Graduate Geotechnical Engineer
About this role
Join Our Growing Geotechnical Team!
Are you an early-career Engineer passionate about geotechnical engineering? Aspiring to become a chartered geologist (CGeol) or chartered civil engineer (CEng)?
The role
- Hands-On Experience: Work closely with senior colleagues on site supervision, laboratory testing, and geotechnical analysis.
- Diverse Projects: Gain exposure across multiple geoscience disciplines.
- UK and Overseas Opportunities: Supervise projects locally and abroad.
Duties will include:
- Monitoring and supervision of fieldwork including ground investigations, landfill engineering, earthworks
- Collecting soil samples for geotechnical testing
- Carrying out insitu geotechnical testing
- Geotechnical data logging
- Scheduling geotechnical laboratory testing
- Preparing factual reports
- Preparing health and safety plans and risk assessments
Please note that, due to site travel requirements, a full driving licence valid in the UK is essential for this role.
About us
SLR are global leaders in Sustainability Solutions, helping our clients achieve their sustainability goals. We are a consultancy with 4000+ employees across 6 regions in over 125 countries. Our ‘one team’ culture is at the heart of our business, providing a collaborative and supportive environment for professional development.
Along with competitive salaries, our staff enjoy a comprehensive benefits package with a company pension plus excellent healthcare offering, travel and life insurance and a structured career framework with regular reviews offering outstanding opportunities for progression. Alongside 25 day’s annual leave, with additional flexible bank holidays, we offer flexible, agile and hybrid working which enables staff to tailor hours worked around core hours, with family friendly policies help balance the needs of professional and home life.
About you
- Educational Background: Civil Engineering, Geology, Geological Hazards, Geotechnical Engineering, or relevant MSc.
- Technical Skills: Understand UK ground investigation techniques, specifications, and standards.
- Leadership: Comfortable supervising and instructing others to carry out fieldwork tasks efficiently and safely (full H&S training will be provided)
- Professional Membership: Graduate level membership of a relevant body (or eligibility).
- Experience: Demonstrable experience in Earth Sciences or Geotechnical Engineering is advantageous.
Ready to shape your geotechnical career? Apply now!
Culture & Inclusion at SLR
We are committed to being an equal opportunities employer, and our expectations go beyond purely complying with legislation. Through our Regional C&I Committees, Global Council and Employee Networks, we foster an inclusive environment where all people regardless of their background can thrive.
We welcome applications from all individuals, regardless of their background, including those from groups that are currently under-represented at SLR, such as people identifying as 2SLGBTQI+, Indigenous peoples, ethnic minority groups, women, and people with visible or invisible disabilities, including those who are neurodivergent.
Should you require any special adjustments throughout the recruitment process with us, please let us know. As a Disability Confident Committed employer, we seek to ensure all applicants have equitable support when applying to SLR.
Company at a glance
SLR is a committed partner in our clients’ sustainability journeys.
We help them move from influence to impact, turning intent into purposeful, practical action that delivers real-world results.
Guided by our philosophy of Rational Sustainability, we focus on what truly drives long-term value. By viewing decisions through the lenses of risk, reward, and resilience, we help clients act with confidence, balancing environmental and social responsibility with commercial and strategic success.
Our purpose - Making Sustainability Happen - means delivering outcomes that are grounded in evidence, shaped by experience, and built to last.
SLR has been advising clients for over 30 years at every point of their project life-cycle. Starting as a UK business, we now operate as a global company with more than 4,500 people delivering client solutions across six regions. We have grown both organically and through welcoming other like-minded businesses with a similar One Team culture into the SLR group. We are ably supported by our principal investor, Ares Management, and will continue to build a balanced, successful and growing business.
We’ve designed working life at SLR to look a little different. Because we know talented people often feel restricted by the rigid systems, lack of cross-functional collaboration and limited options for growth on offer elsewhere.
Our One Team culture promotes meaningful professional and personal growth, our flat management structure provides many opportunities to progress, and our collaborative approach means you’ll get the chance to work on projects you care about and make a real difference.
If you’re purpose-driven, self-motivated and keen to make an impact on a global scale, we want to hear from you.
Top Benefits
- Company Pension
- Healthcare Offering
- Travel Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Structured Career Framework
- 25 Days Annual Leave
- Flexible Bank Holidays
- Flexible Working
- Agile Working
- Hybrid Working
- Family Friendly Policies
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