Geotechnical Director – Glasgow

Tony Gee and Partners LLP; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Tony Gee and Partners in Glasgow is recruiting an Associate Director to lead our Geotechnics team. This full-time role requires a blend of technical design, project delivery, people management and work winning, serving multiple sectors across Scotland and the wider UK construction market.

The successful candidate will manage geotechnical design across desk studies, ground investigations, earthworks, and foundations, with experience in Design & Build contracts and contractor interfaces.

Qualifications

• Chartered Engineer with MEng/BEng in Civil Engineering, Chartered status desirable.
• Specialist Geotechnical qualification (MSc or similar) desirable.
• Proven track record in geotechnical design and multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Geotechnical team lead in Glasgow and technical delivery lead.
• Lead geotechnical engineering design teams and contribute to office goals.
• Develop long-term client relationships and seek geotechnical work.
• Mentor less experienced staff and coach team members.
• Promote digital tools in ground engineering and geotechnical design.

Skills

Geotechnical design

Team leadership

Business development

Mentoring

Interpersonal skills

Education

MEng/BEng in Civil Engineering

Chartered Engineer

Specialist Geotechnical qualification (MSc or similar)

Job description

Tony Gee and Partners is currently recruiting for an Associate Director to lead our Geotechnics team based in Glasgow. This is a full-time role which will require rounded skills in technical design, project delivery, people management and work winning within a successful office serving multiple sectors in the Scottish and wider UK construction market.

The candidate should have a proven track record in delivering geotechnical design including working within multidisciplinary design teams across sectors. This should include preparation of desk studies, ground investigations, interpretative reporting and design of earthworks, bridges, foundations, slopes and other geotechnical structures. Experience of Design and Build contracts and working with contractors is essential, with temporary works design experience desirable. Demonstrable experience of the successful management and financial control of projects is also required.

The successful candidate will demonstrate the skills required to win new work through fostering strong client relationships. The candidate must be a team player with excellent interpersonal skills for implementing on multiple projects with varied teams, and enthusiastic about providing guidance and mentoring of less experienced staff. The role would suit a dynamic individual with a desire to grow and develop a team whilst embedding technical excellence on projects.

• Geotechnical team lead in Glasgow
• Technical delivery lead and/or project director for geotechnical projects and lead geotechnical engineering design teams
• To contribute to Glasgow Office strategic goals including work winning, delivering projects and skills development
• To work with senior management in other offices to support wider business strategic goals
• To develop the Glasgow geotechnical team structure and lead the line management of staff within the team
• To support less experienced staff, sharing knowledge and acting as a coach/mentor
• To develop long-term working relationships with key clients
• To proactively seek out geotechnical design work and target standalone geotechnical projects
• To promote the use of digital tools in ground engineering and geotechnical engineering design
• To understand and follow business and industry QA processes

Qualifications

• Chartered Engineer with MEng/BEng in Civil Engineering or similar
• Specialist Geotechnical qualification, e.g. MSc or similar is desirable

Why Work for Tony Gee

We are an engineering consultancy renowned for delivering complex and innovative design solutions to the global construction industry. Our people make our business a success and so we invest in your development and wellbeing providing an environment that supports you at whatever career level you are at.

We believe that there is more to a job than work. We encourage a healthy work/life balance through a wide range of social activity groups. They’re great fun and a chance to expand your professional and social networks. We also offer the opportunity of a hybrid work model where you can split your working week between the office and your home.

Generous company pension contributions

Group income protection

Life assurance

Private medical insurance

Social fund

Travel insurance

Locations

Glasgow