Industrial Placement Geo Consultant - Manchester (September 2025)

Hydrock; Manchester; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job description

Industrial Placement Geo Consultant - Manchester (September 2025)

We are not able to provide a Skilled Worker visa for this position. You will need to be eligible to work in the UK without our sponsorship to be considered for this role. Please do not apply if you have limited leave to enter or remain in the UK e.g. a visitor visa, a student/graduate visa or an employer-sponsored visa from a previous employer.

Role Overview:

We have a fantastic opportunity for a part qualified graduate student to join our Geo-Environmental team in our Manchester office. Join our Industrial Placement Scheme where you'll gain exposure to complex project work and where you will find support from a wealth of geotechnical and geo-environmental talent.

Geo is one of our core disciplines at Hydrock, now Stantec. It is where we came from (Our MD has a ‘Geo background’) and it accounts for around 30% of our business today.

Responsibilities of the role:

• Working as part of an experienced team to design and deliver geo-environmental consultancy support to a range of clients including property developers, agents, planners, commercial and residential developers.
• Assisting in the design and management of geo-environmental and/or geotechnical assignments including desk studies, ground investigations (factual and interpretative), human health, groundwater and gas risk assessments, and preparation of Remediation Method Statements.
• Involvement with both site-based fieldwork as well as office-based reporting.

You’ll be set up for success if you have:

• Be part-way through a relevant degree, BEng (Hons) or BSc (Hons).
• A desire to learn from experienced geotechnical and geo-environmental talent.
• An eagerness to learn about soil logging.
• A strong interest in learning how to use AutoCAD.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the willingness to work as part of a self-motivated team.

Looking for the next steps?

Once you have completed your application through our careers site, we aim to review and respond to you as soon as your application’s been reviewed.

If shortlisted, a member of our Talent Acquisition Team will call you for an initial pre-screen by phone (typically 30 minutes) to help us assess your motivations and interest in the position and Hydrock now Stantec.

If you progress following this telephone pre-screen, you will be invited to attend a formal interview by video conference (Microsoft Teams) or in our offices.