Graduate Engineering Geologist

Vinci; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Graduate Engineering Geologist, where you'll play a vital role in delivering medium and large contracts across the UK. This position offers a blend of on-site and office work, ensuring projects are executed safely and efficiently. You'll collaborate closely with clients and site teams, utilizing your expertise in ground conditions and drilling. With a commitment to your professional growth, you'll have access to cutting-edge tools and technology while contributing to prestigious projects. Enjoy a rewarding career with competitive benefits in a supportive environment that values equal opportunities.

Benefits

Competitive Salary

Annual Discretionary Bonus

Company Pension

Private Medical Cover

Life Assurance

Employee Share Scheme

Qualifications

• Degree in Civil Engineering or Geology-related subject required.
• Good understanding of ground conditions and site investigation work.

Responsibilities

• Support contract delivery with safety, quality, and cost control.
• Direct trial pit and borehole locations, manage contract reports.

Skills

Communication Skills

Relationship Building

Ground Conditions Understanding

Drilling Knowledge

Site Investigation

Education

Degree in Civil Engineering

Degree in Geology

Tools

Geotechnical Laboratory Equipment

In-Situ Testing Tools

Job description

We're looking for Graduate Engineering Geologists to carry out onsite day-to-day support to the contract team for the delivery of medium and large contracts, focusing on delivery. This includes safety, quality, cost control, performance to programme, and customer service.

You'll support projects across the UK, combining on-site and office-based work, communicating our progress regularly with clients, and working closely with site teams to ensure work is carried out safely, efficiently, and to a high standard. Responsibilities include ensuring our equipment is suitable, directing trial pit and borehole locations and sampling, executing grouting, conducting specific in-situ testing, logging soils and rocks, preparing laboratory test schedules, and managing all contract reports.

You need a degree in Civil Engineering or a Geology-related subject (or an equivalent qualification), with a good understanding of ground conditions, drilling, and site investigation work.

To liaise effectively with clients and colleagues, you'll need excellent communication and relationship-building skills, plus a full UK driving license to visit our sites across the country.

We offer a rewarding and progressive career with benefits including:

• Competitive salary
• Annual discretionary bonus
• Company Pension
• Private Medical Cover
• Life Assurance
• Employee share scheme

Soil Engineering is committed to equal opportunities in employment, encouraging applications from qualified candidates regardless of age, disability, ethnicity, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion or belief, and pregnancy/maternity.

Why us?

At Soil Engineering Geoservices, our highly skilled team provides leading geotechnical expertise through ground investigation, drilling, grouting, and geotechnical testing from three bases across the country. With over 60 years of experience, we undertake land and nearshore marine investigations, work in secure or high-risk environments, and handle difficult and restricted access projects.

You'll have the opportunity to contribute to prestigious, ground-breaking projects, using the latest tools and technology to solve complex problems, learn new skills, and develop your career in any direction.

Supporting our Ground Investigation business, we maintain one of the country's largest single-site Geotechnical Laboratories, UKAS accredited for over 40 test disciplines, undertaking testing for internal and external projects. The laboratory also maintains our In-Situ testing capability, including CBR and Plate Bearing tests.

A career at Soil Engineering means working with leading experts and continuously expanding your knowledge as part of a supportive community that cares for one another.

Build your career with us!