CSM in Practice: A Collaborative Workshop

Date: Wednesday 8th July 2026
Venue: WSP Offices, Birmingham, B1 1RQ

This interactive workshop is designed for early career professionals working in land contamination consultancy or regulation.

Reserve your place

Tickets are £25 per delegate.
Places are limited to maintain an interactive workshop format, and we expect demand to be high so book soon to avoid disappointment.
We hope to see you there.

Through collaborative discussion and case-study exercises, attendees will work in small groups, supported by experienced professionals, to explore how conceptual site models are developed, challenged and refined by site investigation information. The workshop focuses on professional judgement, interpretation and discussion rather than “correct” answers.

The workshop is discussion-led and exploratory. Differences in professional judgement are encouraged.

Programme

09.30

Registration, Tea & Coffee & Early Networking

10.25

Introduction, Morning Chair

Kate Baker (SoBRA Chair)

MORNING SESSION

10.30

Importance of the CSM

Kate Baker (Antea Group UK)

11.00

Group Exercise:
Developing the initial Conceptual Site Model

12.00

Lunch break

AFTERNOON SESSION 1

13.00

Designing the Site Investigation

Elizabeth Beers (WSP)

13.30

Group Exercise:
Interpreting investigation data and refining the Conceptual Site Model

14.30

Afternoon Break

AFTERNOON SESSION 2

14.50

Adapt the Developed CSM

Stephanie Cox (E3P)

15.20

Facilitated group discussion with comparison of CSM approaches and interpretations

15.50

Closing Remarks (key takeaways from each group)

16.00

Close

16.30

Early Careers Social Meet Up:
Bacchus Bar, Burlington Arcade, B2 4JH

SoBRA thanks WSP for kindly hosting this event