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AECOM Graduate Soil & Groundwater Remediation Consultant in Ghent, Belgium
Company Description
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Job Description
Our Environmental Services team currently has an exciting vacancy for a Dutch speaking Environmental Consultant to be based in our Ghent office. The successful candidate will work in a dynamic team which undertakes a wide variety of projects for mainly international private sector clients based in Belgium and abroad. These projects involve, but are not limited to, contaminated soil investigation and remediation, risk assessments, remedial design and follow-up.
Key duties and responsibilities:
Performing the environmental oversight of remedial works on the site for short or longer periods of time under the supervision of a project manager.
Controlling the performance of the remediation contractor works with respect to the remedial action plan.
Coordinating field service subcontractors and fully supervise ground investigation works if required.
Collecting soil and groundwater samples / data during assessment and remedial action activities.
Daily reporting and regulator reporting (Flanders region) of works conducted on site.
Coordinating with laboratories to secure appropriate analysis and in a timetable consistent with project requirements.
Compiling and interpret field and analytical data into accurate and comprehensive conceptual site models
Undertaking desk studies, site investigations, laboratory procurement for environmental analysis, data analysis, factual and interpretive report writing.
Ensuring that health and safety issues are addressed throughout the life of a project.
AECOM has a strong safety culture which is supported across the business worldwide.As part of our team, you're expected to implement safety, quality and customer focus into your day-to-day activities. You’ll participate in all safety initiatives, you’ll ensure the safety of yourself and your colleagues and you’ll support and achieve safety objectives through orienting, training and coaching.
Qualifications
Master or BSc degree in Geology, Geography, Bio Engineering or another technical, environmental or chemical field of study.
Fluent Dutch and English language skills both written and verbal.
Confidence with client communication, customer focus.
Demonstrated excellent analytical and report writing and communication skills.
Solid attention to detail and thorough approach to work.
Able to work both independently and in teams.
Room for self-development and initiative in a young and dynamic team.
The candidate should have a valid driver license for a car
Confidence with working in a team;
Strong commitment to AECOM’s health and safety culture.
Willingness to travel occasionally within mainly Belgium and occasionally in the Netherlands or abroad to meet the needs of specific projects.
Fluency in French is a plus.
Additional Information
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About AECOM
AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.
Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity
You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.
You will help us foster a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion – a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.
AECOM provides a wide array of compensation and benefits programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We also provide a robust global well-being program. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.
Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
ReqID: REF35209Z
Business Line: Environment
Business Group: DCS
Strategic Business Unit: Europe & India
Career Area: Engineering
Work Location Model: Hybrid
Legal Entity: AECOM Belgium BV