Remediation Engineer

Remediation Engineer
Contaminated Land
South London
£28,000 - £35,000 + benefits

About the Role

Remediation Engineer will support the delivery of contaminated land remediation and enabling works projects across the South East, taking responsibility for site coordination, technical documentation and environmental compliance from pre-start through to completion. The successful candidate will initially work on two major South London projects running until May 2027, with further schemes already secured across the region.

Our client is an award-winning environmental contractor delivering contaminated land remediation, brownfield regeneration and enabling works projects. They are experiencing continued growth and offer long-term project exposure, practical site experience and structured career development within a specialist sector.

What You Will Do

The Remediation Engineer will support technical and operational delivery across contaminated land and remediation projects.

• Coordinate remediation and enabling works activities from pre-start planning through to project completion.
• Supervise excavation, drilling, earthworks, soil treatment and remediation operations on live sites.
• Prepare remediation strategies, Materials Management Plans, RAMS and project technical documentation.
• Undertake environmental monitoring, contamination testing, verification works and groundwater sampling activities.
• Manage subcontractors, permits, licences and site programmes to maintain project compliance.
• Liaise with clients, regulators, laboratories and third-party consultants throughout project delivery.

What You Bring (Essential)

• Experience as a Remediation Engineer or within a relevant environmental or engineering discipline.
• Hold a degree in Environmental Engineering, Environmental Science, Geology, Civil Engineering or similar, or equivalent.
• Possess one to three years of post-graduate experience within environmental or engineering projects.
• Hold a full UK driving licence and be willing to travel across the South East.
• Undertake environmental sampling, soil classification and contamination assessment activities.
• Support technical reporting and project documentation for contaminated land remediation projects.

Desirable

• Experience within contaminated land, earthworks, remediation or enabling works environments.
• Knowledge of soil and groundwater remediation techniques and brownfield regeneration projects.
• Understanding of waste management procedures and pollution prevention controls.
• Professional membership or progress towards a relevant environmental or engineering institution.

What the Employer Offers

• £28,000 - £35,000 salary depending on experience.
• Company van or vehicle allowance.
• Permanent employment with a strong pipeline of secured projects.
• Full training and development within contaminated land remediation.
• Excellent career progression opportunities.
• Opportunity to work on technically challenging brownfield regeneration projects.

How to Apply

Contact the Cityscape recruitment team to apply for this Remediation Engineer opportunity or to ask questions about the role.

Cityscape is recruiting on behalf of an environmental contracting business.

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