
2 October 2025 | The Kia Oval, London
2 October 2025 | The Kia Oval, London
GE and BGA are delighted to announce the 2025 Early Careers Challenge
Now in its third year, the Challenge is hosted by Ground Engineering (GE) in partnership with the British Geotechnical Association (BGA). This national initiative shines a spotlight on emerging talent in ground engineering, inviting students and early career professionals to explore real-world challenges shaping the future of our industry.
Following the success of last year’s challenge, which focused on a basement design, the 2025 edition continues to encourage bold thinking, collaboration and practical innovation. If you're ready to share your ideas, expand your professional network, and gain recognition from industry leaders, this is your opportunity, submit before 22 August for the chance to work on this years challenge.
Our 2025 Early Career Challenge will show the teams that their talents and efforts will be making a difference for the future.
Ready to put yourself forward for the GE Early Careers Challenge, register your interest now to be in with a place of securing a spot.
The Challenge will only be available for individuals working in the UK
Put your ideas to industry leading judges, grow your own network and learn from sector expertise
Be mentored throughout the process by the industry experts
Gain complementary access to attend all of the 2025 GE conferences
Have your ideas and work published in the prestigious Ground Engineering Magazine if part of the winning team
Receive recognition within the industry and gain experience for your CV
Have a chance to win the Early Careers Challenge trophy
From start to finish the challenge will take a little over one month. Applicants will be required to attend a virtual kick off workshop (3rd Sep), have the opportunity to meet and attend the GE Sustainability conference (9th September), and then present to the judges at GeoTech on the 2nd October. Each team will gain feedback on their presentation from their mentor before the final presentation to the judges at the GeoTech 2025 conference.
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Below you'll find some frequently asked questions about the entry process and challenge.
To view the criteria, create your account, or login with your email and password used to create your account if you have already done so. Select ‘Enter Now’ against the category you wish to view where the criteria will be displayed. If you wish to start your entry at this point any information you add will be autosaved and you can login to complete the rest of the entry at any time.
Enter the email address and password that you used when you first started your entry on the log in page, you will then be taken through to your dashboard and will be able to continue your entry.
Between 4-5 people make up each team and each team will be supported by an industry mentor.