Geo-Environmental Engineer

Waterman Infrastructure & Environment are recruiting for a Geo-Environmental Engineer to join the team based in Manchester, UK. This is a full-time, permanent position. The Ground Engineering team provides geoenvironmental consultancy and geotechnical design services to a range of external clients including developers, house-builders, local authorities and contractors. Waterman prides itself on providing its staff with a rewarding and challenging career, encouraging Continuous Professional Development and allowing employees to reach their full potential.

Responsibilities:

• Supporting a variety of geo-environmental projects for both external clients and for other teams within Waterman;
• Supervising ground investigations;
• Preparing Preliminary Risk Assessments (Desk studies);
• Soil logging to current UK standards, including laboratory scheduling;
• Completing soil sampling, water monitoring and sampling;
• Writing interpretative ground investigation reports;
• Input to the design of remediation works and geotechnical design;
• Knowledge of contaminated land legislation and reporting requirements;
• Reviewing and interpreting factual site investigation data; and,
• Travel to other offices and sites within the UK (as needed).

Qualification and Experience:

• BSc or equivalent in Geology, Environmental Science or similar;
• Working towards membership of a relevant professional body with a longer-term goal to move toward chartership with a relevant institution;
• Basic knowledge of planning legislation;
• Experience of site inspections and reporting;
• Able to complete interpretative assessments to a basic level;
• Able to deliver projects and work within a multi-disciplinary consultancy;
• Track record in managing time and resources effectively and within budget; and.
• In possession of full UK driving license.

What's on Offer

• Competitive salary and benefits package with annual salary reviews.
• 26 days' holiday per year, rising to 31 days with loyalty days, plus bank holidays.
• Hybrid working arrangements.
• Fantastic training and development culture.
• Access to mentoring and support from industry experts.
• Opportunity to lead exciting and varied projects across multiple sectors.
• Significant client-facing responsibility.
• Opportunity to contribute to business development and help grow existing and new client relationships.
• Strong opportunities for career progression within Waterman Group.

About us

At Waterman we are committed to our people, our communities, and the planet. We are transforming our business and offering our most exciting opportunities yet so now is the time to join us.

We are a Disability Confident organisation, committed to an active Inclusion, Diversity and Equal Opportunities Policy starting with our recruitment and selection process.

Submit your online application, you will receive an automated confirmation email immediately, so you have the comfort of knowing it has been received. If your application is progressed to the first stage you can expect to hear from a member of our dedicated recruitment team.

If successful, an interview will be arranged at a time convenient for both you and our hiring manager, the initial conversation may be via Teams but we are, of course, keen for you to visit our offices, meet the team and therefore, we’d love to meet you face-to-face for a follow up conversation. Good luck, we look forward to welcoming you to the Waterman family!

Job type

Permanent

Industry

Engineering

Posted

2026-09-25T00:00:00Today