Senior Geotechnical Engineer – Ground Engineering Lead

Mott MacDonald; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

Pension contributions match 4.5% - 7%

Life assurance up to 4x salary

Income protection

Flexible benefits

Annual bonus schemes

Employee ownership

Job summary

Mott MacDonald in Cambridge, UK, is seeking a Senior Associate Engineer to lead geotechnical and engineering geology initiatives across the UK and overseas. You will shape ground engineering strategies, manage bids, and deliver technically demanding projects for water-related infrastructure.

The role requires Chartered status, extensive geotechnical experience, and strong leadership, communication, and client-management skills, with mentoring and safety as top priorities.

Qualifications

• Substantial professional experience of geotechnical engineering / engineering geology.
• Chartered with a relevant professional institution.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Excellent client relationship management.
• Able to check and review work of others to provide quality assurance and drive continuous improvement in work delivered to the client.

Responsibilities

• Collaborating with account leaders to capitalise on opportunities within key client organisations.
• Building senior level global networks with clients, universities and partners.
• Leading projects and bids, providing expert guidance to support project delivery.
• Preparing thought leadership articles and presenting papers at industry conferences.
• Driving knowledge-sharing and innovation through training and empowering others.
• Mentoring and developing others, providing guidance to support their professional development.
• Promoting a vibrant health and safety culture and practice.
• Driving continuous improvement in project delivery.

Skills

Geotechnical engineering

Engineering geology

Stakeholder management

Mentoring

Education

Chartered engineer

Job description

Mott MacDonald in Cambridge, UK, is seeking a Senior Associate Engineer to lead geotechnical and engineering geology initiatives across the UK and overseas. You will shape ground engineering strategies, manage bids, and deliver technically demanding projects for water-related infrastructure.

The role requires Chartered status, extensive geotechnical experience, and strong leadership, communication, and client-management skills, with mentoring and safety as top priorities.