Senior Geotechnical Engineer

BuroHappold Eng; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Geotechnical Engineer to join a talented Ground Engineering team. This role involves designing innovative ground engineering solutions for diverse projects, including sports stadia and bridges. You'll provide high-quality geotechnical support, manage site investigations, and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams. The company values flexibility and inclusivity, offering hybrid working arrangements and a strong commitment to continuous development. If you're passionate about geotechnical engineering and eager to make a difference, this opportunity is for you.

Benefits

Hybrid working arrangements

25 days holiday entitlement

Generous company pension scheme

Flexible benefits including cycle scheme

Enhanced parenthood leave policies

Continuous development programs

Employee assistance programme

Professional memberships

Wellbeing activities

Qualifications

• Professionally registered with a relevant institution (e.g. ICE).
• Significant geotechnical design experience across various projects.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality geotechnical support for structural engineering projects.
• Manage and supervise geotechnical site investigations and deliverables.

Skills

Geotechnical Design

Soil Structure Interaction

Technical Communication

Project Management

Client Liaison

Sustainable Engineering Solutions

Education

Masters in Civil Engineering

Job description

Want to work with the most sought-after minds and most-talked about projects? Your skills and experience in geotechnical engineering might just make you our new Senior Geotechnical Engineer.

As a Senior Geotechnical Engineer, this role will see you working amongst a diverse and talented Ground Engineering team to design innovative and efficient ground engineering solutions for projects across a variety of sectors and scales - including sports stadia, masterplans, bridges, foundation reuse projects, and more.

Your next role:

• Providing high-quality geotechnical support to our clients in the development of bespoke, sustainable, structural engineering and infrastructure projects in the UK and overseas.
• Scoping, specification, management and supervision support of geotechnical site investigations.
• Technical input into deliverables including specifications, design reports, site characterisation including ground modelling and geotechnical parameter interpretation. All in accordance with relevant standards and codes of practice.
• Soil structure interaction and geotechnical substructure design including shallow and piled foundations, retaining structures, deep basements, ground improvement and slope stability assessment.
• Mentoring and technical support for colleagues.
• Technical input to derive innovative and sustainable solutions to ground related challenges.
• Liaise with clients and maintain our strong, unique work culture within the industry.
• Collaboration with colleagues from other disciplines to provide coordinated design solutions.
• Leading and managing project discipline input.
• Playing an active role in supporting work-winning and client relationship management in a ground engineering context.

Your skills and experience:

• Professionally registered with a relevant institution - e.g. ICE.
• Significant geotechnical design experience across a range of projects typologies.
• Ability to develop pragmatic, cost effective and sustainable ground engineering solutions.
• Experience delivering projects with a strong technical focus including geotechnical interpretation and design.
• Have enthusiasm and geotechnical expertise to develop and communicate concepts.
• Possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to liaise with clients and other consultants effectively.
• Appetite to lead and develop design capabilities.
• Educated to Masters degree level in relevant disciplines (e.g. Civil and/or Geotechnical Engineering) and will have a strong desire and drive to deliver quality projects and achieve excellent results.
• We have a diverse and inclusive team and you will be comfortable working within a multi-cultural and multi-disciplinary environment and be able to speak and write English fluently.

What we offer you:

• Hybrid working arrangements.
• Attractive salary and benefits package.
• Holiday entitlement of 25 days per annum (exclusive of bank holidays) and flexible holiday arrangements.
• Generous company pension scheme.
• Flexible benefits including cycle scheme, dental insurance, optical cover, travel insurance, season ticket loans, and corporate discounts.
• Enhanced parenthood leave policies.
• A strong commitment to your continuous development. Whatever stage in your career, we have a learning and development programme that will enable and empower you.
• Entitlement to two memberships to professional bodies or subscriptions.
• A commitment to your wellbeing through a comprehensive employee assistance programme and wellbeing activities.
• An international culture that wherever your career takes you at Buro Happold, you won’t be far from the exceptional.

We value flexible working and welcome applications from those who are seeking this in their careers. This opening is available for our UK office based in Leeds, however it can be a mixture of working in-office and from home.

Ready for something a little less ordinary?

Apply now to start your career journey with us.

A place for everyone

Buro Happold values an individual's flexible approaches to working patterns as an important part of how you work and achieve balance. We welcome applications from those who are seeking flexibility in their careers.

Our exceptional portfolio of projects is the result of the diversity of thought, identities, backgrounds, and experiences that shape us. Appreciating each other’s differences is key, we want employees to feel they don’t have to mask elements of their identity to thrive.

We are working to change the lack of representation of marginalised groups in the built environment. We are particularly keen to hear from anyone who feels they are underrepresented in the industry. We have much to learn from one another. Embracing differences allows us to develop the most innovative and elegant solutions.

Please let us know if there are any adjustments we could make to the application process to make it easier and more comfortable for you. Contact us so we can work with you to support you throughout your application.