Location
London, with travel to sites across the UK as required.

Hours
Full Time

Salary
Negotiable

About the Role
At WSP, you will have the opportunity to work on landmark projects that make a real difference. Join our Ground & Water team within the Earth & Environment business, delivering high-calibre geo-environmental services on key regional and national projects. This role focuses on supporting large scale ground investigations, with a significant proportion of time spent on site and travelling across the UK. You will play a key role in the day-to-day delivery of projects, working closely with team members, project managers, and directors. Typical activities include groundwater monitoring, supervision of contractors such as drill rigs, soil logging, environmental sampling, chemical and geotechnical testing, groundwater sampling, and ground gas monitoring. All work is carried out in line with strict safety, health, and environmental standards. Join a team of over 180 professionals providing land contamination management services across private and public sectors, including infrastructure, energy transition, and nuclear decommissioning projects.

Experience
- Knowledge of planning and supervision of site investigations
- Understanding of Construction Design and Management (CDM) Regulations and their application to safe design and implementation of site investigations
- Experience with data handling; GIS experience is desirable

About you
- Holds a full UK driving licence (or equivalent), essential for the role
- Comfortable working on-site and travelling across the UK
- Self-motivated with the ability to use initiative
- Confident to ask questions to understand objectives and learn independently
- Attention to detail with excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Able to remain calm and focused under pressure
- Quick learner, adaptable to change
- Reliable and able to deliver commitments on time and to quality standards
- Self-aware with an understanding of own limitations
- Effective time management skills
- Strong work ethic
- Ability to work within defined budgets and timescales
- Able to build rapport and trust with peers and maintain a sustainable support network
- Enthusiastic, practically minded, confident, and flexible team player

Qualifications
- Relevant technical degree desirable but not essential (e.g. chemistry, biology, geology, engineering, environmental science)
- Site safety qualifications desirable (e.g. first aid training, Site Supervisors Safety Training Scheme (SSSTS) or equivalent)
- Willingness and ability to travel to sites across the UK as required