Graduate Hydrogeologist - Stoke

Wardell Armstrong LLP is a successful multi-disciplinary consultancy with 13 offices throughout the UK employing approximately 500 staff. At the heart of our business lies a group of outstanding people. Working together with clients, we deliver solutions to challenging problems in Mining & Minerals, Infrastructure & Energy and Property & Development.

Our Water Team provide hydrogeological expertise to a broad range of projects within the UK and overseas. In the UK, the Water Team supports planning and environmental permit applications for a wide range of developments including, but not limited to, quarries, landfills, and residential developments.

Projects include preparing EIA water resources chapters, WFD assessments, landfill HRAs and dewatering schemes, as well as being involved in a wide variety of niche projects. Recent projects have included a number of abstraction licence applications, work for developments including groundwater conceptualisations and supporting site investigations, monitoring and risk assessment for new developments and groundwater control and dewatering. We have an in-house team of water quality specialists who are undertaking a variety of studies for public (EA) and private sector clients.

Overseas, we help mining companies with mine-water control design, water resource assessments, adherence to water stewardship and a variety of other support on Feasibility Studies and, Environmental and Social Impact Assessments. We have a number of major mine-water studies ongoing including numerical groundwater modelling, water balance and hydrogeochemistry projects for a variety of commodities and geographical locations.

The Water Team is looking to expand our team capacity to facilitate its continued success.

The Opportunity:

There is a great opportunity for an MSc Graduate Hydrogeologist to work within this dynamic team. As a key member of a small team, you would have multiple responsibilities and be exposed to a mix of UK-based fieldwork, data analysis and modelling activities.

You:

The successful candidate will:

• A relevant undergraduate degree in geology, environmental sciences, or similar.
• A relevant postgraduate degree specialising in hydrogeology or water resources.
• An understanding of and interest in industry, in particular within emerging economies..
• Interests in hydrogeology, mining, hydrology and numerical modelling would be an advantage.

We offer:

• Membership of the Firm's Group Personal Pension Plan
• Payment of a relevant professional subscription.
• 24 days annual leave per year
• Individual membership to BUPA
• Inclusion in the Firm's Critical Illness Cover Policy.
• Inclusion in the Firm's Life Assurance Policy, insuring you 3 times your annual salary.
• Mobile Phone with inclusive tariff including personal usage.
• Long service awards.
• Cycle to Work Scheme.
• Travel Loans.
• Recruitment Bounty Scheme.

Career Progression:

We are committed to helping our people achieve their ambitions and rewarding them on how they help develop, grow, and shape the business and how they interact with and support colleagues, clients, partners, regulators, and the public and we offer excellent career prospects in a supportive working environment with no restrictions on how far you can progress. We encourage all of our employees to contribute to their professional institution and offer a financial award for chartership.

Amongst other benefits, WA also provide a bespoke training and mentoring programme for all grades, tailored to suit an individual’s needs. Training is provided internally as well as from external sources where needed.