Senior Consultant

OHES Environmental Ltd is looking to hire another Senior Environmental Consultant for the Environmental Claims Management (ECM) division in the West Region. The ECM division provides contaminated land consultancy to the insurance industry when hydrocarbon spillages occur. ECM manages the whole project lifecycle from risk assessment, through remedial strategy design, to site validation. OHES Environmental Ltd is an ambitious and growing business, and the ideal candidate will enjoy working in an environment where you can get out as much as you put in. you will apply your technical knowledge of contaminated land consultancy report writing, site investigations, validations and project management of environmental insurance claims. This role would ideally suit somebody with five years of regulatory or contaminated land consultancy experience who is looking to take the next step in their career. The role will be based in Tewkesbury.

Job Description:

• Project management of environmental insurance claims
• Arrange site works (including investigation and remediation works) in accordance with the scope of works.
• Liaise with site staff, homeowners and contractors prior to site visits.
• Site investigation design.
• Supervise site investigations, remediation works and validations, and perform associated sampling and monitoring.
• Manage contractors on-site and maintain high standards of health and safety and quality. 
• Report health and safety incidents, near misses and positive observations to the Project Manager and Health and Safety Manager.
• Schedule samples for appropriate laboratory analysis and liaise with the laboratory.
• Prepare desk study reports, including undertaking PRAs.
• Prepare interpretive site investigation reports, including performing GQRAs.
• Prepare site validation reports.
• Perform other duties as required by ECM and other areas of the business in order to meet business needs.

Requirements:

• Knowledge of the available site investigation techniques, and experience supervising a variety of them, particularly the available drilling techniques.
• Experience working on contaminated land projects where there is petroleum hydrocarbon contamination would be of particular benefit.
• Working knowledge of CLR11 and BS10175.
• Proficiency in logging soil / rock in accordance with BS5930.
• Strong skills in the development and updating of CSMs.
• Confidence when dealing with colleagues, site staff, contractors and householders in person and over the telephone, and a highly professional manner.
• Awareness of the available remediation techniques for soil and groundwater.
• Experience writing health and safety plans for site works and managing health and safety controls during site works.
• Awareness of current and emerging legislation applicable to contaminated land consultancy.
• Understanding of chemical analyses which can be performed on soil, water and air samples.
• High standard of report writing which is technically sound and commercially focused.
• Ability to perform and interpret PRAs and GQRAs.
• High attention to detail.
• Possess a full and clean UK driving licence.
• Hold a degree in a geoenvironmental related discipline and ideally some professional qualifications while working towards Chartership with a relevant organisation.
• Highly motivated and adaptable attitude.

OHES Environmental Ltd will offer a competitive salary and excellent benefits, including a company car.

OHES are in a position to appoint as soon as a suitable candidate is found. If you think you may be suitable, please submit your CV and a supporting letter to ian.barnard@ohes.co.uk