Senior Geo-Environmental Engineer in London

Location: London (N1C), Havant (Portsmouth, Hampshire), Billericay (Essex). With site works across the UK.

Grow and develop your career by joining an award-winning consultancy where you’ll make a long-lasting impact on complex projects and infrastructure 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.

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. We’d love to hear from you. Come and have a chat with us and find out more. Speak to one of our technical experts or trailblazing engineers to learn about the role, the projects you could be involved in, and what truly sets CGL apart — our culture and our focus on you as an individual. As much as we grow, we never lose sight of what matters most: our people.

What You’ll Be Doing

As a Senior Geo-Environmental Engineer, you'll take a leading role in delivering contaminated land and ground investigation projects from inception through to completion. You'll combine strong technical expertise with effective project management, ensuring projects are delivered safely, efficiently and to the highest professional standards. 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.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Leading the planning, coordination and delivery of Phase 1 Desk Studies, intrusive site investigations and contaminated land assessments.
• Supporting the management team in designing, managing and supervising geo-environmental site investigations, ensuring technical quality, programme and budget requirements are achieved.
• Reviewing conceptual site models (CSMs), developing investigation strategies and providing technically robust recommendations for further investigation or remediation.
• Managing environmental sampling programmes, including soil, groundwater, surface water and ground gas investigations, while ensuring compliance with industry best practice and chain of custody procedures.
• Reviewing laboratory schedules, interpreting analytical data and ensuring outputs meet project objectives and relevant technical standards.
• Producing and technically reviewing factual and interpretative geo-environmental reports, ensuring they are accurate, proportionate and suitable for client and regulatory submission.
• Applying current environmental legislation, Land Contamination Risk Management (LCRM) guidance, British Standards and other relevant technical guidance to deliver practical, risk-based solutions.
• Managing project programmes, budgets and commercial performance, ensuring projects are delivered safely, on time and within budget.
• Acting as the primary point of contact for clients, regulators, subcontractors and multidisciplinary project teams, building strong working relationships and providing trusted technical advice.
• Mentoring and supporting Graduate and Geo-Environmental Engineers through site supervision, technical review, coaching and day-to-day guidance to aid their professional development.
• Reviewing and approving technical work completed by junior team members, maintaining the highest standards of quality and consistency across all project deliverables.
• Promoting a positive SHEQ culture by ensuring compliance with company procedures, risk assessments, RAMS and relevant health, safety and environmental legislation.
• Supporting business development activities through proposal preparation, fee estimates, client meetings and identifying opportunities for repeat and new business.

Who We’re Looking For

Enthusiastic, Senior Geo-Environmental Engineers who:

• Have a relevant degree or masters in geology, environmental science, geo-environmental engineering or similar.
• 4+ years experience in geo-environmental or site investigation works.
• Experience in supervising and managing complex projects and multiple stakeholders.
• 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 and understanding of the relevant Geo-Environmental legislation and regulations.

You may also have:

• CSCS Card, First Aid at Work, SSSTS/SMSTS, EUSR HSG47 Cat 1&2.
• The desire to work towards a relevant chartership and accreditation in the industry.

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 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.