Summary
Work with a leading UK land assessment and sustainable solutions consultancy on projects which offer scale, variety and opportunity for teamwork. In combination with your academic studies, you will carry out field work, including environmental and geotechnical land condition assessments and prepare technical reports.
Wage
£21,600 a year
£21,600 a year in Year 1 of the 5-Year Apprenticeship (plus annual increments)
Training course
Geoscientist (integrated degree) (level 6)
Hours
Monday to Friday (flexible timings per day) Shifts to be confirmed Block-release sessions with your Training Provider will be at Keele University. Keele, Newcastle, Staffordshire ST5 5BG.
40 hours a week
Start date
Monday 1 September 2025
Duration
5 years
Positions available
1
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you’ll do at work
* Preliminary risk assessments / desk studies
* Site investigations across the UK
* Soil, gas and groundwater sampling
* Carrying out tests in the field and scheduling laboratory tests
* Factual and interpretive technical report writing
* Providing geo-environmental and geotechnical recommendations
* Undertake tailored and structured, health and safety, technical and project management training
* Meet with mentor regularly to plan personal career development
Where you’ll work
Hemel Hempstead
Hertfordshire
HP3 9RT
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
UNIVERSITY OF KEELE
Your training course
Geoscientist (integrated degree) (level 6)
Equal to degree
Course contents
* Integrate and critically evaluate information from different sources to test findings and hypotheses.
* Consider, appraise and inform ground related issues to multidisciplinary teams.
* Define complex geoscience related problems, a strategy to understand the problem and evaluate possible solutions. For example: resource scarcity, foundations, sustainability energy supply.
* Test geological models to inform and design investigations.
* Plan, conduct and present independent geoscientific projects with appropriate guidance.
* Consider inconsistencies and uncertainty and gaps in data when developing geological models.
* Apply geoscientific theories, paradigms, concepts and principles.
* Conduct and supervise fieldwork, geoscience mapping and laboratory investigations as appropriate and in accordance with safe working practices and legal requirements.
* Apply appropriate numerical, statistical, geostatistical and qualitative techniques in the evaluation of data and information.
* Utilise digital technologies, instrumentation and remote sensing for the collection, analysis and modelling of data.
* Communicate relevant geoscience insights to external stakeholders using different formats and media.
* Evaluate personal strengths and weaknesses and develop personal development goals.
* Plan and organise own workload and contribute to the completion of geoscientific projects.
* Collaborate with stakeholders online, remotely and in person, using appropriate techniques.
* Carry out geoscientific site surveys independently across a range of environments.
* Keep up to date with advances in working practices and emerging technologies and disseminate learning across the organisation.
* Prepare geoscience risk assessments in accordance with associated legislation for health, safety and wellbeing.
* Apply equality, diversity and inclusivity good practice to inform decision making.
* Produce recommendations that align to client requirements and organisational objectives that demonstrate the application of ethical, environmental sustainability and compliance with relevant legislation.
* Integrate and critically evaluate information from different sources to test findings and hypotheses.
* Consider, appraise and inform ground related issues to multidisciplinary teams.
* Define complex geoscience related problems, a strategy to understand the problem and evaluate possible solutions. For example: resource scarcity, foundations, sustainability energy supply.
* Test geological models to inform and design investigations.
* Plan, conduct and present independent geoscientific projects with appropriate guidance.
* Consider inconsistencies and uncertainty and gaps in data when developing geological models.
* Apply geoscientific theories, paradigms, concepts and principles.
* Conduct and supervise fieldwork, geoscience mapping and laboratory investigations as appropriate and in accordance with safe working practices and legal requirements.
* Apply appropriate numerical, statistical, geostatistical and qualitative techniques in the evaluation of data and information.
* Utilise digital technologies, instrumentation and remote sensing for the collection, analysis and modelling of data.
* Communicate relevant geoscience insights to external stakeholders using different formats and media.
* Evaluate personal strengths and weaknesses and develop personal development goals.
* Plan and organise own workload and contribute to the completion of geoscientific projects.
* Collaborate with stakeholders online, remotely and in person, using appropriate techniques.
* Carry out geoscientific site surveys independently across a range of environments.
* Keep up to date with advances in working practices and emerging technologies and disseminate learning across the organisation.
* Prepare geoscience risk assessments in accordance with associated legislation for health, safety and wellbeing.
* Apply equality, diversity and inclusivity good practice to inform decision making.
* Produce recommendations that align to client requirements and organisational objectives that demonstrate the application of ethical, environmental sustainability and compliance with relevant legislation.
Your training plan
Approximately 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying. This will include formal lectures and remote-access directed study, field trips and practical sessions on your degree whilst with Keele University. Studies will be arranged in ‘blocks’ of weeks on campus.
Further develop your knowledge, skills and behaviours, as part of the L6 Geoscientist apprenticeship standard. Alongside this you will work on a variety of projects with RSK Geosciences consultancy teams.
As an apprentice, you’ll work at one of our local offices, and travel to sites across the UK and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff within dedicated geological, environmental management and land assessment teams.
When not on block release at Keele, your work with RSK Geosciences may be in the office, on site, or from home, as agreed with your line manager.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
* English (grade Grade 4)
* Maths (grade Grade 4)
A Level in:
* Any (grade BBB)
BTEC in:
* Any (grade DDM)
Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.
Skills
* Communication skills
* IT skills
* Analytical skills
* Logical
* Team working
* Creative
* Initiative
Other requirements
The role will involve a mix of office and site-based tasks. It is worth noting that this can include working on open greenfield / construction sites / operational buildings for extended periods of time, involving some travel around the UK, for which it is essential that you have a valid UK driving licence.