Groundwater Specialist

6 months ago


London, United Kingdom High Speed Two (HS2) Full time

**Location Birmingham or London. Salary: Base salary Birmingham: c. £36,300 - £45,350 pa - Base salary London: c. £39,250 - £49,100 (depending on skills and experience. In addition, we offer flexible benefits fund of 15% which is paid on top of base salary and is fully pensionable, as well as a range of competitive benefits - check them out in the Benefits section on our website.**

**The role**:

- Provide technical leadership on hydrogeological matters and specialist advice to contractors and the wider HS2 team.
- Design and deliver specific workstreams relating to the groundwater aspects of the HS2 programme to ensure statutory and other requirements are met fully and within agreed timeframes.
- Provide technical management and review to assure that deliverables meet the project’s legislative and groundwater requirements.
- Develop good relationships with stakeholders and statutory bodies, particularly the Environment Agency, to help deliver appropriate mitigation measures for the impacts of HS2.
- Liaise closely with other disciplines, such as drainage, ecology, contaminated land and geotechnics
- Represent HS2 at technical meetings as required.
- Actively promote and embed Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in all your work, and support and comply with all organisational initiatives, policies and procedures on EDI.

**Skills**:

- Ability to communicate effectively with technical specialists, non-technical project managers and stakeholders.
- Analytical and presentation skills.
- Ability to technically review of risk assessments relating to controlled waters.
- Ability to communicate and negotiate and effectively with a wide range of stakeholders, such as environmental / engineering specialists.

**Knowledge**:

- Knowledge of relevant legislation, such as the Water Framework Directive, technical guidance, industry standards and best practice.
- Knowledge of surrounding and interacting disciplines such as surface water/ flood risk, drainage, contaminated land and ecology.

**Experience**:

- Experience of a variety of hydrogeological projects and particularly large-scale construction projects at design and construction stages.
- Project management and budget experience

The post-holder is expected to behave at all times in a manner consistent with the HS2 values of Safety, Leadership, Integrity and Respect

It is expected that you will actively promote and embed Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in all your work and support and comply with all organisational initiatives, policies and procedures on EDI.


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