Job title: Environmental Engineer Type: Hourly Paid Salary: Dependent on experience, skills and location An introduction to our unique company… Waterman Aspen welcomes engineers and technical specialists to make their mark by working on some of the biggest infrastructure projects or in delivering professional services across the UK.
We specialise in secondment services, providing the right people, with the right skills for the job, at the right time.
Our diverse client base includes local authorities, consultancies, public bodies and construction companies.
We take pride in supporting our colleagues throughout their careers.
We're a people-centric organisation, placing mutual respect and dignity in the highest regard.
This is reflected in our approach to issues such as mental health and wellbeing, family friendly policies, social value, and net zero.
We're a Disability Confident Employer and an accredited Real Living Wage Employer.
We have big ambitions for the future, and we'd love for you to be part of it.
Your career with Waterman Aspen… You'll get all the benefits of being employed by us, while working on a variety of projects for our clients.
Joining Waterman Aspen as Geotechnical / Senior Geotechnical Engineer will see you as a key member of the West Midlands team and you can expect: A varied client base where you can apply and develop your skills Buy-in from clients to assist in your technical progression Further exposure to your chosen industry - increasing your awareness, knowledge and sharpening your skills The flexibility to broaden your horizons with each new secondment, without changing your employer Career development and training to reach your professional or academic qualification goals supported by our own network of mentors and managers Paid subscription to a professional body of your choice Regular social events and volunteering opportunities Experience required… Essential: What you will be doing: Liaising with the clients Environment team (across disciplines including generalists, ecologists, arboriculturists, landscape, carbon, noise), Highway Designers, Programme Delivery team and their respective client, National Highways.
Leading the team weekly resourcing and progress meetings; Monitoring the contract inbox, responding to/forwarding queries as required, and maintaining the scheme delivery tracker with new information received; Reviewing new task briefs and producing fee proposals in line with NH requirements; Contributing to the preparation of bids and the general work winning function; Inputting to programmes, attending progress meetings, coordinating site work; Managing the change process, raising early warning notifications (EWNs) and compensation events (CEs) where required; Monitoring progress and taking responsibility for delivery of reports on time; Supporting the client with managing workload across the team.
Keeping up to date with industry best practice.
The preferred staff member will be required to operate unsupervised, seeking minimal advice and direction from more senior colleagues only when necessary, and mentoring junior members of staff.
Desirable: An undergraduate degree in Environmental Science or similar/equivalent subject; Experience of project management, ideally gained from managing environmental projects in the transport sector (highways experience is desirable); Membership of a professional body or relevant qualifications/experience leading to membership (e.g.
IEMA, IES, APM or similar); Experience working in a multi-disciplinary environment interacting with all environmental disciplines as well as design teams, clients, and stakeholders; Experience of contract management (e.g.
CEMAR) is desirable; Ability to manage budgets, resourcing, and plan workload, ensuring project stages are delivered on time and on budget; Strong written and verbal communication skills and the aptitude to rationally explain, explore and discuss environmental issues, capture feedback, and manage environmental risks; Experience using Microsoft packages - MS Project and Excel are essential; Excellent communication and presentation skills required; Forward thinking and interested in developing efficient and pragmatic ways of working with teams to realize client and operational objectives; and Demonstrable experience of working in a collaborative or joint venture environment is highly desirable.