Heather McGuire

Principal Geo-Environmental Engineer at Landwise Consulting

Paisley, Scotland, United Kingdom

About

Principal Geo-Environment Engineer at Landwise Consulting with 9 years of experience in the industry. Involved in the organisation, implementation and interpretation of site investigations working on both residential and commercial projects.

Experience

  • Principal Geo-Environmental Engineer at LandWise Consulting Ltd
    May 2026 - Present · 2 mos

  • Mason Evans Partnership (Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom)
    • Principal Geo-Environmental Engineer
      Jun 2024 - May 2026 · 2 yrs

    • Senior Geo-Environmental Engineer
      May 2023 - Jun 2024 · 1 yr 2 mos

    • Geo-Environmental Scientist
      Jun 2021 - May 2023 · 2 yrs

  • Site Engineer at Forkers Ltd & Forkers Scotland Ltd
    Jun 2020 - Jun 2021 · 1 yr 1 mo

  • Career break - Travelling at South America
    Feb 2020 - May 2020 · 4 mos

    I took some time away from my career as a Geo-Environmental Scientist to travel independently with my partner for 4 months in South America. It was an amazing experience and I gained skills along the way including improving my interpersonal and communication skills.

  • Geo-Environmental Scientist at Mason Evans Partnership
    Mar 2017 - Feb 2020 · 3 yrs

    Geo-Environmental Scientist with 3 years of experience involved in organisation, implementation and interpretation of site investigations. Other experience includes: • Research, acquisition of information and preparation of Phase I Desktop Study Reports. • Organisation and supervision of Phase II Intrusive Site Investigations. • Site works including trial pitting whilst sampling in accordance with BS10175 • Supervision and management of drilling/investigation contractors on site. • Preparation of Phase II Reports on Site Investigations, including interpretation of chemical and geotechnical laboratory analyses and consideration of underlying site conditions regarding foundation construction. • Supervision of environmental remediation works, including but not limited to tank removals and asbestos removal/delineation. • If remedial measures required, the preparation of Remedial Method Statement reports and validation of gas protection measures, capping layers and foundations. • Preparation of Coal Mining Risk Assessments. • Experience in writing Water Environment Risk Assessments, including utilising the M-BAT tool and P20 groundwater modelling (excel software). • Supervision of the consolidation of mineworkings and mineshafts • Experience with tendering for jobs and invoicing • Mentored newer colleagues with both practical site works skills as well as report writing and interpretation. • Competent user of Microsoft Office (including Word and Excel) and gINT Geotechnical and Geo-environmental software • Ensure all appropriate health and safety measures are taken during site works and competent in preparing site Risk Assessments and Method Statements