Materials Technician Apprentice (Level 3) - Geotechnical Engineering Ltd

Tiro; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A geotechnical engineering company is seeking a Site Technician Apprentice to engage in a hands-on role across various UK locations. The position involves testing water, gas, and soil at sites such as airports and railways. This apprenticeship offers full training and an opportunity to start a long-term career in Earth Sciences. Ideal candidates should be eager to learn and ready for outdoor work, with the possibility of night shifts depending on project demand.

Qualifications

• Willingness to learn and explore outdoors.
• Curiosity and readiness to engage in hands-on tasks.

Responsibilities

• Conduct technical monitoring work across various UK sites.
• Perform water and gas sampling, and install data collection instruments.
• Work on various types of sites including contaminated and utility sites.

Job description

Overview

As a Site Technician Apprentice with Geotechnical Engineering Ltd, you’ll get paid to explore the outdoors. This hands-on role takes you across the UK where you’ll be testing water, gas and soil at different sites such as old industrial land, roads, railways and airports. This role will take you all over the country, travelling to multiple different sites and locations.

Responsibilities

• Technically challenging monitoring work across the UK, including water sampling and purging, gas and groundwater monitoring, gas sampling, installing and maintaining data collection instrumentation, using Global Positioning Systems, and undertaking in-situ site investigational techniques.
• Work on brownfield and greenfield sites, contaminated land, roads, railways and airports, utility sites; variation of large long-term projects and small short-term projects both locally and nationally.
• Occasional night shift working (dependent on demand).

Opportunity and Training

This apprenticeship offers an exciting step into a long-term career within Earth Sciences. Full training is provided – just bring your curiosity and a willingness to get stuck in!