Graduate Geotechnical Engineer

Penguin Recruitment; Ringway; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

A specialist consultancy in the UK seeks a Graduate Geotechnical Engineer for a career in Ground Investigation. The role offers a salary of £25,000 - £29,000 with excellent training and career progression opportunities. Responsibilities include site walkovers, logging soils/rocks, and writing reports. Applicants should hold a relevant degree and have the right to work in the UK. A full UK Driving Licence is also required.

Benefits

Enhanced company pension scheme

Private health insurance

Company vehicle with paid travel

Qualifications

• Degree in Geology, Earth Sciences, Environmental Engineering, or similar.
• Live in or commute to Manchester.
• Full right to work in the UK.
• Full UK Driving Licence.
• Comfortable in a hands-on, field-based role.

Responsibilities

• Work amongst a specialist ground investigation team.
• Carry out site walkovers.
• Conduct Phase 1 desktop studies.
• Perform soil and rock logging.
• Write factual and interpretive reports.
• Log boreholes.
• Develop report writing skills.

Job description

Overview

Graduate Geotechnical Engineer

Location: Manchester

Salary: £25,000 - £29,000

Are you a recent geology, geotechnical engineering or geoscience graduate looking for your first position in the Ground Investigation industry? An established and highly specialist consultancy based in the North West of England are seeking an ambitious engineer to join their team on a variety of exiting ground investigation projects. The opportunity provides excellent training and career progression opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Working amongst a specialist ground investigation team
• Carrying out site walkovers
• Phase 1 desktop studies
• Soil and rock logging
• Factual and interpretive report writing
• Borehole logging
• Developing report writing skills

Rewards

• A competitive salary (£25,000 - £29,000, depending on experience)
• Enhanced company pension scheme
• A range of benefits including private health insurance
• Company vehicle provided with paid travel and expenses
• Excellent team of specialists to work with on a vast range of projects
• Opportunities for career progression
• Focused training provided

Qualifications

• A degree in Geology, Earth Sciences, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Geoscience or a similar relevant subject
• Live in or commutable to Manchester
• Have a full right to work in the UK
• Hold a full UK Driving Licence
• Be comfortable in a hands on, field based role

How to apply

If you are interested in this or other roles 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