Summer Intern - Ground Investigation Consultant

Poutrix; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Arcadis is offering an internship and 12-month placement within our Ground Investigation discipline, part of a global multi-award-winning team. You will work in teams of consultants, liaising with clients, and delivering your own deliverables from day one.

You will gain exposure to environmental and planning projects, with opportunities to develop technical skills, site-based experience, and professional qualifications while working with industry experts across major infrastructure and

Qualifications

• Working towards a degree in a relevant subject.
• Demonstrate Arcadian skills including resilience, creativity, analytical thinking and being a team player.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to influence and consult stakeholders.
• Willing to travel and stay away from home when required; virtual working embraced where possible.
• Hold a full UK driving licence.
• Comfortable with site-based working when required for projects.

Responsibilities

• Undertake ground investigations to collect data on ground conditions to support a range of development schemes.
• Shadow experienced engineers on site and progress to supervising investigations.
• Produce reports and safety documentation; contribute to project planning and commercial awareness.

Skills

Resilience

Creativity

Analytical Thinking

Team Player

Education

BSc in 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 paid Intern & Placement programme is designed to give you a hands‑on insight into the work we do as a company and help to develop skills and knowledge within your chosen field. Supported by signposted training, the programme is based on Arcadis’ core values, giving you both technical training and support to help you develop both personally and professionally whilst with us. You will be exposed to real projects and clients and given a range of experiences to immerse yourself into over the course of your 10–12-week internship or 12-month placement.

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 SiteEvaluation 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 working towards a degree in a relevant subject
• 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 home when required (where possible we embrace virtual working)
• Hold a full driving licence which allows you to drive in the UK
• Comfortable with Site based working, when required for projects

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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