Senior Geotechnical Engineer

NG Bailey; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK engineering and services company is seeking a Senior Geotechnical Engineer based in Leeds. This hybrid role involves managing ground investigations, producing reports, and leading geotechnical design packages. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in geotechnical engineering, experience in ground investigations, and proficiency in relevant software. The position offers competitive salary, car allowance, and various benefits including private medical insurance and a personal development program.

Benefits

Pension with up to 8% employer contribution

Car Allowance

25 days Annual Leave + Bank Holidays

Personal Wellbeing and Volunteer Days

Private Medical Insurance

Free Employee Assistance Program

Flexible benefits including Dental Insurance and Gym Memberships

Personal development programme

Qualifications

• Strong background in geotechnical engineering or geology.
• Experience in ground investigation design, specification and supervision.
• Understanding Eurocode 7 and BS 5930.

Responsibilities

• Manage and interpret ground investigation data.
• Produce geotechnical interpretative investigation reports.
• Conduct site visits for supervision of drilling and testing.

Skills

Geotechnical engineering

Ground investigation design

Geotechnical analysis software

Soil and rock mechanics

Foundation design

Tools

Plaxis

Geostudio

gINT / OpenGround

Job description

Senior Geotechnical Engineer Leeds, Hybrid Perm anent Competitive Salary + Car Allowance + Flexible Benefits

Freedom (Civil) Design is looking for a professional senior (Engineering Geologist / Geotechnical Engineer) engineer to join our growing team and work on an array of complex and challenging engineering projects that are helping to deliver the country's Net Zero targets. Our projects span the complete energy system from generation, transmission, distribution and storage, to load‑end consumers in manufacturing, processing, data and recycling.

Some of the key deliverables in this role will include :

• Manage and interpret ground investigation data.
• Produce geotechnical interpretative investigation reports and design reports, risk assessments and foundation and cabling recommendations. This will also include contaminated land assessments and interpretation from review of site investigation data.
• Conduct site visits for the supervision of drilling and testing (Investigation Supervisor role).
• Collaborate with civil and structural teams to integrate geotechnical inputs into design.
• Lead geotechnical design packages and ensure compliance with relevant standards including health and safety.
• Review and approve ground investigation scopes and factual reports.
• Review and comply with specification documentation to ensure works are carried out accordingly.
• Liaise with external consultants, laboratories, and contractors for ground investigations.

Provide technical input during construction phases, including earthworks, roads and foundation installation.

What we're looking for :

• Strong background in geotechnical engineering or geology.
• Experience in ground investigation design, specification and supervision.
• Proficiency in geotechnical analysis software (e.g. Plaxis, geostudio, gINT / OpenGround etc).
• Eurocode 7 and BS 5930.
• Understanding soil and rock mechanics, slope stability and foundation design.

Benefits :

• Pension with a leading provider and up to 8% employer contribution
• Car Allowance
• 25 days Annual Leave + Bank Holidays
• Personal Wellbeing and Volunteer Days
• Private Medical Insurance
• Free 24 / 7 365 Employee Assistance Program
• Flexible benefits including Dental Insurance, Gym Memberships, Travel Insurance, Tax Free Bikes
• Personal development programme

Next Steps :

As a business, we're on a journey to build on our culture where everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. This starts with recruitment and how we bring people into the organisation.

We'll do our best to outline the recruitment process to you ahead of time with plenty of notice. If you require any accommodations to participate in the application or interview process, please let us know and we will work with you to ensure your needs are met. About Us :

Freedom are part of the NG Bailey Group, one of the leading independent engineering and services businesses in the UK. Founded in 1921, with a turnover of £500m and 3000 employees, we are proud of our history of developing great people through our investment in training.

Working across a variety of sectors within the building and infrastructure industry, our innovative, responsible and forward thinking approach allows us to work on fantastic ground‑breaking projects, providing solutions using the latest tools and technologies

Progression is something we value and we will make sure that when you join us you have a clearly defined development path, supported by regular reviews, training and ongoing support to enable you to be the best you can be