Graduate Geotechnical Engineer

Penguin Recruitment; Leeds; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A specialist ground investigation consultancy in Leeds is looking for a Graduate Geotechnical Engineer to support exciting residential projects across the UK. This permanent role offers excellent training, support for chartership, and a competitive salary structure. Ideal for recent graduates eager to enter the geotechnical field with opportunities for growth and professional development.

Benefits

Excellent company pension and benefits scheme

Annual bonuses and salary reviews

Private Healthcare

Continued professional development opportunities

Excellent training provided

Support to chartership

Qualifications

• Degree in relevant field (MSc preferred).
• Full and clean UK Driving Licence.
• Commutable to Leeds and surrounding area.
• Experience in ground investigation is preferable but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Working on trial pits, borehole logging, and soil sampling.
• Writing factual and interpretive reports.
• Monitoring ground water and gas.

Skills

Ground investigation

Education

Degree in Engineering Geology, Geotechnical Engineering, Geoscience, Environmental Engineering or Civil Engineering

Job description

Graduate Geotechnical Engineer (Leeds)

Reference: BY1885

Salary: £25,000 - £28,000

A specialist ground investigation consultancy based in Leeds is seeking a graduate geotechnical engineer to join their team on a variety of exciting residential projects around the UK. With support to chartership and an abundance of projects to work on, this is a great opportunity to kickstart your career.

The Graduate Geotechnical Engineer selected will be working on a range of residential and commercial ground investigation projects across the North. You'll be working on trial pits, borehole logging, ground water and gas monitoring, soil sampling and writing factual and interpretive reports.

The Graduate Geotechnical Engineer selected will be offered:

A competitive salary (£25,000 - £28,000).
An excellent company pension and benefits scheme, with annual bonuses and salary reviews.
Private Healthcare.
Continued professional development opportunities.
Excellent training provided.
Support to chartership.To be considered for the Graduate Geotechnical Engineer position you should:

Have a degree in Engineering Geology, Geotechnical Engineering, Geoscience, Environmental Engineering or Civil Engineering (with a geotechnical focus) or similar (MSc preferred).
Have a full and clean UK Driving Licence.
Be commutable to Leeds and the surrounding area.
Have a full right to work in the UK.
Experience in ground investigation is preferable but not essential.If you are interested in this or other roles Geotechnical Engineering/Remediation roles please do not hesitate to contact Beth Young on (url removed) or call (phone number removed). We have many more vacancies available on our website. Please refer to (url removed). This is a permanent role. Penguin Recruitment is operating as a Recruitment Agency in respect to this position

Job Info

Job Title:

Graduate Geotechnical Engineer

Company:

Penguin Recruitment

Location:

Leeds, West Yorkshire

Posted:

Closes:

Jul 13th 2025

Sector:

Contract:

Permanent

Hours:

Full Time

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