Hydrogeologist

Are you an experienced Hydrogeologist, or a Graduate Geologist with experience in groundwater risk on major projects, passionate about using your skills ensure large and complex projects are delivered successfully, leaving a legacy for the future?

Do you want to work on high profile infrastructure projects across the rail, highways, renewables, emerging power generation, nuclear and utilities sectors?

With a multi-disciplinary team of professionals and offices across the UK, this very successful Infrastructure Consultancy offer bespoke services to clients. Their workload continues to expand and broaden, and there is an opportunity for several Hydrogeologists/Geologists to initially investigate and clarify potential issues during the design and build of HS2.

Summary:

Join a small team of Hydrogeologists as part of a growing water services offering within this Global Engineering Consultancy, who are growing across several of their key sectors in the UK (transport, energy, nuclear, renewables and emerging power generation technologies).

The initial roles will be based within the Water Team on HS2, managing the development of water resource / groundwater on the delivery of HS2, the high-speed railway project.

The role will support the Delivery and Construction Teams in the production and assurance of technical documents in the support of the water consents (Sch33P5 / CRT 10.5 and 12.2 / EPR).

As one of the Hydrogeologists in the small team, you will interpret technical data and information from maps, borehole logs and historical documents to advise on groundwater levels, flows and quality, and subsequently advise on risks which works might pose on these assets.

The role will require the review and update of Groundwater Risk Assessments and Monitoring Plans. These plans should ensure the data illustrated is robust and in line with consent granting requirements (i.e. based on suitable borehole locations and readings from over a number of years).

You will work closely with a number of the internal and external teams, and build relationships with key stakeholders such as the Environment Agency.

Duties:

* Utilise information, technical reports, designs, BIM and GIS data to programme consents and ensure approval of works prior to commencement of activities.

* Interpret maps, geographical data, historical evidence and models to understand known and potential risk from the project on various elements of groundwater.

* Feedback risk to Designers and Consents Engineers in their production of application packs.

* Inform and discuss findings with consents granters strengthen confidence in the teams deliverables.

* Provide feedback to the Sublot Planning Manager on future Consents requirements so these can be incorporated into the programme.

* Undertake site visits for investigative and monitoring purposes.

* Ensure compliance with environmental legislation and keep up to date with technological and legislative developments.

* Write reports for Clients, which can be understood by people who don’t necessarily have a technical background.

* Co-ordinate, alongside the Core Consents Team, the set-up of early engagement, Pre-application and consent review meetings with the relevant Consent Granting Bodies (CGB).

* Provide feedback to Sublot Delivery Team from engagements with CBG’s (via the Core Delivery Team), and co-ordinate the required delivery dates for supporting technical documentation.

* Be fully aware of the critical path, and assist in ensuring that all activities and decisions are prioritised based on the need to minimise risk.

* Understanding of relevant environmental legislation.

Desirable:

* Good understanding of conceptual site models and contaminant interaction / implications on contaminant transport / migration through a hydrogeological regime.

* A keen understanding of interpreting water quality results as well as advising on subsequent treatment needs prior to discharging to ground / surface water.

* Track record of working in construction or on large infrastructure projects.

* Tender preparation experience.

* Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

* Be registered/have membership with a relevant professional institution (e.g. CIWEM/ EIS), along with CEnv.

Relevant Degree, BSc and/or MSc.

Benefits

* Pension scheme (8% company contribution / 4% personal contribution)

* 25 days paid annual leave + bank holidays + option to buy or sell days

* Professional fees reimbursed

* Flexible working

* Employee referral scheme

Moss Agate Limited and its’ Clients operates as equal opportunities employers and we welcome all applications regardless of gender, marital status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, race, colour, ethnic origin, nationality, religion or beliefs, disability, age, political opinions or trade union membership