Geoenvironmental Engineer – South/South-West England

JPG Group; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity share options

Tax free bonus

Free Parking

Company car allowance

Professional qualification funding

Wellbeing programme

25 days leave + bank holidays

Job summary

JPG Group is seeking a Geoenvironmental Engineer to join our Leeds team, delivering site investigation projects and supervising remedial works primarily in the south of England. Roles include logging and sampling, budget management, and working away from home as required.

The candidate should have a relevant science or engineering degree (geology), with 2–10 years of post-graduate experience, and be working towards chartered status. Attractive benefits and equity options apply.

Qualifications

• A relevant science or engineering degree, e.g. geology.
• Master's degree in Geotechnical Engineering, Engineering Geology or similar subject is desirable.
• Working towards chartered status with Geological Society or similar.
• Between two and ten years relevant post-graduate experience. Either with an engineering consultancy or ground investigation contractor.

Responsibilities

• Preparation of desk study reports, factual and interpretative ground investigation reports, remedial strategy reports, coal mining risk assessments and other ground related reports.
• Good organisational skills and the ability to manage time effectively.
• Confidence when dealing with subcontractors.
• Designing, organising and personally executing the ground investigation works. Including logging and sampling of soil and rock.
• Willingness to work away from home for extended periods of time.
• Management of budgets for ground investigation works.
• Hazardous ground gas/groundwater monitoring and sampling.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to deliver projects and work within a multi-disciplinary consultancy.
• Clean UK driving licence.
• Right to work in the UK without restriction.

Skills

Strong interpersonal skills

Excellent verbal and written communic​

Ability to work independently

Education

A relevant science or engineering degree, e.g. geology.

Master's degree in Geotechnical Engineering, Engineering Geology or similar (desirable)

Job description

Geoenvironmental Engineer – South/South-West England

JPG is an employee-owned firm of technical specialists working across all aspects of Civil, Structural and Geoenvironmental Engineering within the built environment.

JPG is a leading multi-disciplinary consultancy delivering commercial and technical excellence to our clients in the UK, across all market sectors.

We are currently seeking a Geoenvironmental Engineer with between 2 and 10 years of relevant experience based in the South/South-West of England ideally Swindon/Bristol area, to join our team based in Leeds to assist in the delivery of site investigation projects and the supervision of remedial works and earthworks primarily in the south of England.

The successful candidate will also provide technical support to our Infrastructure and Structural Engineering teams.

Requirements

• A relevant science or engineering degree, e.g. geology.
• Master's degree in Geotechnical Engineering, Engineering Geology or similar subject is desirable.
• Working towards chartered status with Geological Society or similar.
• Between two and ten years relevant post-graduate experience. Either with an engineering consultancy or ground investigation contractor.

Objectives and Key Responsibilities

• Preparation of desk study reports, factual and interpretative ground investigation reports, remedial strategy reports, coal mining risk assessments and other ground related reports.
• Good organisational skills and the ability to manage time effectively.
• Confidence when dealing with subcontractors.
• Designing, organising and personally executing the ground investigation works. Including logging and sampling of soil and rock.
• Willingness to work away from home for extended periods of time.
• Management of budgets for ground investigation works.
• Hazardous ground gas/groundwater monitoring and sampling.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to deliver projects and work within a multi-disciplinary consultancy.
• Clean UK driving licence.
• Right to work in the UK without restriction.

Personal Qualities

• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Highly motivated and committed team player.
• Ability to work independently.
• Reliable.
• In depth knowledge of the construction industry and a passion for the built environment.

Salary and Benefits

• Market Leading Salary.
• Young, growing dynamic team.
• JPG is an employee-owned business and as such all staff have the ability to have equity share ownership options.
• Owing to the above ability to pay tax free bonus - subject to business performance.
• Fantastic office location on the outskirts of the city centre, 1 minute from the motorway network Free Parking available at the office.
• Ability to participate in networking events and attend business development functions and promote the business externally.
• Flexible Working Day- Core Hours 8:30 - 5:00 - with flexibility of 1 hour either side (common sense flexibility).
• Flexible lunch period- 1hr between 12-2pm.
• Company vehicle/car allowance provided depending on role.
• Company funded employee counselling support service available.
• Min 25 days leave + Bank holidays, which increases with length of service.
• Ability to sell back unused holidays.
• Support and financing of professional qualifications.
• JPG will cover professional subscription fees of one Institution.
• Company ICE mentoring scheme in place.
• Office fruit as part of our wellbeing approach.
• Monthly Staff luncheon days.
• Team socials organised by the JPG Employee Social Team.

At JPG Group we believe in encouraging and fostering Equal Opportunities and Diversity, ensuring that all our job applicants, will receive equal treatment regardless of race, colour, age, ethnic or national origins, religious beliefs, sex, transgender, sexual orientation, marital status, civil partnership status and disability.

All job applicants will be considered solely on their ability to do the job. Interview questions will not be of a discriminatory nature.