Graduate Geo-Environmental Engineer

Location: London (N1C - King's Cross), Havant (Portsmouth, Hampshire), Billericay (Essex). With site works across the UK.

Type: Full-time (37.5 hours/week)

About Us

Kick-start your career by joining an award‑winning consultancy where you’ll gain hands‑on experience alongside fantastic training and development opportunities designed to support your professional growth. At CGL, we pride ourselves on being different. We are true experts in our field, and everything we do is guided by our values: Safe, Excellent, Reliable, People. If you’re looking for a place where values genuinely shape day‑to‑day work, you’ll thrive here.

As a Graduate Geo-Environmental Engineer, you’ll be involved in all aspects of a project from “cradle to grave”, gaining real practical experience of all stages of a project from the initial desk based study, being on site completing tests and liaising with clients and subcontracts to the final interpretive report. You will be working within a supportive and collaborative team. Along the way, you’ll build exposure to a wide range of geological settings and ground hazards, contributing to a diverse portfolio of projects across the UK. This role offers a mixture of office, home, and site-based work. Your office will be one of our three based in the South‑East of England. Our dynamic team delivers projects of all shapes and sizes — from major infrastructure schemes to local commercial and residential developments — giving you the chance to broaden your experience and develop your skills quickly.

What You’ll Be Doing

• This is a hands‑on role where no two days are the same. You'll join our expert team and gain experience across the full geo‑environmental project lifecycle while working on a diverse range of developments across the UK.
• Supporting desk studies and site walkovers to gather information and identify potential environmental risks before site investigations commence.
• Assisting with the planning and delivery of intrusive site investigations to assess ground conditions and potential contamination.
• Collecting, handling and managing soil, groundwater, surface water and ground gas samples in accordance with industry best practice, including maintaining accurate chain of custody procedures.
• Liaising with UKAS‑accredited laboratories to coordinate environmental testing and assist with the review of analytical results.
• Logging soils and rock in accordance with current British Standards and recognised geo‑environmental guidance.
• Assisting with the interpretation of field and laboratory data to identify contamination risks and contribute to the development of Conceptual Site Models (CSMs).
• Supporting the preparation of factual and interpretative geo‑environmental reports, including contaminated land assessments and recommendations for further investigation or remediation.
• Developing an understanding of current environmental legislation, Land Contamination Risk Management (LCRM) guidance, British Standards and other relevant technical guidance, applying these throughout your work.
• Working closely with clients, regulators, subcontractors and multidisciplinary teams to deliver high‑quality technical solutions.
• Completing site documentation, risk assessments, RAMS and daily records while maintaining the highest standards of health, safety, environmental and quality (SHEQ) compliance.
• Building your technical knowledge through structured mentoring, on‑the‑job training and exposure to projects across the residential, commercial, industrial and infrastructure sectors.

From day one, you'll be encouraged to develop your technical expertise, take on responsibility and build the skills needed to become a confident Geo‑Environmental Engineer.

Who We’re Looking For

• Enthusiastic engineers who have a relevant degree in geology, environmental science, geo‑environmental engineering or similar.
• Have 0 – 3 years experience in a geo‑environmental or site investigation works.
• Thrive on working outdoors, independently and in teams.
• Have knowledge and understanding of safe working and SHEQ Culture.
• Have a full UK driving licence and are happy to travel/stay away as needed.
• Have experience and understanding of the relevant Geo‑Environmental legislation and regulations.

You may also have: CSCS Card, First Aid, EUSR HSG47 CAT 1 & 2.

What We Offer

• Overtime + site allowances (where applicable)
• Company bonus scheme
• Flexible working options when projects allow
• Pension with enhanced employer contributions
• Westfield Health cash plan, Cycle to Work, Perkbox, Life Assurance & more
• Mentoring, training and the ability to progress at your rate
• A collaborative, close‑knit team culture focused on learning and career progression

Ready to get stuck in and build the foundations of your career—literally? Apply now and be part of projects that matter, with people who care. Unfortunately, we are unable to accept any applications that require VISA sponsorship at this time.