Geo-Environmental Engineer — Ground & Contaminated Land

Waterman Group; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Hybrid working arrangements

Training and development

Mentoring from industry experts

Lead varied projects

Business development involvement

Career progression opportunities

Job summary

Waterman Infrastructure & Environment in Manchester is seeking a Geo-Environmental Engineer to join the Ground Engineering team on a full-time, permanent basis. The role offers hybrid working and opportunities for professional development.

You will support geo-environmental projects, supervise investigations, prepare risk assessments, log soils, sample monitoring, and contribute to remediation design across the UK.

Qualifications

• BSc or equivalent in Geology, Environmental Science or similar.
• Working towards membership of a relevant professional body with a longer-term goal to move toward chartership with a relevant institution.
• Basic knowledge of planning legislation.
• Experience of site inspections and reporting.
• Able to complete interpretative assessments to a basic level.
• Able to deliver projects and work within a multi-disciplinary consultancy.
• Track record in managing time and resources effectively and within budget.
• In possession of full UK driving license.

Responsibilities

• Supporting a variety of geo-environmental projects for both external clients and for other teams within Waterman.
• Supervising ground investigations.
• Preparing Preliminary Risk Assessments (Desk studies).
• Soil logging to current UK standards, including laboratory scheduling.
• Completing soil sampling, water monitoring and sampling.
• Writing interpretative ground investigation reports.
• Input to the design of remediation works and geotechnical design.
• Knowledge of contaminated land legislation and reporting requirements.
• Reviewing and interpreting factual site investigation data.
• Travel to other offices and sites within the UK (as needed).

Skills

Site inspections

Report writing

Soil logging

Project delivery

Time management

Education

BSc Geology / Environmental Science or similar

Tools

Full UK driving licence

Job description

Waterman Infrastructure & Environment in Manchester is seeking a Geo-Environmental Engineer to join the Ground Engineering team on a full-time, permanent basis. The role offers hybrid working and opportunities for professional development.

You will support geo-environmental projects, supervise investigations, prepare risk assessments, log soils, sample monitoring, and contribute to remediation design across the UK.