Senior Geotechnical Site Engineer – Lead Groundworks

Energy Jobline CVL; Leiston; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary annual bonus

Pension scheme

Enhanced sick pay

Income protection

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Employee assistance programme

25 days annual leave + bank holidays

Volunteering days

Professional growth and development

Job summary

Bachy Soletanche is seeking an experienced Senior Site Engineer to lead multiple ground‑engineering workfronts on Sizewell C infrastructure. You will own safety, quality, programme and commercial performance while mentoring junior engineers on site.

The role operates in an NEC4 Alliance environment with strong leadership expectations, data‑driven QA, and close collaboration with clients and alliance partners. Occasional weekend or night work may be required.

Qualifications

• 5–8 years’ experience leading engineering workfronts on construction or infrastructure projects.
• Degree in Civil or Geotechnical Engineering.
• CSCS and SMSTS qualifications.
• Strong technical competence in ground engineering, including diaphragm walling and soil mixing.
• Experience managing float, critical path, delay analysis and NEC4 processes.
• Experience preparing and managing EWs, NCEs and CEs.
• Proven leadership and stakeholder‑management skills.
• Proficient in P6 or MS Project, Excel, AutoCAD and CEMAR.

Responsibilities

• Lead day‑to‑day engineering delivery across multiple workfronts, allocating resources and resolving technical issues.
• Provide safety leadership, investigations and root‑cause analysis; approve briefings and records.
• Own QA approach for D‑Wall and soil‑mixing works; ensure hold‑point compliance and NCR closure.
• Manage detailed sequencing, short‑interval planning, float, critical path and productivity reviews.
• Lead preparation of Early Warnings, NCEs and CEs; manage cost/value trends and procurement strategies.
• Coach and mentor engineers and interface with operations, commercial, procurement, quality and safety teams.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Stakeholder management

Project planning

Problem solving

Safety leadership

Ground engineering knowledge

Education

Degree in Civil or Geotechnical Engineering

IEng or CEng status (desirable)

Tools

P6/MS Project

Excel

AutoCAD

CEMAR

Job description

Bachy Soletanche is seeking an experienced Senior Site Engineer to lead multiple ground‑engineering workfronts on Sizewell C infrastructure. You will own safety, quality, programme and commercial performance while mentoring junior engineers on site.

The role operates in an NEC4 Alliance environment with strong leadership expectations, data‑driven QA, and close collaboration with clients and alliance partners. Occasional weekend or night work may be required.