National Careers Week: Land

This webinar series for National Careers Week brings environmental careers to life through real stories and honest insights from professionals working across a wide range of roles and sectors. Across themed days, you’ll discover just how varied the environmental field is and the many different routes you can take to get there. Within the "Land" theme, we're exploring careers linked to land contamination, soil science, impact assessment and infrastructure.

You’ll also have the opportunity to ask the professionals questions about their role, career journey and day-to-day experience. If you’re unable to attend live, you can submit a question in advance. All webinars will be recorded so you can watch them back at a time that suits you.

In this webinar, our speakers will share insights into the following areas:

• What it’s like to work in the sector and where your degree could take you after graduation
• A realistic picture of the daily tasks, responsibilities, and skills required
• The transition from university to career, including the steps, decisions, and experiences that helped them succeed

National Careers Week

We're hosting a series of webinars exploring the breadth of careers in the environmental sector as part of National Careers Week. Across themed days, we're exploring themes including Air, Water, Climate and Nature. The week will spotlight the diverse roles, pathways, and skills shaping our environment and future. 

Our speakers

James Kellett

James is an Engineer with Card Geotechnics Limited (CGL). In his role, based in CGL’s London office, James has gained hands-on experience in a range of projects. His work is varied, spanning both geoenvironmental and geotechnical disciplines, and he gets to enjoy a mix of complex ground investigations and interpretative reporting.

Currently, James’s work leans more geoenvironmental, and he is involved in remediation projects, ground investigations on contaminated land, human health assessments, and waste assessments. Between work, James also balances a part-time degree apprenticeship at the University of Birmingham in Geotechnical Engineering, which is supported by the company. Before joining CGL, James was a student at Imperial College London, where he studied an Integrated Masters in Geology. James is also an existing Associate Member of the Institute of Environmental Sciences, and an active member of the Land Condition Community Early Careers Network Steering Group within the IES.

Rebecca Hearn

Rebecca Hearn is co-director of Murray Environmental Limited and works in the land contamination field, with experience working on a range of former and active industrial sites including gas works and military sites. She is passionate about knowledge sharing and is an active member of the IES and the Society for the Environment Soils and Stones project team. As well as being actively involved these professional bodies, Rebecca volunteers time to Midlands Lands Events (MidLE), set up by Hearn and Midlands colleagues to support knowledge sharing amongst land professional in the midlands (UK).

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