Senior Geotechnical / Geo-Environmental Consultant

Department: Operations

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Bromsgrove

Compensation: £40,000 - £45,000 / year

Description

Contract: Permanent
Location: Bromsgrove
Salary: £40,000 - £45,000 per annum (dependant on experience)

About Us

Brownfield Solutions has been providing specialist geo-environmental and geotechnical consultancy services since 2005, offering expert ground investigation, risk assessment, and remediation services for both brownfield and greenfield developments. We work across a range of sectors including property development, infrastructure, construction, and energy, helping clients understand ground conditions, manage contamination risks, and ensure regulatory compliance.

Our team of experienced consultants, including environmental scientists, geologists and engineers, specialises in assessing geotechnical and geo-environmental constraints, providing tailored solutions to unlock the full potential of each site. As part of the Celnor Group, we maintain a supportive and friendly working environment where everyone can thrive, with a strong reputation for technical excellence, reliability, and problem-solving.

About the Role

We are seeking a Senior Geotechnical / Geo-Environmental Consultant to join our team in Bromsgrove, with opportunities for rapid professional development and promotion for the right candidate. We're looking for a team player with approximately 5+ years relevant experience who has drive, ambition and commitment to producing quality work. The right candidate will be self-motivated and eager to develop their skills and knowledge.

You'll work as part of an experienced team delivering geo-environmental and geotechnical consultancy services to a diverse range of clients including residential and commercial property developers, agents, planners, engineers, public bodies and private companies. Our workload is varied and engaging, with a good balance of site and office working, managing projects including ground investigations to satisfy planning conditions, contaminated land assessments, geotechnical design, remediation design, verification, Part 2A investigations, due diligence surveys and more.

Key Responsibilities

Be highly familiar with relevant standards, guidance and legislative background to the geo-environmental and geotechnical industry, helping to spread knowledge to junior staff
Implement and maintain health and safety standards across the business
Conduct ground investigations involving various techniques, taking on the role of Project Manager for various schemes and delegating work to junior staff
Produce project fee proposals and tenders
Understand commercial aspects of business and take responsibility for project finances, with potential responsibility for invoicing projects
Attend meetings, site visits and site work as required
Manage workload and prioritise tasks to achieve objectives and meet deadlines
Develop client relationships and be an excellent written and verbal communicator
Check and approve the work of junior staff including health and safety documentation, drawings, logs, calculations, factual and interpretive reports
Help produce guides, template masters, identify and develop tools to improve quality and efficiency
Pass knowledge on and mentor junior staff
Write interpretive reports including Phase I/II geo-environmental assessments, qualitative and generic quantitative risk assessments, ground gas assessments, and geotechnical assessments
Write bespoke and complex technical assessments
Prepare outline and detailed remediation strategies with knowledge of a range of remediation techniques
Undertake remediation verification and reporting
Manage earthworks and materials/waste management including knowledge of MMPs under the CL:AIRE DoWCoP
Apply detailed knowledge of soil mechanics, determining characteristic values and calculation of foundation bearing capacities (shallow and deep foundations) and settlements
Liaise and negotiate with regulators
Comply with and assist with updating/producing internal policies and procedures within ISO standards

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

Essential Requirements:

Approximately 5+ years relevant experience
Undergraduate degree (2:1 or above) in relevant subject (geology, environmental science, geotechnical engineering, civil engineering, physical geography etc.)
Full UK driving licence (manual transmission)
Excellent IT skills and highly competent with MS Office
Excellent problem solving/contingency planning skills with ability to adapt, finding quick, innovative and practical solutions
A strong and exemplary work ethic, able to work effectively alone or as part of a team

Desirable:

Postgraduate degree or Masters in relevant subject
Chartered Status
Experience with software packages such as AutoCAD, Holebase, Surfer, Geo5 etc.

Salary and Benefits

We offer a competitive salary of £40,000 - £45,000 dependant on experience and provide a comprehensive range of benefits including:

Optional 2FF working pattern, working slightly extended hours across the fortnight and you take every second Friday off. This gives you around 26 extra days away from work each year on top of standard annual leave allowance. You still receive your full salary, while gaining regular time back for family, hobbies, travel or simply switching off
23 days annual leave plus bank holidays (3 days reserved over Christmas shutdown, increasing with service and promotions)
Twice yearly salary reviews as you become more experienced
Company profit share scheme and enhanced 4% employer pension contribution
Overnight stay allowance (£30 per night) plus expenses
Generous training fund and CPD support with professional fees covered (for two bodies)
£2,000 bonus on attaining chartership (one body only)
Employee Assistance Programme for wellbeing and mental health
Laptop/PC, mobile phone, company vehicles, and branded workwear provided
Family friendly policies including enhanced maternity/paternity leave, adoption and shared parental leave
Cycle to work scheme and recruitment recommendation bonus
Hybrid work approach, typically 2-3 days in the office per week when on 2FF, but flexible

We have a friendly, supportive and collaborative working environment, with company social events throughout the calendar. We are a growing company so there will be opportunity to move up the career ladder and make your own mark on the direction of the company.

Brownfield Solutions is an equal opportunities employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace.

To apply, please submit your CV and a covering letter explaining why you're the right fit for this role.

Key Responsibilities

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

Salary and Benefits

About Brownfield Solutions