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The person we are looking for

We want like-minded people to be part of our long-term sustainable growth and have a fantastic opportunity for talented Site Supervisors.

We want you to use your ambition and initiative to help us complete projects safely and efficiently.

Like you, we care about people and the environment. Safety, Health, and Environment underpin our values and you will be responsible for these on your site. You will take pride in maintaining a good working environment and demonstrating a keen commercial awareness.

You will have experience at this level in earthworks, groundwork, demolition, or construction. Along with good IT skills, you will have SSSTS/SMSTS, CSCS, 3-day First Aid at Work certificate, and a full driving licence.

About us 

Established over 20 years ago, The LK Group design and deliver ground investigation, geo-environmental engineering, earthworks, and related construction projects across the UK. Our long-term success is driven by our vision to be an employer of choice and a great company to do business with.

We respect our people so promote personal and professional development, encourage initiative, and listen to their ideas, allowing them to progress as the business grows. With a professional, supportive, and inclusive culture, we take pride in everything we do, and we always aim to impress our clients.

We are unable to employ anyone who does not have the legal right to live and work in the UK.

This exciting role will involve supporting and completing varied hydrological, surface water, flood risk and hydraulic modelling projects for our clients of consultancies, private sector clients, local authorities, water companies and private developers. 

Minimum qualifications:

• MSc and/or BSc in Hydrology, Environmental Management or Civil Engineering or HND in Environment, Civil Engineering or Hydrology
• 1yrs+ working experience within a UK-based consultancy or flood modelling specialist authority completing 1D and 2D modelling of watercourses.

or

• HND in Environment, Civil Engineering or Hydrology or similar with 2yrs+ working experience within a UK-based consultancy or flood modelling specialist Authority completing 1D and 2D modelling of watercourses

Experience required:

• Experience in flood risk assessment and hydraulic modelling using flood modeller, WINFAP4, REFH2 and HEC-RAS.
• Modelling specialist authority completing 1D and 2D modelling of watercourses and surface water.
• Flood risk assessments and flood risk reports.
• Sustainable drainage systems and strategies.
• Drainage design using AutoCAD and hydraulic design software.

Responsibilities:

• Project management.
• Mentoring of junior staff members.
• Develop new business opportunities.
• Undertake and support initial assessments and engineering investigations.
• Identify solutions and involvement in design development.
• Working with a team of specialists to develop innovative, sustainable, and efficient solutions to programme and budget.
• Actively promote our integrated team working ethic.
• Ability to work independently.
• Working across the business umbrella to share information and develop ideas.

Technical work:

• Flood risk assessments for planning applications.
• Flood estimation using ReFH2.
• Hydrological assessments and hydraulic modelling.
• Model build and verification using flood modeller and HEC-RAS.
• Hydraulic modelling of watercourses as part of flood risk assessments for planning applications.
• Surface water management plans, drainage impact assessments, drainage strategy and details SuDS design using AutoCAD and/or hydraulic software.

This exciting role will involve working with a team of flood risk and civil engineers who specialise in flood risk assessments, hydraulic design, surface water and SuDS projects for local authorities, water companies, private sector clients and government bodies.

Experience and knowledge of infrastructure engineering and flood risk management would be preferable.

Minimum qualifications:

• MSc and/or BSc in Civil Engineering or Hydrology.
• 6 months of industry placement experience within a UK-based consultancy or local authority completing flood risk assessments and drainage design.
• It is also beneficial for applicants to have experience of AutoCAD and GIS software.

Training to be given:

• Flood risk assessments and flood risk reports.
• Contribute to contaminated land reports.
• Sustainable drainage systems and strategies.

Responsibilities:

• Undertake and support initial assessments and engineering investigations
• Identify solutions and involvement in design development.
• Working with a team of specialists to develop innovative, sustainable and efficient solutions to programme and budget.
• Actively promote our integrated team working ethic.
• Ability to work independently.
• Flood risk assessments for planning applications
• Surface water management plans
• Drainage impact assessments.
• Drainage strategy and details SuDS Design using AutoCAD and/or Hydraulic software.
• Small scale project management.
• Ability to work independently.
• Working across the business umbrella to share information and develop ideas.

You will be part of our established team of Geotechnical and Contaminated Land experts, assisting in delivering successful projects. Your role will also be supported across our business, with skilled resources from all our other departments.

This is an ideal opportunity to develop your skills in a fast-growing small to medium-sized company and provide added value to the existing team.

The successful candidate will have an excellent academic background with relevant degree qualifications. Experience in the contaminated land industry would be preferred.

What you will be doing:

• Phase 1 desk studies
• Phase 2 site investigations
• Gas and groundwater monitoring
• Site work to include collection of soils and groundwater samples for laboratory testing and logging of geological material
• Working within a project team playing a key role in a wide variety of environmental projects
• Technical writing and input into environmental reports
• Client liaison
• Flexibility to work on sites across the whole of the UK

Key abilities for you to demonstrate:

• Work well within a team and with other colleagues/sub-contractors
• Plan works, arrange and manage site investigation
• Availability and willingness to work away from home
• Experience of undertaking site investigations
• Good communicator with written and verbal skills
• Good computer skills including use of Microsoft applications
• Problem solver and lateral thinker
• Full UK driving licence 

​Company benefits:

• Pension scheme
• Free access to BUPA mental wellbeing programme
• Professional and technical development opportunities