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The Environmental Graduate Programme
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Are you ready for the ultimate experience in ground investigation and sustainable development? If so, this is the place for you! We have an exciting opportunity for you to join our next graduate programme. The geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering world is waiting for you…
Our grad programme is open to all graduates who have already completed their degree or will complete their studies within 6 months from application. It doesn’t matter if you have a degree in science and geosciences, geography, environmental management, sustainability or just have a degree and are interested in geotechnical and environmental engineering… we’re happy to hear from you.
What we offer
So, what does the grad programme look like? We have four stages to our grad programme which starts with Onboarding.
The Grad Experience
So, what does the grad programme look like? We have four stages to our grad programme which starts with Onboarding.
Onboarding
Once you’ve joined, you’ll become part of our graduate community. From day one you will be part of the 24-month programme with ongoing develop, which will start with us helping you to understand the functions and systems of Soiltechnics.
Training
During the grad programme you’ll be immersed in professional and technical training. Your training will teach you how to log soils to British Standards, apply geotechnical parameters to soils and rocks and much more.
Continuous development
We’re committed to investing in your continuous development and will be focused on enhancing your knowledge, skills, awareness and teamwork within Soiltechnics. We’ll provide you with office and field based skills, exposing you to a wide variety of projects with opportunity for continual learning and development.
Graduation
You’ll have the confidence and skills to manage your own projects, from fieldwork organisation through to report delivery. You will become a Geoenvironmental Engineer within our experienced project team. As a valued member of the team, you will have the skills to manage your own projects and continue your development journey.
Learn from the best
As a graduate you will be part of an experienced project team, delivering innovative and sustainable solutions to a wide variety of clients.
We will provide you with a technical mentor who will oversee your training programme and a buddy to support your introduction to work and help you navigate the company and our systems. You will shadow experienced engineers on site to gain invaluable site experience and site management training.
Alongside the structured grad programme, you will join regular team or company-wide activity sessions, including technical training, team building and wellbeing sessions.
Our leaders are always on hand too, offering an open-door policy to anyone who needs help, support or guidance.
The life of an engineer… At a glance
The life of an engineer is a varied one. One day you could be in the office and the next day you could be out onsite early drilling boreholes and obtaining samples for analysis. The next week you could be writing a report or researching new concepts. Variety is the key within geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering which means that you need to be proactive, resilient, adaptable and enjoy problem solving!
The Environmental Grad Programme
Week 1
This week we will introduce you to our company. You’ll get to find out where we work, who the team is, who your line manager will be and how our systems work. We’ll use this week to ensure all compliance paperwork is completed with you and get you kitted out with office supplies, equipment, safety gear and site wear.
Weeks 2 – 4
We want to make sure that you settle in well, so during weeks 2 – 4 we’ll be showing you how things are done and ensure that you cover core training such as site safety and basic safety awareness training, including asbestos, UXO and confined spaces.
Months 2 – 3
During these months you’ll start to get to grips with buried service avoidance and staying safe on site. You’ll have an introduction to soil logging to British Standards, soil and groundwater sampling, gas monitoring and a variety of ground investigation techniques. You’ll be able to put your skills to the test whilst shadowing site engineers on site and in the office and try your hand at writing factual reports.
Months 4 – 12
We hope that during these months we’ll be able to expose you to a variety of sites and develop you from shadowing to leading site operations for a variety of methods including cable and tool percussive drilling, windowless sampling, trial pits and more. This is the exciting bit where you can learn about the process from start to finish and assist team members to complete the full cycle of projects.
Months 12 – 24
After 12 months, you’ll get the opportunity to start to hone your skills, gaining experience on various sites of varying complexity, and gain end to end knowledge of the project. We can help you to develop technical skills to enable soil infiltration calculation, pavement design, foundation design and analysis of laboratory testing.
We’re proud of the positive impact we have
Starting on the graduate training scheme has been a really great transition from my degree into the engineering world. Since starting at Soiltechnics, I have learnt so much and have grown as an individual to a point where I can now confidently run my own ground investigations and write up the fundamentals of geoenvironmental and geotechnical reports.
Ellie
The graduate training scheme has helped me to grow in confidence on site and gain good technical knowledge. We work on a huge variety of sites – from football pitches to major developments in London. Everyone is very willing to answer questions and provide support. Now, with almost three years’ experience, I enjoy being a mentor to new graduates as others were for me.
Victoria
After my interview, I instantly knew Soiltechnics was the right place for me, as everyone was very welcoming and friendly. When I received the offer I accepted straight away and relocated to Kettering. The relocation and introduction to the working world was overwhelming at first, going from university life to being in an office or being out on site was a big lifestyle change.
Ollie
The Application Process
We appreciate that starting out in a new career is a big step, so it’s essential that we’re a good match for each other. Our four-stage application process provides you with the opportunity to learn about the role in detail, ensuring it aligns with your own goals and aspirations.
Stage 1
Show off and send us your CV! Help us get to know you better by including a covering letter. We are committed to reviewing everything that we receive. Let us know why you think you would be good for the role and any specific examples that may support your application.
Stage 2
Telephone interview. We find the best way to get to know you better is through a phone or video call. We can get to know each other and you have the opportunity to understand the role and ask any fundamental questions.
Stage 3
Case study. This is the exciting stage where you get to show us what you can do! You’ll be asked to complete a short case study (no more than 400 words) based on a real project. This will help you appreciate what the job entails and allow us to understand your knowledge, communication and analytical skills.
Stage 4
Let’s talk! We look forward to meeting you in person at one of our offices. This provides us with the opportunity to discuss your academic/work experience, and work through the case study together. You will get to meet the team, see your workplace and ask any questions you may have.
We need you!
If our grad programme is for you and you want to be part of the Soiltechnics team, sign up today and send us your CV and a covering letter to recruitment@soiltechnics.net.
Please be aware that we don’t accept CVs through recruiters.
