Geo-Environmental Engineer

Crawley, England, United Kingdom

12/10/2024

The Vacancy

Leap Environmental an RSK Group company are recruiting for a Geo-Environmental Engineer, to join the team based in Crawley, UK. This is a full-time, permanent position.

We operate an open and relaxed management culture that nurtures continuous improvement and innovation. This also enables us to achieve a staff turnover rate that's consistently below the industry average. Adopting a proactive growth strategy helps us to run a sustainable and profitable business while providing new and exciting career opportunities for all.

Responsibilities:

• Participating in a variety of geo-environmental projects for both external clients and for other teams within RSK
• Assisting with ground investigations and desk studies
• Soil logging to current UK standards, including laboratory scheduling
• Experience of soil sampling plus water monitoring/sampling
• Writing factual and interpretative reports
• Geotechnical reporting requirements beneficial
• Knowledge of contaminated land legislation and reporting requirements
• Preparing factual site investigation data
• Travel to other offices and sites within the UK (as needed)
  
  
  

Qualification and Experience:

• BSc or equivalent in Geology, Environmental Science or similar
• MSc desirable but not essential
• Working towards membership of a relevant professional body with a longer term goal to move toward chartership with a relevant institution
• Basic knowledge of planning legislation
• Experience of site inspections and reporting, preferably on residential developments
• Able to complete factual and interpretative assessments to a basic level
• Able to deliver projects and work within a multi-disciplinary consultancy
• Track record in managing time and resources effectively and within budget
• In possession of full UK driving license
  
  
  

Salary and Benefits:

• Commensurate with Experience
• Contributory Pension Scheme
• Free life assurance cover
• A flexible benefits programme including the option to buy additional holidays, and private health care
  
  
  

RSK Group is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

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RSK will not accept unsolicited CVs from agencies other than RSK PSL or Secondary agencies.

About Us

We are an award-winning geotechnical and geo-environmental site investigation and consulting company. Our company is comprised of a team of 40 geoscientists, specialising in land quality and contaminated land assessments, quantitative risk assessment for soil, remediation design costing and verification, geotechnical engineering, etc. Leap Environmental, founded in 2008, is headquartered in Surrey, UK, with offices in Kent and West Sussex. We deliver our services to the construction industry, local and national government, and private landowning clients.

Leap Environmental joined the RSK Group in August 2021. Our shared philosophy of client-focused services combined with our investment in talented people assured a mutually beneficial merging. We will continue to focus on our core service range, which will be sharpened by offering an end-to-end service package through sister companies. Our staff and clients will continue to benefit from the agility and creativity of our young company with a structure and footprint that belies its size.

Leap Environmental is part of the RSK Group, a leading integrated environmental, engineering, and technical services business providing dynamic, multidisciplinary services to a wide range of sectors. RSK was founded in 1989 and has grown considerably since then.

At RSK, we operate as a group of businesses that work together seamlessly, aiming for growth through diversification. Our strategy helps us build a strong and resilient business, capable of weathering external challenges, while also providing greater value to our clients and more opportunities for our employees.

Since the beginning, our philosophy has remained the same: employ, develop and reward talented individuals. People are crucial to our company, and we recognise that our success hinges on our colleagues' growth. We're committed to preserving RSK's people-first culture, promoting innovation, and fostering a supportive and caring environment for collaboration. At RSK, we want you to be part of our successes and help you reach your career aspirations. We take pride in offering employees fulfilling and challenging careers by promoting ongoing growth and empowering individuals to excel.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace that welcomes individuals from all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We firmly believe that embracing and celebrating the diversity in our workforce makes us a stronger and more innovative company.

By providing workplace adjustments, we make it easier for people to confidently explore and pursue our career opportunities and recognise that flexibility is key to fostering a dynamic and thriving workplace. Many of our office-based positions benefit from a flexible working arrangement, allowing our team members to achieve a balance between professional and personal commitments.

We actively encourage applications from candidates of all genders, races, ethnicities, ages, neurotypes, religions or beliefs, sexual orientations, and those with disabilities.

If you're passionate about making a difference, join us as we work together to build a brighter, more equitable, and sustainable future for all. Do you have what it takes?