Graduate / Junior Engineer

LOCATION: CORNWALL

Are you looking to join a proudly independent consultant with a decades-long record of supporting a diverse portfolio of clients and market sectors?

Soils Limited is seeking environmental, geotechnical and engineering geology graduates to join our company in 2024.

Celebrating our 42nd birthday this year, Soils Limited is a team of qualified geotechnical engineers, geologists, environmental scientists, and geochemists working across the south of England, with offices in Hampshire, Cornwall and Surrey. We provide geotechnical and contaminated land consultancy, as well as in-house site investigation services, monitoring, and inspections. We also have our own team of surveyors that provide utility tracing, GPR and topographical surveys.

We are proud of our company ethos and the strength of our teams working in a relaxed and positive environment, leveraging a deep technical base to deliver value for clients and stakeholders alike. Over the years, we have built our company around the core principle of retention and development of our people, with this approach instilled in everything we do by the company founders, who remain with the firm to this day.

We work for a wide range of clients; from self-builders seeking value and support, to national bodies requiring complex multi-discipline investigations working across teams and managing an array of stakeholders, we pride ourselves on our ability and depth of experience.

If this sounds like your thing, we’d be delighted to hear from you.

Hours: 40 working hours per week, Monday – Friday.

Location: The role will be based in one of our offices, with a mix of office based and site work across the region. The team routinely undertake fieldwork across the south of England, with occasional needs further afield

The Role: As a graduate at Soils Limited, you can expect a diverse range of tasks from Day 1, some examples could include:

• Soil and rock logging and laboratory scheduling;

• Liaising with clients, engineering supervisors, subcontractors, and other project stakeholders;

• Coordinating ground investigation works with our field technicians and drillers;

• Supervising intrusive investigation activities such as drilling, trial pitting and in-situ testing;

• Support for onsite works;

• Processing field and laboratory results;

• Writing reports and communicating our work to our clients;

• Working with our accounts department to prepare invoices.

Ideal Candidate:

• Have obtained, or be working towards a Degree level qualification in Environmental or Geotechnical Engineering, Engineering Geology, or a related field;

• Willingness to be adaptable and enjoy a challenge;

• Have the right to work in the UK;

• Eager and able to manage their workload and balance and prioritise a range of tasks and priorities;

• Some experience or knowledge of geotechnical engineering ideal;

• A strong work ethic and desire to learn;

• Capable of presenting ideas and working collaboratively within a team;

• Have a UK Driving licence;

• Ability to communicate technical ideas and solutions.

The following attributes are desirable, feel free to highlight any of these in your cover letter:

• A Masters Degree in a relevant discipline;

• Relevant industry experience through placements or internships;

• Experience in design to relevant British Standards and Eurocode;

• Experience of developing ground models and assessing existing risks and solutions related to ground activities;

• Understanding and/or experience of design for foundations (shallow and piled) and retaining walls;

• Familiarity with the concepts of Contaminated Land;

• CSCS Card.

Benefits and General Information:

• 20-day holiday entitlement plus bank holidays, rising with years’ service;

• Reimbursement for relevant professional registration fees;

• Workplace Pension Scheme;

• Mentoring and support in your progression towards chartership;

• Primarily office-based with regular site works.

Job Types: Full Time, Permanent

Location: Reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Annual Salary: From £25,000 to £28,000 dependent on experience.

Selection Process:

1/ Apply via email with your CV and covering letter to admin@soilslimited.co.uk

2/ Interview via video call with Team Leader

3/ In-person interviews

No relocation or visa sponsorship is offered with this role. All candidates must have Right to Work in the UK at the time of application. Strictly no recruiters.

By applying, you accept that you may be subject to our standard due diligence; take up references, confirm you have a right to remain and work in the UK and verify your driving licence. Soils Limited are committed to our Corporate Responsibility strategy. We seek to minimise our impact on the environment; engage positively with the community and education groups; provide a safe and supportive atmosphere in which to work; promote Corporate Responsibility throughout our supply chain.