Job Description

Arcadis 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.

We are seeking an Engineering Geologist to join our Structures, Geotechnical and GIS team in Scotland. In this role, you’ll have the opportunity to work on a wide range of projects across our business, providing technical advice and assessment for our built environment projects in the energy, water, highways and rail sectors. The role will include applying geotechnical engineering principles to develop effective solutions for the design of shallow and deep foundations, earthworks, retaining solutions, as well as the design, management and supervision of ground investigations. This role provides a dynamic mix of feasibility studies, design, construction quality assurance and client engagement, providing opportunities for professional growth and leadership within the geotechnical engineering sector.

At Arcadis, we recognise the vital role that ground conditions play in the successful delivery of safe and sustainable infrastructure. As the world faces the challenges of climate change and increasing demand for resilient construction, our work ensures that the built environment is safe, efficient and future-proofed.

Role Accountabilities:

As an Engineering Geologist, you will be an integral member of our UK-wide geotechnics team, responsible for interpretation of geological and geotechnical data across a wide variety of projects. You will be tasked with undertaking geotechnical designs in accordance with relevant design standards and guidelines, as well as developing detailed ground models and writing technical and interpretative reports. You will be supported by a collaborative national team with a range of technical backgrounds.

Your Day-to-Day

Processing and interpreting data from site investigations (e.g., borehole logs, trial pits, laboratory test results, in-situ testing, groundwater monitoring).

Assisting with the development of geological and geotechnical ground models for feasibility studies, design, and construction support.

Presenting outputs using a range of geotechnical and geological software tools, including Openground, Leapfrog, Slope/W, Repute, Wallap, AutoCAD, and MS Office applications.

Contributing to the preparation of desk studies, factual and interpretative ground investigation reports, geotechnical design reports and risk assessments.

Undertaking site walkovers and geomorphological mapping as required by project needs.

Multi-disciplinary working with colleagues across the business

Qualifications & Experience:

BSc qualified (or higher) in Geology, Civil Engineering, Engineering Geology, or a similar discipline, or equivalent.

MSc in Engineering Geology, Geotechnical Engineering, or related discipline (desired).

Chartership, or working towards chartership with the Geological Society or Institution of Civil Engineers

Chartership, or working towards chartership with the Geological Society

Ability to work both independently and within multidisciplinary teams to deliver projects to tight deadlines and budgets.

Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Good attention to detail and a practical approach to problem solving.

A full UK driving licence (preferred).

Office attendance is encouraged to support technical skill development, build relationships with team members and provide a robust support network for graduates.

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.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

We 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.

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