Junior Geo-Environmental Consultant

Penguin Recruitment; Watford; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is looking for a Junior Geo-Environmental Consultant in the Watford area. In this role, you will oversee projects from start to finish, engaging in activities like site walkovers, conducting desktop studies, and supervising ground investigations. The position offers a competitive salary and an excellent training program to promote your career development. Candidates require a degree in a relevant field and a desire to learn and develop consultancy skills.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Enhanced company pension

Specialist training

Career progression opportunities

Continued Professional Development

Qualifications

• Degree in geology, geoscience, geotechnical or environmental engineering or related subject.
• Experience in ground investigation as a geotechnical or geo-environmental engineer.
• Enthusiastic about outdoor and hands-on work.
• UK driving licence required.
• Live within commuting distance to Hemel Hempstead.
• Full right to work in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Manage projects from inception to completion.
• Conduct site walkovers and desktop studies.
• Supervise ground investigations and prepare reports.

Skills

Geotechnical knowledge

Environmental analysis

Consultancy skills

Hands-on work

Education

Degree in geology or relevant subject

MSc in relevant subject

Job description

Overview

Junior Geo-Environmental Consultant

This is a great opportunity for a geotechnical/geo-environmental engineer or consultant to join a team of ground investigation specialists with nearly 40 years in the industry. The team has collectively worked on over 10,000 investigations, offering a multitude of projects to develop knowledge on and a fantastic training programme to develop your career. This is a fantastic next step in the industry.

The Junior Geo-Environmental Consultant selected will be working on projects from start to finish — assisting with site walkovers, carrying out desktop studies, supervising ground investigations, soil and rock logging, writing factual and interpretive reports and preparing phase plans, all whilst contributing to continued professional development.

Responsibilities

• Work on projects from start to finish, including site walkovers, desktop studies, supervision of ground investigations, soil/rock logging, and preparation of phase plans.
• Write factual and interpretive reports.
• Contribute to continued professional development.

Salary and Benefits

• Competitive salary: £27,000 – £32,000
• Enhanced company pension and benefits
• Specialist training
• Opportunity to take on responsibility and run your own projects
• Continued Professional Development encouraged
• Extensive room for career progression

Qualifications and Experience

• A degree in geology, geoscience, geotechnical or environmental engineering, environmental science or a relevant subject (MSc preferable)
• Experience in the ground investigation industry as a geotechnical or geo-environmental engineer
• Keen to learn and develop consultancy skills with enthusiasm for working outdoors in a hands-on role
• A full UK driving licence
• Live commutable to Hemel Hempstead and the surrounding area
• Full right to work in the UK

Location and Status

Location: Hemel Hempstead

Contract: Permanent • Hours: Full Time

How to Apply

If you are interested in this or other roles in Engineering/Remediation, please 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).

Penguin Recruitment is operating as a Recruitment Agency in respect to this position.

Additional Information

Job Info: Job Title, Company: Penguin Recruitment, Location: Watford, Hertfordshire, Posted: —, Closes: Jan 3rd 2026, Sector: Consulting, Contract: Permanent, Hours: Full Time