Junior/Assistant Consultant - SAR

Job Description

We’re AtkinsRéalis, a world-leading Design, Engineering and Project Management organization. Created by the integration of long-standing organizations dating back to 1911, we are a world-leading professional services and project management company dedicated to engineering a better future for our planet and its people. We create sustainable solutions that connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. We deploy global capabilities locally to our clients and deliver unique end-to-end services across the whole life cycle of an asset including consulting, advisory & environmental services, intelligent networks & cybersecurity, design & engineering, procurement, project & construction management, operations & maintenance, decommissioning and capital. The breadth and depth of our capabilities are delivered to clients in key strategic sectors such as Engineering Services, Nuclear, Operations & Maintenance and Capital.

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Our teams are proud to deliver on some of the most prestigious projects across the world. It's thanks to our talented people and their diverse thinking, expertise and knowledge. Join us and you'll be part of our genuinely collaborative environment, where everyone is supported to make the most of their talents and expertise.
When it comes to work-life balance, AtkinsRéalis is a great place to be. So, let's discuss how our flexible and remote working policies can support your priorities. We're passionate about are work while valuing each other equally. So, ask us about some of our recent pledges for Women's Equality and being a 'Disability Confident' and 'Inclusive Employer’.

AtkinsRéalis is one of the worlds’ leading engineering design consultancies. We have the breadth and depth of expertise to respond to the most technically challenging and time critical infrastructure projects. As a provider of multi-discipline technical services, Atkins is committed to design excellence and delivery of excellent solutions which combine innovation, imagination, and best practice.

The job involves working with the UK Contaminated Land and Hydrogeology business. We currently have an opportunity for a Junior/Assistant Engineer to join the Atkins Global Technology Centre in Bangalore/Mumbai, India. The work involves UK and International projects being delivered by AtkinsRéalis across a range of market sectors like Highways, Rails, Tunnels, including the development of Cities, Mass Transit and Energy infrastructure. 

We are looking for an individual with proven experience in Environmental Site Assessments and Investigation, chemical assessment and quantitative risk assessment relating to land contamination and brownfield regeneration, to join our reputable Environment team and support an expanding project workload and client base.

Mandatory Requirements

• 2-5 years’ experience in conducting Phase I Site Assessment and Phase 2 intrusive Site Investigation, with experience in multiple site investigation techniques. Field work experience will be preferable.
• Post Graduate Degree qualified in a relevant engineering or science subject (e.g. geology, geosciences, chemistry, environmental science and hydrogeology).
• Able to produce factual and interpretative reports including generic qualitative/ quantitative risk assessment for controlled waters, human health and property receptors.
• Knowledge and understanding of Land contamination risk management (LCRM), Stage 1 risk assessment and Stage 2 options appraisal.
• Demonstrate good, relevant land contamination/brownfield land experience in Phase 1 Desk Studies.
• Knowledge and technical understanding of conceptual site models and generic level risk assessments for soils and waters. Experience working for UK will be preferable either in an excellence centre or in the region.
• Excellent writing and reporting Skills.
• Good communication and presentation skills.
• Proficient ability to interpret, review and analyse data to produce reports.
• Invaluable understanding of environmental regulations.
• Ability to take initiative and work independently or within a team.
• Willingness to learn and adapt to the project/team/wider team.

Desirable Requirements:

• Knowledge and technical understanding of conceptual site models and generic level risk assessments for controlled waters (in the UK, surface water and groundwater) and human health risk assessments (CLEA tool) and using Soil Guideline Values (Environment Agency, UK).
• Industry standards CIRIA, 2001. Contaminated land risk assessment. A guide to good practice (C552), and have broad understanding of DEFRA, 2012. Environmental Protection Act 1990: Part 2A, Contaminated Land Statutory Guidance.
• CL: AIRE and CIRIA guidance for Asbestos, Petroleum Hydrocarbons in Groundwater and C4SLs.
• Codes of practice for ground investigations and potentially contaminated sites.
• Knowledge of groundwater modelling software ConSim/P20 would be an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Organisation, collation, and assessment of desk-based information as part of Phase 1 Desk Studies.
• Assisting in designing or able to design (then organise) environmental/geo-environmental site investigations, including soil sampling and ground gas/vapour/leachate/groundwater and surface water monitoring/sampling.
• Compliance with Health and Safety Policies and Procedures, including preparation of H&S Plans for site investigation and managing health and safety on site.
• Preparing Method Statements, Specifications and Drawings.
• Digital Data Management and sample scheduling, data transfer and statistics.
• Developing conceptual site models and carrying out qualitative and semi-quantitative risk assessments for human health, surface and groundwater and property receptors under UK good practice guidance.
• Factual and Interpretative Reporting.
• Scheduling and managing work to acceptable quality, on time and to budget.
• Developing own competence and maintain CPD necessary to fulfil the responsibilities of the role, with support from the business on own training and development needs.

What We Can Offer You
- Varied, interesting and meaningful work
- A hybrid working environment with flexibility and great opportunities
- Opportunities for training and, as the team grows, career progression or sideways moves
- An opportunity to work within a large global multi-disciplinary consultancy on a mission to change the ways we approach business as usual
Why work for AtkinsRéalis?
We at AtkinsRéalis are committed to developing its people both personally and professionally. Our colleagues have the advantage of access to a high ranging training portfolio and development activities designed to help make the best of individual’s abilities and talents. We also actively support staff in achieving corporate membership of relevant institutions.

Meeting Your Needs
To help you get the most out of life in and outside of work, we offer employees ‘Total Reward’.
Making sure you're supported is important to us. So, if you identify as having a disability, tell us ahead of your interview, and we’ll discuss any adjustments you might need.

Additional Information
We are an equal opportunity, drug-free employer committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop. To help embed inclusion for all, from day one, we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and employee networks to support staff from different backgrounds. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and ability.

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At AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.