Geotechnical Design Engineers UK Wide - Hybrid

Jacobs; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking Geotechnical Design Engineers to enhance their Ground Engineering capabilities in the UK. This role involves managing ground risk through innovative geotechnical assessments and designs for a variety of projects in the Defence, Nuclear Power, and Infrastructure sectors. Candidates will engage in exciting work, including feasibility studies, ground investigations, and the design of sustainable structures. The company promotes a flexible working environment, encouraging a healthy work-life balance and offering numerous professional development opportunities. Join a diverse team committed to excellence and making a positive impact in the community.

Benefits

Free medical cover

Digital GP service

Enhanced parental leave pay

Professional development reimbursement

Paid volunteering time

Charitable donations matching

Qualifications

• Experience in geotechnical design and analysis with a focus on ground engineering.
• Knowledge of geotechnical standards and codes of practice.

Responsibilities

• Deliver geotechnical assessment, analysis, and design for diverse projects.
• Manage ground risk through effective engineering solutions.

Skills

Geotechnical Design

Ground Investigation

Geotechnical Analysis

Technical Reporting

Education

BEng in Civil Engineering

MEng in Geotechnical Engineering

MSc in Engineering Geology

Job description

About the Role

To help support Amentum’s worldwide $14B F25 forward looking workload and our portfolio of complex and exciting geotechnical projects within the Defence, Nuclear Power, Environment and Government-Owned Critical Infrastructure industries, we are now looking to grow our Ground Engineering capabilities within the UK and are seeking to recruit Geotechnical Design Engineers at a range of experience levels including:

• Geotechnical Design Engineer
• Senior Geotechnical Design Engineer (Chartered or approaching).

We are operating under flexible working arrangements, with a mixture of office-based and home working environments. Bristol office would be the preferred base-office, although other offices such as Oxford, Reading, London or Glasgow can also be considered.

As a Ground Engineering Professional within Amentum, you will play a critical role in managing ground risk by delivering geotechnical assessment, analysis, design and construction supervision to a diverse range of existing and future projects across the UK and internationally. This work will involve:

• Preliminary Source, Feasibility, value engineering, innovation and sustainability studies.
• Land and overwater ground investigations including advanced in situ and laboratory testing and data management.
• Ground characterisation, parametrisation and modelling of soil and rock.
• Numerical and FE analyses of geotechnical problems, including seismic and dynamic analysis.
• Geotechnical analysis and design of innovative and sustainable structures such as:
  • Routine and complex design within soil and rock, SSI and seismic SSSI
  • Deep and shallow Foundations, Retaining walls, Basements and Cofferdams
  • Earthworks, reinforced earth and geotextiles
  • Ground Improvement including vibrational, mixing and grouting methodologies
  • Ground anchors, soil nails, rock bolts etc
• Specification for construction purposes.
• Technical construction assurance.

For the right ground engineering candidates, there are opportunities to develop at all levels within our organisation.

Here’s What You’ll Need

We are interested in seeing your profile if you have experience or exposure to a SELECTION of the following:

• Knowledge of ground engineering with a focus on geotechnical design.
• Relevant experience of geotechnical Standards and Codes of Practice.
• Ground Investigation.
• Geotechnical analysis, design and technical reporting involving some of the following:
  • Deep / Shallow foundations;
  • Basements, retaining structures, and reinforced earth;
  • Excavations, earthworks, and ground treatment;
  • Soil / Rock Reinforcement and ground anchors.
• Degree (BEng, MEng, MSc) Civil Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, Engineering Geology, or equivalent.

Benefits:

We’ll inspire and empower you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed – today and into tomorrow. We offer an exciting range of opportunities to develop your career within a supportive and diverse team who always strive to do the right thing for our people, clients and communities.

People are our greatest asset, and we offer a competitive package to retain and attract the best talent.

In addition to the benefits you’d expect, UK employees also receive free single medical cover and digital GP service, family-friendly benefits such as enhanced parental leave pay and free membership of employee assistance and parental programmes, plus reimbursement towards relevant professional development and memberships. We also give back to our communities through our Collectively program which incorporates matched-funding, paid volunteering time and charitable donations.

Work-life balance and flexibility is a key focus area for us. We’re happy to discuss hybrid, part-time and flexible working hours, patterns and locations to suit you and our business.

Our Culture:

Our values stand on a foundation of safety, integrity, inclusion and diversity. We put people at the heart of our business, and we genuinely believe that we all succeed by supporting one another through our culture of caring. We value positive mental health and a sense of belonging for all employees.

We aim to embed inclusion and diversity in everything we do. We know that if we are inclusive, we’re more connected, and if we are diverse, we’re more creative. We accept people for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, mental health, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you’re pregnant or on family leave. This is reflected in our wide range of Global Employee Networks centered on inclusion and diversity.

If you require further support or reasonable adjustments with regards to the recruitment process (for example, you require the application form in a different format), please contact [e-mail].