Assistant Geotechnical Engineer

SYSTRA UK & Ireland; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

SYSTRA UK & Ireland is seeking an Assistant Geotechnical Engineer in Birmingham. The role supports delivery of geotechnical engineering work, ensuring technical compliance, quality assurance and safe-by-design outcomes.

You will work under supervision for defined tasks, contributing to deliverables and small-scale projects. The ideal candidate will hold a relevant degree, be registered to progress towards professional qualification, and possess strong communication and software skills to support

Qualifications

• Knowledge of geotechnical discipline and interfacing disciplines.
• Experience as a design engineer under supervision with deliverables.
• Ability to produce quality engineering deliverables in line with standards and procedures.
• Awareness of commercial and contract conditions related to budgets and timescales.
• Proficient in engineering software, digital tools and data environments (CDEs).
• Familiarity with ISO 19650 information management principles.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills for project delivery.

Responsibilities

• Produce engineering deliverables including calculations, drawings, models, technical reports, specifications and documentation.
• Support proposal development and provide technical input to bids and studies.
• Apply engineering principles, methods, techniques, and tools.
• Check and review own work for accuracy and compliance.
• Coordinate with other disciplines to develop multi-disciplinary solutions.
• Identify issues, risks and constraints and communicate with senior engineers.
• Contribute to safe-by-design outcomes through health, safety and risk management.
• Adapt to challenges balancing quality, cost, programme and safety.
• Prepare clear project-related correspondence and reporting.
• Maintain good relationships with internal and external parties to support delivery and reputation.
• Demonstrate collaborative behaviours aligned with company values.

Skills

Geotechnical knowledge

Design engineering under supervision

Quality engineering deliverables

CDEs / digital tools

ISO 19650 awareness

Written & verbal communication

Graduate registration in progress

Degree in geotechnical engineering

Education

Bachelor's degree in Geotechnical Engineering

Tools

CDEs

Geotechnical software

Job description

Around the world, SYSTRA’s specialists plan, design, integrate, test, commission, project manage and deliver mass transit and mobility solutions that are relied on by more than 50 million people every day.

For more than 60 years, the Group has been committed to helping cities and regions contribute to their development by creating, improving and modernising their transport infrastructure with sustainability, accessibility and innovation at the heart of our designs. With over 10,300 colleagues globally and around 1000 in the UK & Ireland we are growing significantly and seeking out the very best talent to join the SYSTRA signature team and be part of leading the way in infrastructure design.

The role supports the delivery of engineering work for assigned projects, ensuring technical compliance, quality assurance, and safe-by-design outcomes. Working under the supervision of senior engineers, the Assistant Geotechnical Engineer undertakes defined tasks and work packages, contributing to engineering deliverables, small-scale project delivery, and the development of technical and professional capability.

Main Duties:

• Produce engineering deliverables appropriate to the discipline and project stage, including calculations, drawings, models, technical reports, specifications, and associated documentation.
• Support proposal development and provide technical input to bids, studies, and project delivery activities as required.
• Apply appropriate engineering principles, methods, techniques, and tools in line with experience and competence.
• Check and review own work before submission to ensure accuracy, completeness, and compliance with relevant standards, procedures, legal duties, and project requirements.
• Support technical coordination and integration with other disciplines to help develop coordinated, multi-disciplinary design solutions.
• Identify and communicate technical issues, assumptions, constraints, and risks to senior engineers or project managers in a timely manner.
• Contribute to safe-by-design outcomes by applying health, safety, and risk management principles in engineering solutions.
• Adapt to challenges and develop workable solutions that take account of quality, cost, programme, and safety.
• Prepare clear technical and project-related correspondence and reporting.
• Maintain good working relationships with internal and external parties to support project delivery and enhance the company’s reputation.
• Demonstrate behaviours aligned with SYSTRA’s behavioural framework by actively fostering a culture of excellence, collaboration, respect, and empowerment, contributing to an environment where all collegues can thrive, achieve, and grow together.

Profile:

• Knowledge and experience within the geotechnical discipline, with awareness of the impact of other relevant or interfacing disciplines’ engineering design and detailing.
• Experience of working as a design engineer under supervision, with responsibility for deliverables within a work package / project.
• Experience in producing quality engineering deliverables in line with relevant standards, procedures, and best practice.
• Awareness of commercial and contract conditions as they relate to budgets, programmes, and timescales.
• Proficient in relevant engineering software, digital tools, modelling applications, and project Common Data Environments (CDEs).
• Awareness of digital information management principles and experience of project-based CDEs, including understanding of ISO 19650 principles where applicable.
• Ability to identify key facts in straightforward data, evaluate sources, and draw basic conclusions.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills appropriate to project delivery and technical coordination.
• Graduate registration with a relevant professional body / engineering institute and working towards professional qualification (e.g. EngTech, IEng, or CEng, as applicable).
• Educated to degree level or equivalent relevant to own discipline.