Company: Stantec
Location: High Wycombe
Job Description:
Overview
In this role you serve as the technical authority for complex contaminated land, hydrogeology and groundwater modelling projects, guiding strategy, risk-based decision-making and quality assurance. You will lead investigations, develop and review subsurface models, and prepare risk assessments and reports while mentoring colleagues. The position supports growth of a collaborative, high-impact team and requires travel to UK offices and sites. You will shape outcomes for energy, infrastructure, industrial and regulated sectors, delivering responsible remediation and regulatory-aligned solutions.
Pay / Benefits
- competitive salary
- bonus schemes
- enhanced pension plan
- annual leave with buy/sell options
- private medical insurance
- group income protection & life assurance
Responsibilities
- Act as technical lead on demanding contaminated land, hydrogeology and groundwater modelling projects
- Provide technical review and quality assurance across projects
- Guide modelling strategy and support risk-based decision-making
- Design ground and hydrogeological investigations
- Develop, review and apply conceptual, analytical and numerical groundwater flow and contaminant transport models
- Prepare and technically review hydrogeological risk assessments and contaminated land reports
- Mentor colleagues and contribute to service development
- Support the growth of the team and participate in wider ERG initiatives
- Travel to UK offices and project sites as required
Key requirements
- Degree in a relevant discipline with MSc or PhD
- Significant experience in hydrogeology, contaminated land assessment, groundwater risk assessment and environmental consultancy
- capability in conceptual site model development and groundwater flow/contaminant transport modelling
- Experience in reviewing and preparing technical reports and communicating complex findings
- Strong professional judgement for high-consequence work
- Collaborative, technically-led leader with people development mindset
- Willingness to travel to UK offices and sites
- collaborative mindset
- clear and effective communication
- leadership and mentoring
- conceptual site model development
- groundwater flow modelling
- contaminant transport modelling
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Posted: October 1st, 2026