2023 UK Graduate Engineering Geologist Career Path

About Mott MacDonald

• We’re a global engineering, management and development consultancy.
• Our purpose is to improve society by considering social outcomes in everything we do, relentlessly focusing on excellence and digital innovation, transforming our clients’ businesses, our communities and employee opportunities.
• A fundamental part of this is respecting each person’s differences and striving to meet their needs.
• Our values: progress, respect, integrity, drive, excellence

Job Description

We manage and deliver designs for major below ground civil projects and are recognised as authoritative and innovative in ground engineering.
We specialise in all aspects of foundations, geotechnics, and tunnelling, and contribute to some of the largest and most demanding structures in the world.

These projects range from Crossrail in London, East London Line, Victoria Station Upgrade, Budapest Metro, Dublin Interconnector, TfL tunnels refurbishment to name a few.

Areas of expertise include value management and value engineering, geotechnical advice, geotechnical information management, geotechnical asset management, site investigation, rock engineering, slope engineering, coastal engineering, geohazard assessment and environmental geotechnics. Supporting our civil design capability, we have specialist engineering geology, numerical modelling, asset management, seismic and hydrogeology expertise.

This position is for a graduate engineering geologist within the Civils Asset Management team withing our business.

Within the role you are likely to undertake the following type of work:

• Analysis of the performance of geotechnical assets
• Geohazard assessment, particularly for man-made assets (such as transportation earthworks)
• Derivation of methodologies for the prioritisation of geotechnical assets
• Risk management
• Assessment of geological materials
• Natural slope hazard assessment
• Consideration of the deterioration of geotechnical assets over time
• Analysis of the impact of climate change on geotechnical assets
• Geotechnical and geo-environmental data management

Candidate Specification

We are looking for flexible and motivated graduates with a genuine passion for geology and a desire to make a difference in the world. You should be interested in the more numerical and analytical side of engineering geology and enjoy problem solving. If this describes you, apply today to launch your career at Mott MacDonald.

To apply for this scheme, you will have less than 12 months relevant work experience and have a degree or are expected to achieve one of the following degree disciplines:

• Engineering geology
• Geotechnical engineering
• Soil mechanics

In your application you should be able to demonstrate your interest in the role and working at Mott MacDonald through relevant experience, such as studying relevant modules, or previous work experience.

We are looking for graduates with the following characteristics:

• Methodical approach to problem solving.
• Ability to use your initiative to undertake tasks efficiently and independently.
• Excellent verbal communication skills, which allow you to confidently liaise with clients and team members.
• Excellent written communication and attention to detail and be able to demonstrate accurate technical drawings and good report writing.

As we want the best people for the role, we support flexible working. Please ask us at interview stage about any flexibility you may need.

Job Profile

About your development

A graduate position should be more than just a job. We know this and so do you. That’s why with our graduate roles, we aim to give you the experience and technical knowledge you need to progress your career.

From the moment you join us, you’ll receive the training you need. You will be assigned a chartered mentor, who will guide you to meet the objectives of your professional training agreement. We’ll support you on your journey to gaining chartered status with your chosen institution.

What else is involved?

You’ll be enrolled onto Accelerate Your Future, a structured three-year soft-skills development programme which develops the strengths that we know graduates need to be successful at Mott MacDonald. It also gives you the opportunity to network and meet other graduates in your cohort.

The programme is a mix of residential events, classroom-based learning, virtual webinars, and CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) challenges. We understand that each person’s career goals vary, therefore we tailor make each individual’s development programme to suit them.

With our vast library of e-learning courses available to you, you can choose which direction you want your career to go in. You will have the opportunity to make a difference; learn more about our Social Outcomes and the difference we can make!

Did you know that Mott MacDonald are Work180 accredited – which means we actively support and encourage women to join our work force!

Benefits

• Biannual salary reviews: we believe that hard work should be rewarded and recognised. Therefore, for the first three years of your career with us, you’ll have biannual salary reviews.
• A competitive salary: in addition to biannual reviews, we will ensure that you’re given a salary that matches the current industry standard.
• Contributory pension up to 7% of your salary: we have the best people on our team, and we like to look out for them. With our support, you’ll have all the advice and options you need to be able to invest in your future.
• A flexible benefits scheme: our company is made up of a range of different people and we understand that different people want different things. That’s why with our flexible plan, you’ll have the ability to manage the range of benefits we have on offer, to suit your specific needs.

Our social side

Being part of Mott MacDonald means more than just work, there’s a huge range of fun and exciting things that you can get involved in. From the moment you join us, you’ll have the opportunity to expand your social and professional network, whether it’s meeting other graduates or joining forces with other members of staff from around the company at our annual sports day.

Each of our offices have a sports and social committee which will give you the chance to be part of a variety of sports, social and charity events. We’re committed to promoting a strong culture of social responsibility and encourage our staff to play active roles in the local community.

It's worth noting that sports and social committees tend to vary from office to office, so as well as getting involved in what’s already on offer, don’t be afraid to suggest new events or initiatives that you think could be a great addition.

It doesn’t stop there. As well as events, you’ll also have access to discounts on cinema tickets, travel, fashion, utilities and much more as part of our company benefits which you can take advantage of the moment you join.

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