Tunnelling Design & Delivery Engineer (TBM/SCL)

Arup; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Income protection

Profit share

Flexible benefits

Job summary

Arup’s UK Tunnelling team is expanding to deliver diverse tunnel and underground projects across the UK and overseas. Based in the Birmingham office, you will contribute to design, analysis and delivery of tunnels using TBM, sprayed concrete lining, and micro-tunnelling methods while collaborating with geotechnical and structural colleagues.

You will apply design standards, analytical tools, and produce technical outputs including reports and drawings, with opportunities to work on various

Qualifications

• Experience contributing to the design or construction of tunnels with TBM, SCL or micro-tunnelling.
• Familiarity with Eurocodes, BTS and/or ACI.
• Experience using analytical software such as PLAXIS, FLAC or similar tools.
• Strong report-writing skills with the ability to produce technical outputs.
• Collaborative approach, good communication, and willingness to travel on short assignments.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the design and delivery of tunnel and underground projects across the UK and internationally.
• Support development of technically robust and sustainable tunnelling solutions.
• Work across different tunnelling methodologies (TBM, SCL, micro-tunnelling).
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and produce high-quality reports and design documentation.

Skills

Tunnel design

TBM

SCL

Micro-tunnelling

PLAXIS

Python

Report writing

Tools

PLAXIS

FLAC

Job description

Arup’s UK Tunnelling team is expanding to deliver diverse tunnel and underground projects across the UK and overseas. Based in the Birmingham office, you will contribute to design, analysis and delivery of tunnels using TBM, sprayed concrete lining, and micro-tunnelling methods while collaborating with geotechnical and structural colleagues.

You will apply design standards, analytical tools, and produce technical outputs including reports and drawings, with opportunities to work on various