Contaminated Land & Earthworks Specialist
Contaminated Land and Earthworks Specialist
Location: UK (Flexible, with travel to project sites)
Sector: Construction / Environmental Engineering
Employment Type: Full-time
Are you passionate about transforming challenging ground conditions into sustainable opportunities? Join Laing O'Rourke as a Contaminated Land and Earthworks Specialist, where you'll help shape the environmental future of some of the UK's most ambitious construction and infrastructure projects.
We are looking for a Contaminated Land and Earthworks Specialist to join our Construction and Environmental team. This is an exciting opportunity to play a pivotal role in assessing, remediating, and managing contaminated land across a diverse portfolio of projects.
You'll work alongside geotechnical engineers, environmental advisors, and construction teams to ensure compliance with environmental legislation while developing innovative, sustainable solutions that protect people, land, and water resources.
What will the role look like?
· Conduct Phase I and II site investigations, including desk studies, fieldwork, sampling, and risk assessments.
· Develop and implement remediation strategies in line with UK environmental legislation.
· Oversee earthworks operations — managing soil classification, material reuse, and waste movements.
· Liaise with regulators and stakeholders to ensure full project compliance.
· Prepare technical documentation such as reports, method statements, and verification reports.
· Support planning applications and tender submissions with expert technical input.
· Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to develop sustainable, cost-effective solutions.
· Provide technical support to Environmental Advisors and project teams on waste and materials management.
· Audit contractors to ensure compliance with environmental and legal requirements.
· Undertake piling risk assessments and manage laboratory testing contracts.
What skills & experience are we looking for?
· Degree in Environmental Science, Geology, Civil Engineering, or related discipline.
· Proven experience in contaminated land assessment and remediation within UK construction.
· Knowledge of UK environmental legislation and guidance (e.g. CLR11, BS10175).
· Experience developing Materials Management Plans (MMPs).
· Understanding of surface water management and pollution prevention.
· Strong communication, report writing, and stakeholder engagement skills.
· Familiarity with GIS, logging software, and environmental modelling tools (desirable).
· CSCS card and relevant health & safety training (e.g. SMSTS) preferred.
Don't match all the criteria? We are open and always happy to hear from people with transferable skill sets and a commitment to learning.
About us
We are an international engineering and construction company delivering state-of-the-art infrastructure and building projects for clients in the UK, Middle East, and Australia.
Certainty, reliability, and quality – this is what our clients want. And at Laing O'Rourke, we have more than 150 years of experience delivering it. Our story is one of energy, passion, ambition, people, and teamwork. We harness the power of our experience, stretching back over a century and a half, to deliver certainty for our clients.
As part of the Disability Confident scheme, we would like to enable access to candidates with long-term health conditions and disabilities through the Offer an Interview scheme. This supports applicants that meet the essential criteria by offering an interview for the advertised position. Please let us know prior to interview what adjustments are required and how we can support you in the workplace.
CVs only tell us so much and so do job adverts. We'd welcome an informal chat via Callum Jones - Callumjones@LaingOrourke.com. We are committed to making our recruitment process accessible to everyone. If you need the application form in an alternative format or have any questions about our process, please contact our resourcing team at resourcingteam@laingorourke.com.
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