Associate/Principal Geo-Environmental Engineer

Overview

In this role you will lead a growing Geo-environmental team within a Land Quality & Remediation practice, overseeing contaminated land projects across the UK. You’ll manage site investigations, remediation work, and budgets while developing client relationships and contributing to business growth. The position blends technical leadership with project and team management in a consultancy setting. You will shape the future growth of the practice through cross‑functional collaboration and stakeholder engagement.

Pay / Benefits

• Private healthcare
• Enhanced pension
• Flexible and hybrid working
• Career progression pathway
• Chartership support
• Annual leave options

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of engineers and environmental consultants
• Manage site investigations, contaminated land assessments and remediation projects
• Drive business development, bid submissions and work-winning activities
• Build and maintain key client relationships across multiple sectors
• Oversee project finances, budgets and commercial performance
• Review technical reports, risk assessments and remediation strategies
• Mentor and develop junior and mid-level consultants
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary planning, engineering and environmental teams

Key requirements

• Strong background in contaminated land, geo-environmental consultancy or a related field
• Proven experience managing projects, teams, clients and budgets
• Degree qualified in a relevant discipline
• Chartered status desirable
• Strong business development and client-facing experience
• Commercial awareness and stakeholder management skills
• Excellent technical reporting and communication abilities
• Experience delivering projects within planning and regulatory frameworks
• Full UK driving licence

• Leadership and mentoring
• Stakeholder management
• Client-facing communication
• Site investigations
• Contaminated land assessments
• Remediation strategies

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