. Our ground investigation team works closely with our global colleagues to share knowledge and collaborate on projects all over the world.
There is flexibility as to your choice of location within the UK and you can select any of the following offices: Glasgow, Edinburgh, Warrington, Birmingham, Bristol, Gloucester, or Cardiff.
Your Day-to-Day
- Support the growth team with identification of and subsequently lead the bidding for opportunities
- Lead the planning and execution of geotechnical ground investigations across the UK
- Site management of ground investigations and associated works, with a relentless focus on health and safety leadership, management and documentation.
- The collection of site characterisation data, including soil, rock & groundwater sampling.
- The logging of soil and rock to appropriate British Standards and undertaking in-situ field testing.
- The scheduling of samples for laboratory analysis
- The compilation of factual ground investigation reports
- BSc qualified (or higher) in Geology, Civil Engineering, or associated subjects
- Minimum of 10 years’ experience in the ground investigation industry
- A strong and demonstrable safety record including demonstrable leadership in the identification of hazards and risk management associated with ground investigations, including health & safety, budgetary and technical considerations.
- Experience of working on site and in supervising contractors e.g. drillers
- A broad range of skills including people management, communication, business development, contract management, project delivery
We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It’s why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.
You’ll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you’ll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you.
Together, we can create a lasting legacy.
Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.
Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging
We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We believe that by working together diverse people with different experiences develop the most innovativ
e ideas. Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the heart of how we improve quality of life and we work closely with our people across six ED&I Workstreams: Age, Disability, Faith, Gender, LGBT+ and Race. A diverse and skilled workforce is essential to our success.