Geotechnical Engineer

Penguin Recruitment; Oxford; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A specialist ground investigation consultancy in Oxfordshire seeks a Geotechnical Engineer to work on diverse projects. This permanent, full-time role offers competitive salary, career progression support, and excellent training, making it ideal for experienced professionals looking to advance in their field.

Benefits

Company pension and benefits scheme

Annual bonuses and salary reviews

Private Healthcare

Continued professional development opportunities

Excellent training provided

Support to chartership

Qualifications

• Experience within ground investigation with a focus on site work.
• Full and clean UK Driving Licence.
• Right to work in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Work on trial pits, groundwater and gas monitoring.
• Write factual and interpretive reports.
• Conduct various ground investigation projects.

Skills

Ground investigation

Soil sampling

Borehole logging

Education

Degree in Geotechnical Engineering

MSc preferred

Job description

Geotechnical Engineer (Oxfordshire)

Reference: BY68403

Salary: £26,000 - £30,000

A specialist ground investigation consultancy based in Oxfordshire is seeking a geotechnical engineer to join their team on a variety of exciting projects. With support to chartership and focussed career progression, this is a great next step for any experienced engineer or consultant.

The Geotechnical Engineer selected will be working on a range of ground investigation projects across the South and Midlands. You'll be working on trial pits, borehole logging, ground water and gas monitoring, soil sampling and writing factual and interpretive reports.

The Geotechnical Engineer selected will be offered:

A competitive salary (£26,000 - £30,000).
An excellent company pension and benefits scheme, with annual bonuses and salary reviews.
Private Healthcare.
Continued professional development opportunities.
Excellent training provided.
Support to chartership.To be considered for the Geotechnical Engineer position you should:

Have a degree in Engineering Geology, Geotechnical Engineering, Geoscience, Environmental Engineering or Civil Engineering (with a geotechnical focus) or similar (MSc preferred).
Have experience within ground investigation, particularly with site work proficiency.
Have a full and clean UK Driving Licence.
Be commutable around Oxfordshire and the surrounding area.
Have a full right to work in the UK.If you are interested in this or other Geotechnical Engineering/Remediation roles please do not hesitate to contact Beth Young on (url removed) or call (phone number removed). We have many more vacancies available on our website. Please refer to (url removed). This is a permanent role. Penguin Recruitment is operating as a Recruitment Agency in respect to this position

Job Info

Job Title:

Geotechnical Engineer

Company:

Penguin Recruitment

Location:

Oxford, Oxfordshire

Posted:

Jul 11th 2025

Closes:

Aug 11th 2025

Sector:

Contract:

Permanent

Hours:

Full Time

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