Senior Engineering Geologist (Permanent) in Edinburgh

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We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world's most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations.

With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand.

We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world.

We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services across the project lifecycle — from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management.

Our Ground Engineering team partners with public and private clients to investigate ground conditions, manage geohazards, and design resilient, sustainable solutions that enable major infrastructure and development.

We are searching for an Engineering Geologist to join us here at AECOM and to undertake the planning and delivery of high-quality ground investigations, transform data into actionable insight, and support multi-disciplinary teams across landmark projects.

You will gain exposure from desk study through delivery — including site supervision, data management, and interpretive reporting — with clear pathways for technical and chartership development.

manage sampling, in-situ testing, and groundwater monitoring.

Coordinate and schedule laboratory testing; assure data quality and manage digital records (e. g., Support options appraisal and preliminary design (foundations, earthworks, slopes, retaining structures) with geotechnical colleagues.

Integrate with environmental, structures, highways, rail, water, and energy teams to deliver cohesive solutions.

Travel to project sites as required by commission needs.

Degree in Geology/Engineering Geology/Earth Sciences (MSc preferred or equivalent experience). familiarity with GI methods and plant.

Data and digital skills (e. g., AGS data, Open Ground/g INT/Hole BASE); experience with GIS desirable.

exposure to geotechnical analysis tools (e. g., Slope/W, PLAXIS 2D), ground modelling, and risk assessment.

Full UK driving licence (or local equivalent) and willingness to travel for site work Additional Information At AECOM, we are committed to maintaining a secure and trustworthy recruitment process and take any fraudulent hiring activity seriously.

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About AECOMAECOM is the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management.

On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges.

Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities.

AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $16.1 billion in fiscal year 2025.

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Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options.

Whether you're working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person's potential, and we'll help you reach yours.

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