Principal Geotechnical Engineer

Penguin Recruitment; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity for a Principal Geotechnical Engineer in Newcastle upon Tyne. You will lead a team of specialists in ground investigations, managing projects and liaising with clients. This permanent, full-time position offers a competitive salary and benefits.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Company benefit schemes

Generous company pension

Company vehicle with private use

Career development support

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in the geotechnical engineering industry.
• Full UK Driving Licence required.
• Full right to work in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Leading site investigations and supervising team.
• Managing projects and liaising with clients.
• Mentoring junior engineers and overseeing report work.

Skills

Knowledge of site investigation practices

Project management

Client liaison

Team development

Education

Degree in geology, geotechnical engineering, environmental science, geoscience or civil engineering

Job description

Principal Geotechnical Engineer

Reference: BY1880

Location: Newcastle

Salary: £38,000 - £45,000

An exciting opportunity for a Principal Geotechnical Engineer to lead a team of ground investigation specialists has presented itself in Newcastle. You'll be working with an award-winning multi-disciplinary team of engineers on a huge range of projects in the North East, supervising and leading site investigations from start to finish. If you're looking for a step up in responsibility and skillset, this is the ideal role for you.

The successful Principal Geotechnical Engineer will receive:

A competitive salary (£38,000 - £45,000).
Company benefit schemes.
Generous company pension.
Company vehicle with private use.
Social team of specialist geotechnical and geo-environmental engineers to work with.
Client facing work allowing for networking.
Supported career development.The Principal Geotechnical Engineer selected will have a variety of responsibilities. These include:

Leading site investigations.
Project managing.
Liaising closely with clients, contributing to business development, contract managing, tendering and team development.
Overseeing site work and reviewing report work.
Mentoring junior team members.As a result, the Principal Geotechnical Engineer role requires extensive experience in the industry, with knowledge of site investigation practices. You should have an industry relevant degree (for example geology, geotechnical engineering, environmental science, geoscience or civil engineering etc), a full UK Driving Licence, a full right to work in the UK and be commutable to the Newcastle area.

If you are interested in this or other roles in Geotechnical Engineering/Consulting 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:

Principal Geotechnical Engineer

Company:

Penguin Recruitment

Location:

Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear

Posted:

Closes:

Jul 11th 2025

Sector:

Contract:

Permanent

Hours:

Full Time

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