Graduate Hydrogeologist

At Jacobs, we’re challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world’s most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission‑critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting‑edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good.

Join the Jacobs Graduate Development Programme (GDP) and have a meaningful, positive impact on our environments, communities and societies. Bring your passion, your ingenuity and your vision. Let’s see the impact we can create, together.

Our Graduate Development Programme is a structured two‑year scheme designed to support your development at the start of your Jacobs career journey. Through a combination of blended learning, mentoring, progress reviews and networking, you will establish yourself as knowledgeable and competent across four key focus areas; human skills, consulting skills, champion our strategy and your passions.

The Graduate Development Programme allows you to customise your learning journey to reflect your specific interests, career goals, and technical skillset – creating a graduate experience that is unique to you.

The GDP is an experience programme, meaning that a large portion of what you’ll learn will be on‑the‑job. You’ll work with your manager and mentor to collect the learning experiences that will be most meaningful for you.

The programme is more than just a stepping‑stone. It’s a launchpad for your career, offering you the tools, experiences and support you need. Join us and unlock your potential as you work on meaningful projects and collaborate with industry leaders to deliver outcomes and solutions for complex challenges.

Our Water and Environment Business Unit provides a focus for advising our clients on River Engineering and Flood Risk Management solutions including flood defence structures, weirs, gates, sluices, flood storage reservoirs, natural flood management, habitat creation, hydrometric gauging facilities and fish passes. Our integrated Water Catchment Management team comprises in excess of 400 staff based in the UK and Europe, but with reach into the Middle East, Australasia and America.

The Water Catchment Management team has a diverse portfolio of projects with a key focus on flood risk management for the Environment Agency and other Local Authorities. The team works across sectors in integrated catchment management to deliver sustainable environmental solutions.

As a Graduate Hydrogeologist you will join a national team of over 18 hydro geologists who are geographically spread across the country. We work across all niche specialisms of hydrogeology including engineering hydrogeology, water resources and sustainability, land quality and remediation, environmental hydrogeology, permitting and legislation. You will work as part of a multi‑disciplinary team delivering projects for clients such as the utilities provides/water companies, local authorities, Network Rail, National Highways, Environment Agency, SEPA, and other major infrastructure providers.

Your workload will be varied, you may be helping a water company identify how it can meet its environmental flow targets through assessment of sustainable abstraction, designing and undertaking pumping test to allow assessment of groundwater control for excavations, groundwater impact appraisals for wetlands/peatlands, and much more. The role will provide you with exposure to wide range of projects and we will support you to grow and develop into the areas that you find interesting.

Whatever you decide to do our friendly teams will help you along the way.

The start date for this role is September 2026.

• Be working towards a Masters level qualification in Hydrogeology
• A flexible self‑starter who is keen to drive your career forward
• Adaptable to change, with a thirst for learning new things
• You must have the permanent right to work in the UK

• Step 1:
  Apply Online
• Step 2:
  Solo Video Assessment
• Step 3:
  Interview

Apply before 19 October 2025 for your application to be considered in the first assessment window. You can…