Graduate Ground Investigation Specialist

OverviewArcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are more than 36,000 people in over 70 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life.

Everyone has an important role to play.

With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world's most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.Role DescriptionOur graduate GROW programme is a structured 3-year programme, designed to help you evolve and develop skills to become an experienced professional in your chosen field.

You'll benefit from training and development, mentoring, and assistance for accreditations relevant to your programme, as well as the support and guidance you need to develop and succeed.

As a GROW graduate you will be empowered to drive your career and will be exposed to a variety of experiences to assist you in gaining the skills you require to succeed.As a specialist and science graduate joining GROW you will specialise from day one in your chosen discipline.

Working in teams of consultants you'll be responsible for your own deliverables, liaising with clients, and given every opportunity to build your skillsets and technical expertise.

You'll work on a range of environmental and planning projects which may include major infrastructure, urban regeneration and community focussed projects that will expose you to a variety of challenges and technical specialists.

Role AccountabilitiesGround Investigation - As part of the Ground Investigation Contracting discipline within our multi-award-winning Site Evaluation and Restoration team you will undertake site-based ground investigations to collect data on the nature and quality of ground conditions to support a large range of property and infrastructure development schemes.As early as possible, you will be encouraged to be on site, shadowing experienced engineers in the field, on to supervising your own ground investigations, or acting as part of a team on larger projects, and you will be instrumental in delivering our projects to the high standards we uphold.

In order to deliver your work safely and to the highest quality, you will be guided through obtaining relevant safety qualifications with the support of your line manager, as well as undertaking soil and rock logging training under the guidance of our experienced geologists.Site work plays a huge part in your early-stage development as an engineer, and alongside this you will have the opportunity to produce reports, Health and Safety documentation and ensure that you develop a strong appreciation for the commercial and project planning aspects of ground investigation practice.

Qualifications & ExperienceAccepted degrees : BSc in Geology, Civil Engineering, Environmental Geoscience, Environmental Science, Physical Geography or similar.You will be graduating in 2026 or have recently graduated with at least a 2 : 2 in a relevant master\'s or bachelor\'s degreeYou will demonstrate typical Arcadian skills including Resilience, Creativity, Analytical Thinking and being a Team PlayerYou will have excellent communication skills and the ability to use your technical knowledge to influence and consult stakeholders.You must be willing and able to travel frequently and stay away from home as required.

A significant portion of your time will involve site work, which may require extended periods away from your home office.Hold a full driving licence which allows you to drive in the UK.

Why Arcadis?

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best.

We believe everyone\'s contribution matters.

It's why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.You'll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you'll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet.

Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you.Together, we can create a lasting legacy.Join Arcadis.

Create a Legacy.

Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & BelongingWe want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions.

Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people.

We believe that by working together diverse people with different experiences develop the most innovative ideas.

Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the heart of how we improve quality of life and we work closely with our people across six ED&I Workstreams : Age, Disability, Faith, Gender, LGBT+ and Race.

A diverse and skilled workforce is essential to our success.Application Closing Date : 14th November 2025 - Please note we reserve the right to close roles sooner, so Early Application is encouraged.

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