Industrial Placement Geo Consultant - Newcastle (September 2025)

Industrial Placement Geo Consultant - Newcastle (September 2025)

We are not able to provide a Skilled Worker visa for this position. You will need to be eligible to work in the UK without our sponsorship to be considered for this role. Please do not apply if you have limited leave to enter or remain in the UK e.g. a visitor visa, a student/graduate visa or an employer-sponsored visa from a previous employer.

Role Overview:

We have a fantastic opportunity for a part qualified graduate student to join our Geo-Environmental team in our Newcastle office. Join our Industrial Placement Scheme where you'll gain exposure to complex project work and where you will find support from a wealth of geotechnical and geo-environmental talent.

Geo is one of our core disciplines at Hydrock, now Stantec. It is where we came from (Our MD has a ‘Geo background’) and it accounts for around 30% of our business today.

Responsibilities of the role:

• Working as part of an experienced team to design and deliver geo-environmental consultancy support to a range of clients including property developers, agents, planners, commercial and residential developers.
• Assisting in the design and management of geo-environmental and/or geotechnical assignments including desk studies, ground investigations (factual and interpretative), human health, groundwater and gas risk assessments and preparation of Remediation Method Statements.
• Involvement with both site-based fieldwork as well as office-based reporting.

You’ll be set up for success if you have:

• Be part-way through a relevant degree, BEng (Hons) or BSc (Hons).
• A desire to learn from experienced geotechnical and geo-environmental talent.
• An eagerness to learn about soil logging.
• A strong interest in learning how to use AutoCAD.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the willingness to work as part of a self-motivated team player with excellent interpersonal skills.

What's great about Hydrock now Stantec:

We are a multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy of over 900 staff in 21 offices across the UK. Our driving motivation is to be a ‘Force for Good’, as it is our aim to improve the quality of people’s lives from our employees to our clients, through to the communities we work in and our planet as a whole through the work we do.

A place to feel included:

We champion diversity, equity and inclusion. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we commit to supporting our employees and ensure we create a safe environment that nurtures you to perform at your best.

Looking for the next steps?

Once you have completed your application through our careers site, we aim to review and respond to you as soon as your application’s been reviewed.