Experienced Geo-environmental Consultant

An exciting opportunity has emerged for a Geo-environmental Consultant (or Senior) to join our award-winning team in Cardiff (CF10 1GS), a thriving multidisciplinary office in the heart of the city centre.

With pool table, darts board, gaming centre and plenty of socials to look forward to, our Cardiff office is a fun and engaging place to work. At the Cardiff Property Awards in 2021[AE1], we were recognised as ‘Employer of the Year’ for the third year running, as well as taking the highly commended spot in the ‘Consultancy’ category You will have the opportunity to work closely with other disciplines, including Building Services (M&E), Acoustics, Fire, Utilities, Civil Infrastructure, Structural and Transportation bringing variety and diversity to your work.

Hydrock is an independently-owned integrated multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy of over 700 people, operating out of 20 offices in the UK. We have been consistently in the 100 Best Companies to Work For list for the last seven years. We pride ourselves on looking after our people and our values help create a unique, dynamic, working environment. Feedback from our client listening programme and employee surveys indicates we are great to work with, whether providing our services to a client or a rewarding experience for our employees.

You can expect exceptional colleagues to work with and learn from as well as an interesting variety of challenging and prestigious projects. Recent examples include the new Welsh medium school, YGG Tan Y Lan, Hafod Copperworks, Llys Cadwyn, South Point Primary School, Brithweunydd Slope Stabilisation.

Geo is one of our core disciplines at Hydrock. It is where we came from (both the CEO and MD have a ‘Geo background’) and it accounts for a wealth of our business today. The division has remained very busy throughout the pandemic and with a growing order book, it’s time to invest in additional geo-environmental colleagues.

**Your role**:
In brief, the work includes the delivery of Geo-environmental services including, but not limited to, design and management of site investigations (including on-site supervision, logging and sampling); interpretative report writing; qualitative and quantitative risk assessment, remedial strategies, material management plans, slope stability assessment, and earthworks specifications.

The role includes working as part of integrated project teams of geo-environmental and geotechnical specialists and an understanding of related disciplines (civils, structural, transport, air quality, acoustics and flood risk), will be beneficial.

**The attributes we expect you to bring to the role and company**:

- Experience in a geo-environmental consultancy role and/or for a site investigation contractor.
- Good working knowledge of relevant and up to date British Standards (eg BS-EN 5930), Industry Guidance (eg EA LC:RM) and NHBC Standards.
- Supervision, reporting and management of geo-environmental intrusive investigations.
- Liaise with Sub Contractors and Clients assisting in the delivery of projects.
- Writing of both factual and interpretative ground investigation reports.
- Good understanding of Health and Safety requirements.
- Self-motivated team player with excellent interpersonal skills.
- A proactive and independent thinker with an enthusiastic approach to work.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Full UK Driving Licence.
- Believes in our ethos.

**What you can expect in general**

Inspired and motivated colleagues. A great team, office and employer (check out our 2021 wrap up here). A genuine opportunity to create and to be recognised and rewarded.

The remuneration package will include a competitive salary and employer pension contribution, 25 days annual leave (with the option to buy/sell up to five days), healthy living bonus, well-being bonus and a wide variety of flexible benefits. There are also little things like a paid day off for good causes and free fresh fruit in every office.

We have several team, office, regional and divisional events but ‘Challenge Day’ is when the whole company comes together for a paid day of fun You can check out our most recent Challenge Day here

A career with Hydrock offers you the chance to achieve your potential in a strongly people-focused and values-led business that provides great opportunities for professional and personal development.

**A place where we can all thrive**

At Hydrock we value our diversity and place wellbeing and inclusion for all at the heart of our culture. Offering our people flexibility is an important factor in achieving these aims, so we encourage everyone to talk to us about any ideas which enable you to balance your personal commitments with your responsibilities at work. Please let us know your current and/or desired flexible working arrangements in your covering letter, so we can discuss how this could work for you in this role.

**Next steps**
- If shortlisted, a member o