my client is employs over staff throughout the world and is one of the worlds best professional service organisations they have a reputation amongst their clients for providing the highest quality delivering commercial and technical excellence whilst also managing their risk and making sustainable business improvements an exciting opportunity has developed for a principalassociate contaminated land professional with an excellent track record in the investigation assessment and remediation of contaminated land as well as hydrogeological expertise but with business development experience and the ability to work in multidisciplinary team environments the successful candidate will be an integral member of the team developing and growing the services offering particularly in relation to hydrogeological services the successful candidate will need to maximise the potential of existing established services as well as assist the team in driving the development and growth responsibilities complete generic quantitative risk assessments for both human health and controlled waters purposes and mentor junior staff in completing such assessments provide technical leadership to the team in undertaking detailed quantitative controlled waters risk assessments utilising some or all of the following consim or ea remedial targets for hydrogeological risk assessment ensure compliance with health and safety policies and procedures input to the financial managementreporting process prepare and review bids complete technical peer reviewing of reports implementing the business unit strategy and lead its implementation across unit teams direct the growth and development of the business build relationships with clients and potential clients get involved in client networking and development direction of major strategic opportunities bids and projects play an active role as a technical expert in projects preferably in relation to groundwater providing project management as well as specific expertise requirements the candidate will hold a first degree and an msc or equivalent in an appropriate subject and have demonstrable experience within a consulting environment full membership of an appropriate professional body is desirable and you should have achieved or be working towards chartered status the successful candidate will have a thorough understanding of and be able to demonstrate specific experience in the uk regulatory process and some or all of the following contaminated land in the context of part iia of the environmental protection act and the uk planning regime desk studiespreliminary risk assessments ground investigation design and implementation remediation design and implementation risk assessments particularly in relation to controlled waters including gqra and dqra using clea riscrbca remedial targets methodology andor consim contaminated land due diligence qualities required the successful candidate will be enthusiastic confident selfmotivated and dynamic with excellent verbal and written communication together with the following key skills strong project management skills ability to work on own initiative and seek assistance when required ability to organise and prioritise workload to ensure that timescales are met under pressure good problem solvingcontingency planning skills with ability to find quick innovative and practical solutions ability to prepare accurate concise and well written reports able to work collaboratively with others to form strong positive working relationships with colleagues