Head of Subsidence Diagnosis

Geobear Global; Leeds; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading ground engineering contractor in Leeds is seeking a dedicated Engineering Professional to address domestic property subsidence using innovative solutions. This hands-on role requires expertise in diagnosing subsidence, creating technical designs, and collaborating with various stakeholders. With a strong emphasis on sustainability and technical excellence, the ideal candidate will have over 10 years of experience in civil and structural engineering and possess strong communication skills. Join the team and contribute to impactful engineering projects.

Benefits

Opportunities for development and growth

Dynamic and supportive work culture

Involvement in innovative projects

Qualifications

• 10 years experience in engineering, ideally from a contracting or consulting background.
• Experience in retaining wall analysis and design.
• Knowledge of building techniques and design.

Responsibilities

• Visiting properties online and in person to diagnose subsidence issues.
• Creating designs and providing technical support to Area Managers.
• Conducting customer-facing meetings and supporting business development.

Skills

Passion for subsidence in domestic properties and technical excellence

Strong team player and excellent communicator

Hands-on individual used to working in a fast-paced changing environment

Ability to work with speed to issue design and QA approvals

Strong ICT skills, preferably Salesforce

Education

Educated to degree standard in Civil & Structural Engineering

Tools

Google Suite

MS Office

Salesforce

Plaxis

Job description

General Overview

This is a role for someone who is passionate about solving domestic property subsidence issues to the highest technical standard. The role covers all aspects of Engineering for our residential subsidence repair business. It is a hands‑on role in all aspects, including site visits and being personally responsible for deliverables including supporting our Global businesses.

Key Tasks

Accurately diagnosing subsidence properties both structurally and geotechnically and creating technically correct treatment plans, feasibility of schemes, design, design checking, quality assurance of all residential designs, quote quality checking and advising the operations department on engineering matters.

About the Company

At Geobear, we’re building something incredible. Established over forty years ago, Geobear is a fast‑growing ground engineering contractor specialising in sustainable solutions, working in various market sectors. We are looking for excellent new people to join our business and be an integral part of our growth plans.

We prioritise our values and provide a place where you can be yourself and thrive. Geobear offers opportunities for development, growth, and a remarkable career.

We work directly or indirectly for all the major infrastructure owners and built very strong relationships in this market. We have achieved significant growth over the past few years and have very ambitious and exciting growth plans for the next 15 years.

What Sets Geobear Apart

Geobear leads the industry with sustainable and efficient ground stabilisation solutions. Our advanced resin injection technology is a non‑disruptive, faster, and more sustainable alternative to traditional methods.

Sustainability

Our eco‑friendly solutions reduce the carbon footprint, addressing ground stabilisation issues worsened by climate change.

Efficiency

We deliver projects swiftly with minimal disruption, ideal for businesses needing quick turnaround times.

Innovation

Continuous innovation ensures state‑of‑the‑art, effective, and sustainable solutions. The company vision is on continuous improvement.

Culture

We foster a growth mindset culture where every team member has an opportunity to harness their skills and experience and to develop their professional skills to advance in the company if they perform well over time.

Join Geobear and be part of a team that’s making a significant positive impact on the environment and the future of ground engineering.

Our Vision and Values

Purpose

We enhance people’s quality of lives by reducing stress and expedite decarbonisation of the planet.

Vision

To be the world leading provider of sustainable geotechnical asset management solutions.

Our Culture

If you are hungry for growth, enjoy targets and are open‑minded about new ways of thinking and doing things, you will find it great working for Geobear. Our job is to solve problems for our clients, so the more proactive a problem solver you are, the better you will fit into our team of dedicated colleagues. We strive to keep our clients’ world running with our proven technology which saves time, money and the impact on the world.

Qualifications

• Educated to degree standard in Civil & Structural Engineering, M Eng / MSc (Eng) preferable
• A track record of designing geotechnical solutions, preferably in domestic subsidence space
• IT skills across multiple platforms – Google Suite / MS Office / Salesforce / Plaxis
• Experience in retaining wall analysis and design
• Member of ICE / IStructE

Experience

• 10 years experience in engineering
• Variety of project sizes and complexities (all causations of subsidence)
• Ideally coming from a contracting and/or consulting business and/or loss adjusting and/or building control with experience in building/foundation engineering and repair. This role requires someone who is used to dealing with multiple tasks at a time with strong ICT skills, preferably Salesforce. Experience of dealing directly with both customers and internal stakeholders. They will have a good knowledge of building techniques and design.

Personal Attributes

• Passion for subsidence in domestic properties and technical excellence.
• Strong team player and excellent communicator.
• Operates with high integrity, is resilient and takes ownership of their objectives. This person should be knowledgeable, highly organized, dynamic and flexible in their approach and should be of a strong character and have the ability to challenge performance and be challenged.
• Hands‑on individual who is used to working in a fast‑paced changing environment. Someone who can work under pressure, solve problems and is a good team player.
• Ability to work with speed to issue design and QA approvals
• Ability and willingness to carry out virtual inspections of residential dwellings to diagnose the problem

Responsibilities

• Visiting properties online (80 %)
• Visiting properties in person (20 %)
• Diagnosing properties
• Creating designs
• Technical support of Area Managers
• Training of Area Managers
• Proactive customer work to educate the market
• Developing feasibility schemes
• Designing a suitable repair for buildings that have suffered from subsidence
• Checking of internal design in accordance with in‑house design guidelines
• Checking the quality of quotations in line with in‑house quoting guidelines
• Signing off Certificates of Structural Adequacy
• Overseas support during holiday periods
• Working with operations to learn how designs perform on site
• Supervising retreatment works on site
• Customer‑facing meetings (CPDs, account reviews)
• Supporting Head of Social Housing and Head of New insurance business in business development