At a Glance
- Tasks: Join a dynamic team to deliver innovative geo-environmental solutions across exciting projects.
- Company: Stantec, a global leader in sustainable infrastructure and community development.
- Benefits: Enjoy competitive salary, private medical insurance, and a supportive work environment.
- Other info: Structured professional progression plan to support your career growth and chartership.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on UK infrastructure and help communities achieve net-zero targets.
- Qualifications: Degree in Geology, Engineering, or Environmental Science; passion for learning and collaboration.
The predicted salary is between 31500 - 38500 £ per year.
With every community, Stantec redefines what’s possible.
The Opportunity
Join our 2027 Graduate Programme as a Graduate Geo-Environmental / Geo-Technical Engineer in our Cambridge office, where you will be part of our multidisciplinary Environmental Services team.
About The Role
As a Graduate Geo-Environmental / Geo-Technical Consultant, you will join an established, close-knit ground engineering team embedded within a wider multidisciplinary office. You will work on a dynamic portfolio of projects across the UK, supporting our Infrastructure & Buildings, Water, Energy, and Environmental Services business units. In this role, you will play a key part in delivering solutions for major water infrastructure programmes, brownfield urban regeneration schemes, commercial developments, and transport infrastructure projects. Working directly with our national ground engineering specialists and external clients, you will gain hands‑on experience across the entire project lifecycle—from site investigation through to design and construction delivery.
- Analysing geological, geo‑environmental, and geotechnical data.
- Delivering ground investigations and supporting Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs).
- Assessing foundations, slope stability, and earthworks, as well as creating ground models.
- Conducting contaminated land risk assessments and developing remediation strategies.
- Monitoring fieldworks and designing/reporting on foundations, retaining walls, soil slope stability, earthworks, and rock slope stabilization.
- Utilizing numerical analysis software and collaborating with other technical experts on multidisciplinary design and construction projects.
We are committed to supporting employees in achieving relevant professional qualifications and accreditation. We will provide a structured professional progression plan supporting you to achieve professional chartership status (CGeol, CEng, CSci, or CEnv) with relevant bodies such as The Geological Society of London (GSL), the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE), the Institute of Environmental Sciences (IES), the Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM), or the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3).
Your Impact
In this role, your everyday technical work will directly influence the safety, stability, and environmental sustainability of critical UK infrastructure. By evaluating ground risks, designing resilient foundations, and restoring brownfield environments, you will help our clients achieve net‑zero targets and deliver lasting, positive outcomes for local communities.
About You
At Stantec, we value your potential over past experience. Along with a Bachelor’s or Master's degree in Geology, Engineering Geology, Geotechnical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Earth Sciences, or Environmental Science that is accredited by a relevant professional body (such as The Geological Society, ICE, IES, or CIWEM), you will be:
- A Perseverer – You stay composed in the face of setbacks, approaching challenges with confidence and determination.
- An Adapter – You’re able to remain calm in new and changing situations, comfortably switching between a variety of dynamic and exciting tasks.
- A Focused Individual – You focus on what matters, tuning out distractions to perform effectively in any situation.
- A Collaborator – You work effectively with lots of different people, considering others’ perspectives to shape better outcomes.
- An Eager Learner – You learn from your experiences and the world around you, using this knowledge to anticipate how situations may unfold.
Please note, we ask our graduates to come into the office 4 days per week, to ensure that you receive sufficient time with your team and receive the appropriate level of support. Applicants must have an unconditional right to live and work in the UK for an indefinite period without limitation.
Why Join Us?
What we can offer you:
- A competitive salary
- Private medical insurance
- A range of benefits, including holiday buy and sell, group income protection and life assurance
- Permanent employment contract to demonstrate our commitment to your long‑term career at Stantec
- Professional progression plan, supporting you to gain professional chartership
- A supportive and collaborative team environment and Early Careers peer group and wider ERG network
Please take a look at our Graduate FAQs if you have any questions. We look forward to receiving your application!
Graduate Geotechnical / Geoenvironmental Engineer - Cambridge - 2027 employer: Stantec
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