Graduate Ground Investigation Consultant

Arcadis; Warrington; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Arcadis is offering a two-year Graduate GROW Programme in the United Kingdom. From day one you'll contribute to meaningful client engagements and project work while developing technical expertise and business acumen.

You'll specialise from day one in your chosen discipline, work in teams of consultants on environmental and planning projects, and gain on-site experience, shadowing engineers, producing reports, and building stakeholder influence. Travel and staying away from home are expected.

Qualifications

• Graduating in 2027 or recently in 2025/2026 with at least a 2:2 in a relevant degree
• Demonstrates Arcadian skills including resilience, creativity, analytical thinking and being a team player
• Excellent communication and ability to influence and consult stakeholders

Responsibilities

• Ground Investigation: undertake site-based investigations to support property and infrastructure schemes
• Shadow engineers on site and progress to supervising investigations with guidance
• Produce reports and health & safety documentation while developing commercial and project planning understanding

Skills

Resilience

Creativity

Analytical Thinking

Team Player

Education

BSc Geology / Civil Engineering / Environmental Geoscience / Environmental Science / Physical Geography

Job description

Application Closing Date: 6th November 2026 - Please note we reserve the right to close roles sooner, so Early Application is encouraged.

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are more than 34,000 people, in over 30 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Role description

Our two-year Graduate GROW Programme supports your transition from student to professional, sitting along client work and real projects from day one. Each graduate’s journey is unique, shaped by their chosen specialism and the variety of projects they contribute to. You will build your technical expertise by contributing to meaningful client engagements and project work, whilst business acumen and professional skills will be developed through centrally delivered graduate cohort training. Although there are no formal rotations, graduates are encouraged and supported by their managers to proactively seek opportunities, to broaden their experience and support their development.

As a specialist and science graduate joining GROW you will specialise from day one in your chosen discipline. Working in teams of consultants you’ll be responsible for your own deliverables, liaising with clients, and given every opportunity to build your skillsets and technical expertise. You’ll work on a range of environmental and planning projects which may include major infrastructure, urban regeneration and community focussed projects that will expose you to a variety of challenges and technical specialists.

Role accountabilities

Ground Investigation - As part of the Ground Investigation Contracting discipline within our multi-award-winning Site Evaluation and Restoration team you will undertake site-based ground investigations to collect data on the nature and quality of ground conditions to support a large range of property and infrastructure development schemes.

As early as possible, you will be encouraged to be on site, shadowing experienced engineers in the field, on to supervising your own ground investigations, or acting as part of a team on larger projects, and you will be instrumental in delivering our projects to the high standards we uphold. In order to deliver your work safely and to the highest quality, you will be guided through obtaining relevant safety qualifications with the support of your line manager, as well as undertaking soil and rock logging training under the guidance of our experienced geologists.

Site work plays a huge part in your early-stage development in this area, and alongside this you will have the opportunity to produce reports, Health and Safety documentation and ensure that you develop a strong appreciation for the commercial and project planning aspects of ground investigation practice.

Accepted degrees : BSc in Geology, Civil Engineering, Environmental Geoscience, Environmental Science, Physical Geography or similar.

Qualifications & Experience

• You will be graduating in 2027 or have recently graduated in 2025 or 2026, with at least a 2:2 in a relevant master's or bachelor's degree
• You will demonstrate typical Arcadian skills including Resilience, Creativity, Analytical Thinking and being a Team Player
• You will have excellent communication skills and the ability to use your technical knowledge to influence and consult stakeholders.
• Willing to travel and stay away from homewhen required (where possible we embrace virtual working)
• Hold a full driving licence which allows you to drive in the UK
• You must be willing and able to travel frequently and stay away from home as required. A significant portion of your time will involve site work, which may require extended periods away from your home office.

Why Arcadis?

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It’s why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.

You’ll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you’ll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you.

Together, we can create a lasting legacy.

Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We believe that by working together diverse people with different experiences develop the most innovative ideas. Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the heart of how we improve quality of life and we work closely with our people across six ED&I Workstreams: Age, Disability, Faith, Gender, LGBT+ and Race. A diverse and skilled workforce is essential to our success.

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