Penguin Recruitment Ltd

 

Oxford, UK

This leading environmental consultancy have an excellent opportunity for a scientific officer to join their team based in Oxford/ other locations may be considered. Working within the agriculture/ farm and land based teams, you will be responsible for independently collecting and analyzing field samples and data, liaising with clients and landowners and preparing reports.

Qualification- Candidates for this role are expected to hold a relevant degree/ MSc in Environmental science or similar, membership of a relevant professional body is advantageous. A full clean driving licence is a requirement of the role due to travel involved.

Location- Oxford

Experience- The successful candidate for this role will demonstrate a good understanding of environmental science in a consultancy environment, with particular reference to soil, air and water measurements, and have experience of planning and undertaking field based experiments. Those with previous experience of working within the agriculture/ farm sectors will be at an advantage.

Salary- £16,000 plus benefits and training opportunities

Company- Leading Environmental Consultancy

Duties Include:

• Working within the land research team

• Field sampling and experiments

• Data collection and analysis

• Report writing

• Liaising with landowners and stakeholders

Typical Projects

Working on a variety of land research projects, you will be working within the environmental team and be responsible for planning and undertaking a variety of field experiments and sampling, data collection and interpretation and liaising with landowners to gain access to sites.

Another major part of the role will be to liaise and communicate with land owners to gain information of farm practice data and land use data in order to complete multidisciplinary projects.

Benefits:

• An excellent opportunity to join a large environmental consultancy offering fantastic career progression opportunities

• Further training available

• Friendly and professional team

• Competitive salary

Interested? For an initial, non- committal discussion about this vacancy and other opportunities in the environmental sector please do not hesitate to contact CLAIRE POWER of Penguin Recruitment on 01792 365101, alternatively you can email your CV and we will get back to you.  E-mails to: claire.power@penguinrecruitment.co.uk.

This position is open to European Union Citizens or holders of UK work permits

www.penguinrecruitment.co.uk