Date Listed: 10 June 2026

Closing date for applications: 16 June 2026

Address: Durban

Job Type: Full time, permanent position

Salary: GPT salary structure

Start date: 01 August 2026 or as soon as possible                                                   

GPT requires the services of a Junior Hydrogeologist to be stationed at the Durban office. Preference will be given to affirmative action candidates from designated groups.

Essential skills

Business aspects:

• Effectively follow strategies developed by management to reach targets and ensure productive hours are achieved
• Ensure projects are completed within budget
• Ensure work quality meets and exceeds client expectations
• Plan and designate project resources within timeframes
• Keep stakeholders informed during the entire project, from kick-off to completion
• Ensure GPT and client SHEQ strategies implemented across unit
• Manage change if and when change arise using both client’s and GPT’s management of change procedures

Professional aspects:

• Plan and, where required, lead fieldwork activities, including routine water, soil and rock sampling, groundwater monitoring, and Phase 1 Environmental Site Assessments (ESAs)
• Assisting, and in some cases, leading the execution of site assessment and remediation activities on a variety of contaminated and/or mining sites
• Understand source-pathway-receptor (SPR) principle and able to identify source terms, pathways and receptors
• Understand and familiar with Tier 1 risk base screening levels (RBSLs)
• Groundwater assessments and monitoring
• Environmental impact assessments data collection
• Drafting of routine monitoring/compliance reports based on data obtained from the field, for review by a senior consultant – with basic interpretation of field data
• Clear communication of fieldwork activities, data and findings to a senior consultant and/or project manager

Qualification and minimum requirements:

• Honours Degree in Geology / Hydrogeology
• 0-3 years’ experience in environmental consulting
• Valid driver’s license and own transport – non-negotiable
• Valid passport would be beneficial
• Conversant in MS Office
• South African Citizen
• Provide credible references

Inherent requirements of the job:

• Ability to communicate, present and influence credibly and effectively at all levels of the organisation
• Ability to manage multiple tasks at a time while paying attention to detail
• Excellent verbal and written communication and technical writing skills
• Be able to work under pressure
• Ability to work independently (with minimal supervision) and in a team
• Be fit and healthy to pass medical examinations and conduct fieldwork
• Planning, organising and execution
• Be motivated to succeed

To apply submit your CV with a copy of your relevant degree, copy of your ID and valid driver’s license to cv@gptglobal.com and use the reference number in the subject line: DBN-P1-01. If we do not contact you within 14 days after the closing date, your application was unsuccessful.