[Skip to main content](#main-content) [OpenNash Jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/) [Hiring report](/reports/hiring/) · [All AECOM jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/aecom/) · [Search jobs](/search/) AECOM · Nottingham, GBR # Geoscientist Apprentice - Nottingham (Summer 2027) Nottingham, GBR Early career Research & Science Listed on AECOM’s official careers site. Posted September 17, 2026. Check that it is still open and apply there. [Apply on AECOM’s careers site →](https://aecom.jobs/jobs/A817D08129B94F938CFA244DDF45F924/job/) [OpenNash Jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/) / [AECOM](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/aecom/) / Geoscientist Apprentice - Nottingham (Summer 2027) ## Job description Company Description Work with Us. Change the World. At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world's most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations. There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of nearly 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world. We're one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us. ### Job Description We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Geoscience Apprentice to join the AECOM Site Survey & Investigation Specialist (ASSIST) team in Nottingham. As an apprentice, you’ll develop hands-on skills across a wide range of geoscience, geotechnical, and rail-related survey projects that support safe, sustainable, and resilient infrastructure across the UK. You’ll work alongside geologists, geophysicists, surveyors, and engineers, gaining experience from data collection through to interpretation and reporting. Our team plays a vital role in assessing ground conditions, supporting design decisions, and enabling projects to be delivered efficiently and safely. You’ll be part of a collaborative and innovative environment where your work contributes directly to the development and maintenance of critical national infrastructure assets. As an apprentice, you will: - Support ground investigations and geoscience surveys, including collecting geological, geophysical, and geotechnical data. - Assist in interpreting data to understand ground conditions and identify potential geohazards. - Learn to use field equipment and digital tools for mapping, modelling, and analysis. - Help prepare technical reports, drawings, and documentation for both internal teams and clients. - Participate in site visits, inspections, and data-gathering activities across various site locations. - Work collaboratively with survey and engineering disciplines to support integrated project delivery. - Contribute to sustainability and safety initiatives throughout project lifecycles. - Work towards academic and professional development through the Keele University Geoscientist Degree Apprenticeship, leading to recognised professional accreditation. ### Qualifications This role is ideal for school/college leavers (post A-Level) who can demonstrate the following: - A minimum of 5 GCSEs (or equivalent) at grade C/4 or above, including Maths, English, and a science subject. - Three A-Levels (or equivalent) at grade B or above, preferably including a science subject such as Geology, Geography, Physics, Chemistry, or Maths (required for Level 6 Degree Apprenticeship). - A genuine interest in geology, earth sciences, infrastructure, or site survey / investigation work. - Some experience, work shadowing, or exposure to fieldwork, environmental, or construction settings (preferred). - An interest in digital tools, mapping software, or data analysis techniques. - Strong attention to detail, organisation, and communication skills. - A practical, curious, and problem-solving mindset. - Ability to work well both independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team. - A full UK driving licence (for manual vehicles). ### Additional Information - Applicants are encouraged to apply as early as possible since CVs will be reviewed, and candidates selected on a rolling recruitment basis for either immediate or advanced offer start. - Please include a covering letter with your application and provide all predicted and/or obtained academic grades and details of the dates you are able to work to/from and well as locations you would be interested in. - You must have the right to work in the UK. At AECOM, we are committed to maintaining a secure and trustworthy recruitment process and take any fraudulent hiring activity seriously. _To support this commitment, all newly hired employees are required to attend an in-person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office location as a condition of employment._ ### About AECOM AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $16.1 billion in fiscal year 2025. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM. Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed. You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients. AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too. Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours. We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long-term condition, who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. Please let us know using this email address ReasonableAccommodationsUKI@aecom.com if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. ### ReqID REF59693B ### Business Line Transportation ### Business Group DCS ### Strategic Business Unit Europe & India ### Career Area Engineering ### Work Location Model Hybrid ## At a glance - Posted by the employer: Sep 17, 2026 - First seen by OpenNash: Oct 19, 2026 - Last checked: Oct 19, 2026 - Listed for: 32 days - Location: Nottingham, GBR[Apply on AECOM’s careers site →](https://aecom.jobs/jobs/A817D08129B94F938CFA244DDF45F924/job/) ## More jobs at AECOM ### [Acoustics Graduate Consultant - Nottingham - Summer 2027](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/aecom/jobs/824837157ead35830417/) Nottingham, GBR ### [Air Quality Graduate Consultant - Nottingham - Start Nov 26 to Jan 27](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/aecom/jobs/600a11a33a2ef6d27a09/) Nottingham, GBR ### [Aquatic Ecologist Graduate - Nottingham, Leeds, Basingstoke, or Edinburgh (February 27 onwards start)](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/aecom/jobs/338e5af4d18e49d05924/) Nottingham, GBR ### [Assistant Site Technician](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/aecom/jobs/0be1f5de780a4609b3a9/) Nottingham, GBR ### [Assistant Utility Surveyor](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/aecom/jobs/5c168d8089667a56c45d/) Nottingham, GBR ## Similar jobs at other companies ### [General Foreperson Nottingham, England Nottingham, England Unknown Unknown](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/vinci/jobs/8e75cb954139287ad6b7/) VINCI · Nottingham, England ### [Senior Geoscientist](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/totalenergies/jobs/83f55ec18395dbb0f82c/) TotalEnergies ### [Jo Malone London - Nottingham FSS - 18 hours](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/estee-lauder/jobs/49d6bf6a2709d7831fb3/) The Estée Lauder Companies · Nottingham, NGM, GB, United Kingdom ### [Jo Malone London - Nottingham FSS - Seasonal Temp - Various hours](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/estee-lauder/jobs/a3217409dc8ad0ccaa4b/) The Estée Lauder Companies · Nottingham, NGM, GB, United Kingdom ### [Mechanical Engineer - Nottingham](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/crh/jobs/57a80f3ed5bd99abbbe9/) CRH · Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom [Research & Science jobs](/functions/research-science/) OpenNash lists jobs from employers’ own careers sites and does not handle applications. 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