Graduate Geotechnical / Geoenvironmental Engineer - Edinburgh/Glasgow - 2027


Location
Edinburgh or Glasgow office, United Kingdom.
Hours
Full Time, 4 days per week in office to ensure team collaboration and support.
Salary
Negotiable
About the Role
Join our 2027 Graduate Programme as a Graduate Geo-Environmental / Geo-Technical Engineer within our multidisciplinary Environmental Services team. You will be part of a close-knit ground engineering team embedded in a wider multidisciplinary office, working on a dynamic portfolio of projects across the UK. These include major water infrastructure programmes, brownfield urban regeneration schemes, commercial developments, and transport infrastructure projects.
Your responsibilities will include analysing geological, geo-environmental, and geotechnical data; delivering ground investigations and supporting Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs); assessing foundations, slope stability, and earthworks; creating ground models; conducting contaminated land risk assessments and developing remediation strategies; monitoring fieldworks; and designing and reporting on foundations, retaining walls, soil slope stability, earthworks, and rock slope stabilization. You will also utilize numerical analysis software and collaborate with other technical experts on multidisciplinary design and construction projects.
We are committed to supporting your professional development and will provide a structured progression plan to help you achieve professional chartership status (CGeol, CEng, CSci, or CEnv) with relevant bodies such as The Geological Society of London, the Institution of Civil Engineers, the Institute of Environmental Sciences, the Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management, or the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining.
Your technical work will directly influence the safety, stability, and environmental sustainability of critical UK infrastructure, helping clients achieve net-zero targets and deliver lasting positive outcomes for communities.
Experience
We value your potential over past experience. No specific prior work experience is required.
About you
- A perseverer who stays composed and approaches challenges with confidence and determination.
- An adapter who remains calm in new and changing situations and can switch comfortably between dynamic tasks.
- A focused individual who tunes out distractions to perform effectively.
- A collaborator who works well with diverse teams and considers others’ perspectives.
- An eager learner who uses experiences and knowledge to anticipate how situations may unfold.
Please note applicants must have an unconditional right to live and work in the UK indefinitely.
Qualifications
A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree accredited by a relevant professional body in one of the following fields: Geology, Engineering Geology, Geotechnical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Earth Sciences, or Environmental Science. Relevant professional bodies include The Geological Society, Institution of Civil Engineers, Institute of Environmental Sciences, or Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management.




















