Environmental Consultant
Celnor Group
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
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💰 £30,000 - £40,000 per year
Job Level
Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Manage environmental claims projects independently from inception to completion, with full project ownership
- Take responsibility for overall project management including cost estimates, billing, and managing contracts
- Ensure agreed budgets and delivery deadlines are met
- Conduct robust fieldwork data gathering and hands-on site work as required
- Determine your own schedule and manage your workload across a large geographical area
- Focus on building-related environmental assessment and remediation projects
- Conduct Phase I and Phase II Environmental Site Assessments, including supervision of ground investigation subcontractors
- Complete factual and interpretative Preliminary Risk Assessments (desk-based and intrusive assessment)
- Write technically sound and commercially focused proposals, scopes, and reports
- Work hands-on on site when required, comfortable getting involved in practical work
- Maintain project communication on technical and commercial levels with a diverse range of clients, regulators, and homeowners
- Communicate effectively with everyone from site operatives and contractors to professional clients in formal meetings
- Build positive working relationships through professional and responsive service
- Represent the company professionally across all levels of interaction
- Work in a safe manner and observe the company's health, safety and environment rules and procedures as well as any site rules and procedures
- Ensure all projects are fully compliant with current and emerging environmental legislation
- Maintain accurate and complete project documentation and records
- Demonstrate commercial awareness in the need to save and minimise project costs wherever possible
- Understand commercial risk and inform relevant senior staff where identified so appropriate action can be taken
- Adopt a solution-oriented approach to challenges
Requirements
- Degree level qualification (or equivalent) in an engineering or natural science related discipline such as Geology, Engineering Geology, Environmental Science or Physical Geography
- 3+ years relevant industry experience
- Previous proven experience of Phase I and Phase II Environmental Site Assessment gained in a similar or related role
- Previous proven experience completing factual and interpretative Preliminary Risk Assessments (desk-based and intrusive assessment)
- Understanding of current and emerging environmental legislation
- Full, clean UK driving licence
- Strong people skills and ability to communicate face-to-face at all levels
- Practical, hands-on approach - comfortable working on site and getting involved in fieldwork
- Self-motivated and able to work independently across large geographical areas
- Excellent organisational and time-management skills with the ability to manage your own schedule
- Willingness to travel extensively throughout Scotland, including to remote locations such as Orkney and Shetland
- Occasional overnight stays may be required
- Strong analytical and numerical skills with attention to detail
- Excellent written and spoken communication skills
- MSc or MSci in Geology, Hydrogeology, Contaminated Land, Environmental Engineering or Environmental Science (Desirable)
- Experience in insurance-related environmental work or building-related environmental assessment (Desirable)
- Background in environmental claims management (Desirable)
- Practical work experience in sectors such as construction, farming, labouring, or similar hands-on roles (Desirable)
- Real-world customer-facing experience (e.g., retail, hospitality, or similar) (Desirable)
Benefits
- Holiday entitlement of 20 days plus bank holidays, increasing with service
- Company pension scheme
- Enhanced sick pay and employee assistance programme
- Company bonus scheme
- Death in service
- Annual pay review
- Company van provided for site visits
- Flexible home-based working with autonomy to manage your own schedule
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
Phase I Environmental Site AssessmentPhase II Environmental Site AssessmentPreliminary Risk AssessmentsEnvironmental legislationProject managementFieldwork data gatheringGeologyEnvironmental ScienceEngineering GeologyPhysical Geography
Soft skills
Communication skillsOrganizational skillsTime-management skillsSelf-motivatedAnalytical skillsNumerical skillsInterpersonal skillsProblem-solving skillsRelationship buildingCommercial awareness
Certifications
Degree in GeologyDegree in Environmental ScienceMSc in GeologyMSc in Environmental EngineeringFull UK driving licence