My client is a remediation & enabling work contractor providing remediation environmental consultancy & demolition. The business is an Employee Owned Trust with a head office near Manchester. The company is very ambitious, providing remediation & enabling works services to a range of industry sectors and also providing geo-environmental consulting services. A senior role has become available for the technical lead of the business.

Working towards a directorship, the technical lead role will encompass a broad range of responsibilities associated with the technical and operational delivery of both site and office-based work. The preferred candidate will have senior level experience in contaminated land assessment, earthworks / ground engineering specifications and have a commercial flair.

For the right candidate, this role offers significant potential for career advancement in a successful fast-moving employee-owned company where your input will be valued and rewarded.

On occasion you may be required to plan execute and undertake site work depending on available resources. The majority of works will be within the Northwest; however, occasional work further afield may be required.

Responsibilities

• Technical lead of the business

• Delivering technical works for the contaminated land consultancy & remediation contracting part of the business (typically phase 1 & 2 reports, remediation strategy & validation/ verification works). On occasion you may be required to plan execute and undertake site work depending on available resources. The majority of works will be within the Northwest; however, occasional work further afield may be required.

• Management & development of junior staff

• Work winning & commercial aptitude

• Report writing & peer review

• Ability to communicate confidently to a broad range of stakeholders

• Subcontractor selection and management

• Delivery of projects safely and within budget

Skills Required

• A Relevant Degree in Engineering, Environmental Science or Geology

• 7-12 years' background within the geotechnical, remediation and/or geo-environmental consultancy industries

• Background working on construction sites to a high standard of health and safety

• First class analytical and technical writing abilities are important

• Excellent verbal communication skills

• A flexible and collaborative attitude to solving problems in a non-hierarchy environment

• Full valid UK driving licence

• Chemical analysis interpretation for risk assessment

• Waste classification (Hazardous waste online)

• Production of Method Statements and Risk / COSHH Assessments

• QP, Materials Management Plan, Exemptions & Permitting

Salary Range

• Salary £60,000 - £70,000 TBC

• Discretionary Bonus

• 33 days Holiday (including bank holidays)

• Pension Scheme (4%)

• Private Healthcare

• Death in Service

• Income Protection

• 45p/mile (private car)

• Salary Sacrifice EV scheme

• Potential for flexible working by arrangement

There is an immediate start available for the right candidate. Please get in touch for further details on this and other opportunities that may suit your skills, experience and aspirations