Senior Geotechnical Engineer – Lead Foundations & Basements

Carrington West; Greater London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive remuneration

Central London location

Global office links

Job summary

Carrington West is recruiting for a Senior to Associate geotechnical role in London. You will support and grow the geotechnical team, collaborating with structural, civil, and infrastructure disciplines, and engage with clients on diverse projects.

The role covers foundation design, earthworks, and deep basements, with opportunities to work on international geotechnical scopes while primarily UK-based.

Qualifications

• Ideally Chartered Engineer (CEng) or equivalent.
• Experience in engineering consultancy or construction.
• Strong reporting and client-facing abilities.

Responsibilities

• Work with Geotechnics Lead to support and grow the team.
• Draft reports, specifications, testing regimes, and site investigations.
• Draft proposals; understand commercial quotes for projects.
• Manage projects from inception, budgeting, and resourcing to invoicing.
• Supervise and develop junior engineers; review work and provide feedback.
• Apply geotechnical design knowledge across foundations, earthworks, and deep basements.

Skills

Geotechnical experience

Communication skills

Project management

Client liaison

Team leadership

Education

MEng in Geotechnical/Civil or equivalent

Tools

MS Office

Slope/W

Oasys XDisp

Plaxis 2D/3D

WallAP

Settle 3D

Job description

Carrington West is recruiting for a Senior to Associate geotechnical role in London. You will support and grow the geotechnical team, collaborating with structural, civil, and infrastructure disciplines, and engage with clients on diverse projects.

The role covers foundation design, earthworks, and deep basements, with opportunities to work on international geotechnical scopes while primarily UK-based.