Geotechnical Engineer

Penguin Recruitment Ltd; Rotherham; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Excellent benefits package

Enhanced pension

Career progression

Training opportunities

Job summary

Penguin Recruitment Ltd is seeking a Geotechnical Engineer for their Rotherham area, offering a salary of £28,000–£36,000 and a strong benefits package. The role involves supervising fieldwork, logging boreholes, and producing both factual and interpretive reports for ground investigations.

The ideal candidate has a relevant degree and UK work rights, with willingness to travel and reside near Rotherham. The firm emphasizes career progression and training opportunities.

Qualifications

• Degree in Geology, Geoscience, Geotechnical Engineering or Earth Sciences.
• Experience in engineering geology / geotechnical / ground investigation.
• Eligibility to work in the UK and live near Rotherham.

Responsibilities

• Oversee ground investigations and borehole logging.
• Prepare factual and interpretive reports and contribute to design reports.
• Conduct desktop studies and support Ground Investigation reports.
• Mentor junior team members and support training.

Skills

Ground investigation

Technical reporting

Field supervision

Mentoring

Education

Geology / Geoscience / Geotechnical Engineering degree

Job description

Geotechnical Engineer

Reference: BY261959

Location: Rotherham

Salary: £28,000 – £36,000

A specialist ground investigation and geotechnical company based near Rotherham are seeking a Geotechnical Engineer to join their expanding team on a variety of ground investigation and geotechnical design projects. With a team of specialists and over 25 years of industry expertise, this role is the perfect role to take the next step in your career and expand on your responsibilities and skillset.

The successful Geotechnical Engineer will be overseeing ground investigations, writing factual and interpretive reports carrying out desktop studies, contributing to Geotechnical Design Reports and Ground Investigation reports, borehole logging and trial pitting, soil sampling, groundwater and gas monitoring and mentoring junior members.

The Geotechnical Engineer role offers:

• A competitive salary (£28,000 – £36,000).
• A brilliant company benefits scheme.
• An enhanced pension package.
• Opportunities for career progression and supported training.
• Hands-on work on a variety of industry leading projects.

To be successful in this Geotechnical Engineer application process you must have exoerience in the engineering geology industry (geitechnical/geo-environmental/ground investigation) and have a relevant degree (for example in Geology, Geoscience, Geotechnical Engineering, Earth Sciences, Environmental Engineering etc). Applicants must live in or near to Rotherham, hold a valid UK driving licence and be willing to travel to work. A full right to work in the UK is essential.

If you are interested in this or other Geotechnical Engineering/Consulting roles please do not hesitate to contact Beth Young on [e-mail]. We have many more vacancies available on our website. Please refer to www.penguinrecruitment.co.uk. This is a permanent role. Penguin Recruitment is operating as a Recruitment Agency in respect to this position.