Graduate Hydrogeologist or Geoscientist

Due to a steadily increasing workload SLR currently have an opportunity within our Dublin office for an enthusiastic and motivated graduate consultant to join our established Water Team as a Hydrogeologist. Due to SLR’s diverse nature our successful candidate will be given the opportunity to work across multiple disciplines.   

The role

With support from colleagues, your duties and responsibilities will include:

•    Contributing to the preparation of Environmental Impact Assessment Reports (EIAR) water chapters
•    Undertaking routine groundwater level, groundwater quality and surface water monitoring
•    Installation of groundwater level loggers, data download and analysis
•    Maintaining databases of monitoring data
•    Borehole drilling supervision and geological logging
•    Reviewing, interpreting and reporting the results of routine water monitoring
•    Preparing geological and hydrogeological Conceptual Site Models

Given the nature of our client sites, some working away from home for short periods may be required.

About us

SLR are global leaders in environmental and advisory solutions helping our clients achieve their sustainability goals. We are a consultancy with over 2,500 staff across 6 regions – including over 850 staff in Europe. Our ‘one team’ culture is at the heart of our business; providing a collaborative and supportive environment for professional development.

Along with competitive salaries, our staff enjoy a comprehensive benefits package with a company pension plus excellent healthcare offering, travel and life insurance, critical illness cover and a structured career framework with regular reviews offering outstanding opportunities for progression. Alongside 25 day’s annual leave, SLR offer flexible, agile and hybrid working which enables staff to tailor hours worked around core hours, and our family friendly policies help balance the needs of professional and family life. 

About you 

We are looking for someone with an Earth Sciences or Hydrogeology degree, who is inquisitive, willing to learn and reliable.

We imagine you will also have some or all of the following:

•    Experience of groundwater monitoring and sampling
•    Familiarity of one of the following: ArcGIS / MapInfo / QGIS
•    Graduate membership of appropriate professional organisation
•    Ability to work as part of the wider environmental team to help deliver a range of projects

Please note that due to the nature of this role, we cannot consider applicants who do not hold a valid EU driving licence

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

SLR Consulting is committed to being an equal opportunities employer, and our expectations go beyond purely complying with legislation. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DE&I) are at the core of who we are and who we choose to be. We embrace diverse cultures, perspectives, skills, and experiences within and outside our organisation. We respect and celebrate difference to ensure SLR is a place where everyone feels included, is encouraged to be their authentic self and has opportunities to grow.    
 
Across Europe, our DE&I agenda is driven forward through our DE&I Committee, which actively promotes diversity, equity, and inclusion across both our internal processes and our client work. Globally, our Global Culture & Diversity Council brings together representatives from across our regions to share ideas and best practice that can be incorporated into our global policies, enabling greater transparency and supporting the development of an inclusive culture, inclusive approaches to policies and practices, and to personal behaviours. 

We welcome applications from everybody, regardless of their background, and particularly invite those from groups who are currently under-represented in our business to apply, such as women, ethnic minorities, LGBTQ+ and disabled people.