Senior Geotechnical Engineer - Glasgow

BALFOUR BEATTY-4; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

As a leading company, Balfour Beatty is looking for a Senior Geotechnical Engineer to join their Power T&D team in Scotland. This site-based role involves overseeing geotechnical and civil works, ensuring safe construction, and supporting various project workstreams. The ideal candidate will possess a relevant degree, membership with professional engineering bodies, and extensive experience in geotechnical design.

Benefits

Flexible working policies

Smart working benefits

Generous leave

Family policies

Pension plan

Qualifications

• Degree in civil or geotechnical engineering required.
• Membership with ICE or Geol Soc and working towards Chartered Engineer status.
• Extensive geotechnical design experience essential.

Responsibilities

• Conduct site surveys and geotechnical risk assessments.
• Design and coordinate foundation and geotechnical works.
• Ensure compliance with client and national standards.

Skills

Soil and rock logging/testing

Civil engineering design

Geotechnical design

Project management

Safety by Design principles

Education

Degree in civil or geotechnical engineering

Membership with ICE or Geol Soc

Post-graduate experience in civil engineering

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

CAD

Job description

About the role

Balfour Beatty is seeking a Senior Geotechnical Engineer to join their Power T&D team in Scotland. This site-based role is located in The Isle of Skye.

Role purpose:

• Collaborate with project teams, designers, and subcontractors during the design phase to deliver safe and suitable scope of works aligned with project objectives.
• Take responsibility for design delivery and suitability across Power T&D construction projects, focusing on geotechnical aspects.
• Provide advice on the constructability and sequencing of civil and temporary works designs for Power T&D projects.
• Offer geotechnical support across various PT&D workstreams.
• Participate in bid development, tendering, and innovation projects alongside team leads.

Balfour Beatty welcomes applications from both full-time and part-time candidates, including those interested in job-sharing. The company offers flexible working policies to promote work-life balance.

What you'll be doing

Key Accountabilities:

• Represent the design team on site, ensuring safe and timely construction of geotechnical and civil works.
• Design and coordinate foundation and geotechnical works from feasibility to detail design and scheme close, ensuring compliance with schedule, budget, and quality standards.
• Ensure high-quality and timely delivery of designs, reports, calculations, and drawings in accordance with client and national standards (BS/Eurocodes/ENA).
• Understand client requirements, including implicit needs, and contribute to pricing and design solutions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct site surveys, desktop assessments, foundation capacity checks, and geotechnical risk assessments, interpreting ground investigation data.
• Specify and oversee ground investigations and testing, soil and rock logging, and report on piling and other works.
• Assess geological conditions on-site to inform engineering decisions.
• Support tender preparations with design volumes and quantities to meet contract requirements.
• Supervise testing and installation activities to verify design suitability and quality.
• Work closely with project teams to align objectives and ensure appropriate work practices.
• Coordinate with personnel to optimize installation procedures and inspect geotechnical works.
• Implement 'Safety by Design' principles, ensuring health and safety regulations are followed in design activities.
• Analyze contract documents to interpret client and consultant intentions accurately.
• Communicate with business units, clients, consultants, and subcontractors to ensure progress and quality.
• Assist in training new designers and trainees.
• Maintain compliance with CDM regulations and other legal requirements related to the team's design outputs.

Who we're looking for

Skills Required:

• Degree in civil or geotechnical engineering or equivalent, with formal training.
• Membership with ICE or Geol Soc, working towards Chartered Engineer status.
• Experience in soil and rock logging/testing per EC7, BS5930, BS1377.
• Post-graduate experience in civil engineering.
• Experience supervising sub-consultants or subcontractors.
• Proven civil engineering design experience.
• Experience managing civil or geotechnical design projects.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, CAD.
• Extensive geotechnical design experience.

Why work for us

Our teams deliver some of the UK's most ambitious projects, developing vital infrastructure. We offer flexible benefits, including smart working, generous leave, family policies, pension, share plans, and more.

About us

Balfour Beatty's Power T&D teams provide engineering solutions for electricity networks, supporting projects from feasibility to maintenance.

Diversity and inclusion

We value diversity and inclusion, actively encouraging applications from all backgrounds, including armed forces personnel and those with disabilities. We hold a Gold Award in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and are committed to removing barriers for disabled applicants.