Lead Offshore Wind Geotechnical Engineer – Hybrid Role

COWI; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days' holiday and public holidays

Formalised development plans and promo

Private health care

Flexible and hybrid working

Pension via salary exchange

Life assurance

Maternity Leave benefits

Paternity Leave benefits

Cycle-to-work scheme

Electric vehicle lease

Corporate gym membership

Annual Rail card

Job summary

COWI is seeking an Offshore Wind Geotechnical Lead in the UK to drive geotechnical strategy for offshore wind foundations. You will lead analyses, interpretation and numerical modelling, collaborating across disciplines to deliver high‑quality designs.

This role requires strong leadership, advanced geotechnical expertise and a track record of delivering complex projects. You will work in a hybrid setup (office/home) with UK offices, and contribute to automation and digital engineering

Qualifications

• Recognised specialist in offshore wind geotechnical engineering.
• Experience as geotechnical design lead on offshore wind foundation projects.
• Bachelor’s/Master’s/PhD in Geotechnical or Civil Engineering or related field.
• Experience with soil testing and interpretation of geotechnical data.
• Knowledge of computational geomechanics and FE analysis.
• Programming in Python, MATLAB, or C++ is advantageous.
• Experience delivering projects to time, cost, quality across lifecycle.
• Strong English communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the geotechnical discipline on foundation design projects.
• Lead geotechnical design analyses and engineering support for offshore wind projects.
• Participate in geotechnical interpretation, assessment and design activities.
• Lead and perform advanced numerical modelling using PLAXIS.
• Act as discipline lead towards customers.
• Develop, maintain and improve engineering tools, scripts and automated workflows (Python, MATLAB or similar).
• Contribute to automation, AI and digital engineering within geotechnical processes.
• Support efficient management, analysis and visualisation of geotechnical data.
• Collaborate with geotechnical, structural and digital specialists across projects.
• Lead technical development initiatives and knowledge sharing within Offshore Geotechnics team.

Skills

Geotechnical engineering

Project leadership

English communication

Education

Bachelor’s/Master’s/PhD in Geotechnical or Civil Engineering or related

Tools

PLAXIS

Python

MATLAB

C++

Data analysis

Job description

COWI is seeking an Offshore Wind Geotechnical Lead in the UK to drive geotechnical strategy for offshore wind foundations. You will lead analyses, interpretation and numerical modelling, collaborating across disciplines to deliver high‑quality designs.

This role requires strong leadership, advanced geotechnical expertise and a track record of delivering complex projects. You will work in a hybrid setup (office/home) with UK offices, and contribute to automation and digital engineering