Role & Requirements
Due to current and future workload we have identified the requirement for a Graduate Remediation Engineer / Remediation Engineer. This is a Permanent role. The main job role is ensuring the technical delivery of remediation and enabling projects.
Candidates for the Graduate Remediation Engineer role are likely to have completed a related degree course such as environmental science, geology, geography, civil engineering etc, with an interest in delivering real remedial solutions on site.
Candidates for the Remediation Engineer role will ideally have 2-5 years work experience either in remediation contracting or a related discipline, such as site investigation, environmental monitoring, spill response, or environmental consultancy. Ideally a significant proportion of this experience will have been on-site. Knowledge of soil and groundwater sampling, remediation approaches, and earthworks is desirable, although full training will be provided as required.
A valid driving licence is essential as the role will involve a significant amount of travel, and stay away as required. Key personal attributes are good communication, team player, organisation, resolve, a positive can-do attitude, attention to detail, flexibility and ambition.
Role Location
The role location will be split between Soilfix’s sites and offices, with the largest proportion of time spent on site. Candidates should either live or be willing to relocate to within commuting distance of either of Soilfix main offices, in Bristol (Avonmouth) or Essex (Rayleigh). We will though also consider high quality candidates living in other areas. Sites are currently mainly in the South of England though further afield on occasion including all corners of the UK.
Package
Attractive salary and benefits will accompany excellent career development and training opportunities. Benefits include; a suitable vehicle for business use, an annual bonus scheme, 25 days annual leave plus additional days for long service, a 5% employer pension contribution, the option to enrol in a healthcare benefits scheme, payment of professional membership fees, and support towards achieving professional qualifications such as chartership.
Main Duties (training provided subject to skills and experience):
- Assisting with production of remediation strategies, materials management plans, method statements, risk assessments
- Assisting with obtaining licences, permits and regulatory approvals including compilation of supporting technical information
- Co-ordinating / appointing technical / environmental subcontractors
- Drawings, including basic use of Autocad (full training provided)
- Monitoring environmental emissions and ensuring controls are implemented
- Direct / supervise site activities such as excavations, drilling etc
- Set up, operate and maintain soil and water treatment systems
- Carrying out verification contamination sampling, scheduling laboratory analysis and assessing results in compliance with the specification / strategy
- Arranging laboratory and site geotechnical / earthworks testing
- Waste classification and managing duty of care for disposal
- Use of GPS equipment to record and set out basic information
- Maintaining and using equipment such as PID, noise meter, CBR probe etc
- Ensure site records are up to date, (e.g. stockpile registers, validation records)
- Overseeing and tracking material movements
- Ongoing liaison with clients representatives or third party verification engineers
- Compilation of data and drafts for verification / completion reports, health & safety files etc.
Suitable candidate CVs for this vacancy, along with their current situation and availability, should be emailed in the first instance to paul@soilfix.co.uk