Senior Engineer - Major Projects

Soil Engineering Geoservices Limited; Leeds; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career progression opportunities

Hybrid working options in some roles

Paid annual leave and holidays

Employee wellbeing programs

Job summary

Soil Engineering Geoservices Limited is seeking an experienced professional to join our Major Projects Operations team, delivering contracts for clients across the UK. You'll manage day‑to‑day operational control of UK contracts, emphasising safety, quality, productivity, cost control and customer service.

The role requires solid geotechnical experience, good communication, a full UK driving licence, and willingness to travel and live away from home as needed.

Qualifications

• Experience within the geotechnical industry and solid understanding of ground conditions, drilling and site investigation works.
• Good communication skills, both oral and written.
• Customer‑service focused with a professional approach and ability to liaise with clients and team members.
• Full UK Driving Licence is required.

Responsibilities

• Maintain day‑to‑day operational control of contracts within the UK, focusing on safety, quality, productivity, cost control, performance to programme and customer service.
• Work with site teams to manage contracts, ensuring performance aligns with budget and timelines and maintaining a motivated, safety‑conscious workforce.
• Develop and maintain strong client relations through effective communication and commercial awareness.

Job description

Soil Engineering’s greatest resource is our people. Specialists in their field, benefitting from extensive training, support, and long‑term career development through delivering excellent projects for our clients, our people are at the heart of everything we do. You'll appreciate the opportunity to apply your talents to projects that will provide you with the kind of challenges your skills deserve.

As a talented professional, this exciting role offers you the perfect opportunity to apply your skills to real‑world projects that challenge and develop your potential. You’ll receive hands‑on training and experience to build a rewarding career, working on projects from mobilisation, site works, and contract completion.

The Role

Following a period of growth, and to strengthen our existing teams, we are looking for experienced, proactive, motivated and enthusiastic people to join our Major Projects Operations team, delivering work to clients throughout the UK.

We are looking for candidates that can manage day‑to‑day operational control of contracts within the UK, focusing on safety, quality, productivity, cost control, performance to programme and customer service.

You will maintain commercial awareness ensuring the success of our work in delivering for our Clients and the business.

Working with the Site team, you will manage contracts to ensure that they perform in line with budget, maintaining a motivated, effective and safety conscious workforce.

You will have great communication skills both orally and written, to support good client relations.

What We’re Looking For

We are looking for qualified candidates with experience within the geotechnical industry, with a solid understanding of ground conditions, drilling and site investigation works.

Candidates should have a good understanding of geotechnical processes and contract management, with great communication skills both orally and written.

Candidates must be customer‑service focused and have a professional approach, as well as excellent communication and interpersonal skills in order to liaise with clients and members of the wider team.

Full UK Driving Licence Required.

Previous work experience within the construction industry is essential. Experience of living and working away from home would be an advantage. Must be willing to learn and be flexible in terms of work and location.

The job will involve frequent travel to sites throughout the UK, and will involve working away from home, as such, applicants must be flexible in terms of work and location.

Why Soil Engineering?

At Soil Engineering Geoservices, our highly skilled team provide leading geotechnical expertise through ground investigation, drilling and grouting, and geotechnical testing from three bases across the country, capable of undertaking a wide range of investigative and remediation techniques. Our experience over 60 years of business allows us to undertake both land and nearshore marine investigations, works in secure or high‑risk environments, and a wide range of difficult and restricted access projects.

Supporting our Ground Investigation business, we maintain one of the country’s largest single‑site geotechnical laboratories, UKAS accredited for over 40 test disciplines, which undertakes testing for internal and external projects.

A career at Soil Engineering means working with leading experts and continuously building your knowledge as part of a supportive community that takes care of one another.

When you join the world’s largest specialist geotechnical contractor, you’re part of an international community of over 10,000 experts, based in 31 countries around the world. You’ll have the opportunity to contribute to prestigious, ground‑breaking projects, using the very latest tools and technology to solve complex problems, constantly learn new skills and take your career in any direction.

Enjoy a benefits package that prioritises you! Here’s what you can expect:

• Career Support: including pathways to Chartership and professional training and development and paid annual professional membership.
• Time for you: Attractive holiday allowance, with the option to purchase additional annual leave, and Hybrid working available in some roles.
• Family Friendly: Enhanced Maternity, Adoption and Paternity leave.
• Health, Fitness and Wellbeing: Employee Assistance Programme, Virtual GP access, Optional Dental Plan, Routine Company Medical and health checks, Occupational Health & Wellbeing Support, Save money while commuting with our Cycle to Work Scheme and access to gym discounts.
• Give Back: Receive a paid day to volunteer for a charity of your choice.
• Appreciating You & Others: Celebrate achievements such as Academic completion or Chartership with a taxable bonus, and service Awards.
• Finances: Competitive Salary, Discretionary Bonus Scheme – based on company results, Option to purchase shares in our Group Share Scheme at a discounted rate, Enhanced Sick Pay (after probation), Join our contributory workplace pension scheme and Life Assurance for financial security.

Soil Engineering Geoservices Limited is committed to equal opportunities in employment, with the aim of ensuring that everyone who applies to work for us receives fair treatment. We positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates irrespective of age, disability, ethnicity, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion or belief and pregnancy/maternity.