Graduate Geo-environmental Engineer

Cooper & Hall Limited; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering consultancy in Birmingham is seeking a graduate in Geo-Environmental Engineering to join their team. This role offers a mix of office and site work, as well as opportunities for professional development and career progression. The successful candidate will engage in diverse projects, enhancing their skills in ground investigation and remediation under senior mentorship.

Benefits

Flexible holiday allowance

Company Pension scheme

Support to progress professional qualification

Excellent career progression potential

Qualifications

• Enthusiastic and ambitious to learn.
• Interest in contaminated land or ground engineering.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team.

Responsibilities

• Produce ground investigation reports and remediation strategies.
• Work on challenging and interesting schemes from due diligence to completion.
• Engage in graduate training to progress toward chartered status.

Skills

Communication

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Education

Geology or Earth Science degree (2:1 or above)

Job description

Department: Geo-Environmental Engineering

Who we are

We’re Rodgers Leask, award-winning consulting engineers with decades of experience, vast technical expertise and a friendly, proactive approach that our clients really value.

Over the years we’ve delivered projects of every size, in every sector, with every kind of complexity. Whatever the challenge, from concept to completion, we deliver imaginative, integrated engineering solutions that are rigorously designed, robustly cost effective and reliably buildable.

We are an equal opportunities employer who believes in rewarding and supporting those that have the drive and belief to be the best they can be. We care about the environment and are committed to creating a sustainable society.

Who You Are

• Ideally holding a geology or earth science degree grade 2:1 or above, or in your final year studying toward this qualification.
• Good communication skills.
• Enthusiastic and ambitious to learn and progress your career.
• An interest in contaminated land or ground engineering.
• A problem solver, with the ability to work collaboratively with other team members.
• Good record keeping, analytical thinking and writing skills would be beneficial.

Why join?

• Flexible holiday allowance
• Company Pension scheme
• Balance of weekly work between site work and office based work
• Complex regionally important projects
• Interesting and challenging projects
• Support to progress professional qualification with relevant organization
• Excellent career progression potential

In Longbridge, you’ll join the growing Geo-Environmental team, providing the opportunity to create a milestone in your career that you can reflect on with pride and satisfaction. Our modern open plan offices are well located, a short walk from public transport routes (buses, trains, cycling or e-bike routes).

You’ll work on a variety of challenging and interesting schemes from due diligence and ground investigation through construction, to completion, across a range of sectors. With the support of senior colleagues, you’ll be involved in the production of ground investigation reports, remediation strategies, earthworks specifications, and validation reports.

Our graduate training programme and training will help to underpin your progression and give you the necessary skills to undertake the role. You’ll be encouraged to obtain a professional qualification and receive mentoring and support to work toward chartered status.