ST HELENS Graduate / Geo-Environmental Engineer: Progress your career at this friendly and supportive SME Multidisciplinary Consultancy. The role is based in St Helens.

Overview Our client is an established civil, structural, and environmental engineering consultancy based in St Helens providing land contamination management services to private and public sector clients in the residential, commercial, and industrial property sectors. They are seeking a Graduate / Geo-Environmental Engineer to play a key role in the day-to-day delivery of a diverse range of projects for the full lifecycle, working closely with team members, project managers, and project directors. You will be involved in planning, site work, data interpretation, reporting, and client interaction.

This is not a repetitive site-only role. You will operate independently, take ownership, and grow quickly in a non-bureaucratic environment. The business has grown steadily over the last 15 years and developed a reputation for reliability, quality, and professionalism.

They have expertise across all aspects of contaminated land, enabling them to support and develop your career development. You will also work closely with the Technical Director, gaining technical mentorship, commercial exposure, and support toward Chartership. This role is a great opportunity for a skilled and motivated individual to help shape a energetic and growing consultancy and have a real influence on processes, standards, and team culture.

Responsibilities Project and task management

Management of site investigations





Supervision of field work including soil logging and environmental sampling, chemical and geotechnical testing, groundwater sampling, and ground gas monitoring

Data collation, review, and interpretation

Preparation and review of technical reports including desk studies, ground investigation reports, and remediation options appraisals and verification reports

Site investigation design

Development of client relationships

Ensuring that all work is delivered in line with procedures and to the highest safety, health, and environmental standards

Support to early careers professionals

Some travel UK-wide; typical site durations 1–3 days; occasional overnight stays (approximately twice per month) Requirements Relevant technical degree e.g. chemistry, biology, geology, engineering, or environmental science

Minimum 1–3 years’ relevant industry background

Working towards / be prepared to work towards Chartership / Professional Qualification (e.g. QP) with a relevant institution

Knowledge of the requirements for planning, designing, and management of site investigations

Construction Design and Management (CDM)



Regulations and their application to safe design and implementation of site investigations

Understanding of the land contamination regime within the UK and the risk-based approach to the assessment of land contamination

Report writing including presenting complex technical information in a concise and accurate manner

Data handling, including background in the use of GIS is desirable

Knowledge of different regulatory regimes, e.g. development planning consenting (TCPA and DCO), environmental permitting, due diligence, nuclear site end states and GRR, environmental impact assessment

Knowledge of specialist technical areas, e.g. quantitative risk assessment, waste/material management, radiological characterisation, hydrogeology, remediation

Full UK driving licence On Offer Salary £30,000 – £34,000

22 days Annual Leave with office closure on top between Christmas and New Year (3 days)

Pension contribution

£30 inconvenience allowance for long days, heavy travel, or overnight stays

High autonomy and full lifecycle exposure

Supportive and friendly work environment

Technical mentorship, commercial exposure, and support toward Chartership

Varied and interesting projects

Sage Benefits club membership which offers discounts etc. To apply for the position, please submit your current CV (ideally in Word format). Due to high volume, we are unable to acknowledge every application. Bear in mind that if you are shortlisted you will be contacted in 7 days.

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