Senior Environmental Specialist

Salary

£35,458 to £37,779 pa (depending on experience) + generous benefits package

Full time (37.5 hours/week) or part-time (hours to be discussed)

One of our regional offices in Edinburgh, Cleckheaton (Leeds), Silsoe or Hereford, as chosen by the appointee (with options for some homeworking)

Permanent, subject to 6 month probation period

Close of day Monday 9th February

We are a privately owned archaeological business, part of the RSK Group, a leader in integrated environmental, engineering, and technical services. We provide heritage services to the development and construction sectors in UK and across the world. With four offices in England and one in Scotland, we offer our employees:

• Unique knowledge and expertise
  . For nearly 30 years, Headland has provided not only business‑focused archaeology but also people‑focused business. We are highly respected within our industry for our achievements in innovation, tailor‑made development coaching and training, and our expertise in commercial archaeology.
• Strong pioneering spirit
  . Our corporate culture is characterised by a healthy appetite for originality and development.
• Stable company with excellent growth
  . Over the years, we have demonstrated steady, positive economic development and formed successful partnerships.
• Good work environment
  . You will be surrounded by colleagues who are pleasant, professional, and enthusiastic about their work.
• Opportunity to influence
  . You get to work in an open climate, close to decision makers and with the possibility of making a difference.
• Part of RSK group
  . You will have further opportunities to become involved in nationally and internationally prominent projects with exciting prospects for career development. The group has c.17,000 employees and c.230 environmentally led companies.

In Headland we are proud of our people. We will support you to meet your goals and train you in specific relevant skills to feel confident and succeed in your role.

Headland Archaeology are expanding our environmental team and are looking for a skilled, motivated individual to undertake in‑house environmental assessment and analysis. Specialists with expertise and experience in the following fields are encouraged to apply: archaeobotany, charcoal, waterlogged wood, archaeozoology, archaeomalacology, and microfossil specialisms, including pollen. The successful candidate will join a team of highly qualified specialists from a range of disciplines working on projects from across the UK, but with a particular emphasis on one major infrastructure project.

Other responsibilities will include developing junior specialists and providing training and guidance in environmental sampling to Headland’s fieldwork teams.

We are looking for candidates who are self‑driven with a positive outlook and with demonstrable high‑level expertise in the assessment and analysis of environmental assemblages from UK commercial sites. The successful applicant should also have a track record in commercial reporting. A research profile, including a publication record, is desirable.

A role within the department offers the opportunity to work closely with academic institutions and independent researchers at the cutting edge of environmental research and to promote and develop research partnerships. The successful applicant will have the chance to study a wide variety of assemblages, dating from the prehistoric through to the post‑medieval, from sites across Britain. Within the wider post‑excavation department, the position offers to opportunity to contribute to a growing number of monographs and other peer‑reviewed publications.

• Identify, record, assess, analyse, interpret and report on environmental assemblages within defined project objectives at assessment and analysis level.
  • Estimate resources and help develop environmental programmes for projects.
  • Co‑ordinate environmental programmes and personnel within specific post‑excavation projects.
  • Provide internal advice and training on environmental sampling on site.
  • Produce site‑specific environmental sampling strategies.
  • Check, proof‑read and edit…