Senior Engineering Geologist in Tiverton

Location: Harrogate (North Yorkshire), London (N1C), Tiverton (Exeter, Devon), Havant (Portsmouth, Hampshire) with site work across the United Kingdom.

Develop and expand your career by joining an award-winning consultancy where you’ll further develop your knowledge and experience through complex projects alongside mentoring junior colleagues whilst receiving fantastic training and development opportunities designed to support your professional growth. At CGL, we pride ourselves on being exceptional. 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 and people’s careers, you’ll thrive here.

As a Senior Engineering Geologist, you’ll play a pivotal role in every stage of the project from inception to completion, managing clients and subcontractors, working on-site with our team to complete testing and supervising, and managing site investigation or working in the office to analyse data and complete accurate interpretive reports. You will be working within a supportive and collaborative team across a wide range of geological settings and ground hazards, contributing to a diverse portfolio of projects across the UK.

In this role, you’ll be able to develop your engineering and geology skills, whether that be going for a professional chartership or accreditation or moving into managing large projects and teams – we’ll be here to support you and help you grow. This role offers a mixture of office and site-based work based around the UK where no two weeks are the same. 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.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Manage intrusive investigations (e.g., drilling, sampling, in-situ testing)
• Log soils and rocks to BS standards
• Liaise and manage clients, subcontractors, and internal teams supporting our senior leaders to ensure our jobs run smoothly
• Keep detailed site records, complete RAMS, and manage H&S documentation
• Report writing and data interpretation skills
• Take ownership of site activities, with strong support from experienced mentors as well as mentoring graduates
• Maintain accurate site records, logs, and daily reports
• Ensure works are carried out in accordance with specifications, standards, and method statements
• Data processing and report preparation as required

Who We’re Looking For

• Enthusiastic, engineering geologists who have a relevant degree in geology, engineering or similar
• 3+ years in ground investigations
• Thrive on working outdoors, independently and in teams
• Knowledge and understanding of safe working and SHEQ Culture
• Have a full UK driving licence and are happy to travel/stay away as needed
• Experience of direct exposure to site works, decision making, risk assessment, basic design and implementation of projects

You may also have:

• CSCS Card, First Aid, EUSR HSG47 CAT 1 & 2
• Aware of environmental legislation or industry H&S best practices
• Desire to work towards a relevant chartership

What We Offer

We value your time, energy, and growth. You’ll get:

• Overtime + site allowances (where applicable)
• Company bonus scheme
• Flexible working options when projects allow
• Pension with matched 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 develop your career? 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.