Senior Design Engineer - Geotechnical

Senior Design Engineer – Geotechnical Engineering

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The Company

Our client is a leading specialist geotechnical contractor delivering complex foundation and ground-engineering solutions. Its expertise includes bored and displacement piling, diaphragm walls, mini-piling, grouting, anchors, ground improvement and environmental engineering.

The Role

The Senior Design Engineer will develop competitive, buildable engineering solutions from work-winning and concept design through to project completion. The role is focused on helping secure projects, improving site margins and supporting successful operational delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop holistic geotechnical and foundation designs rather than focusing solely on individual pile elements.
• Produce efficient, competitive and buildable solutions in collaboration with estimating and operational teams.
• Apply performance-based and observational design approaches where appropriate.
• Review and interrogate project information, resolve technical requirements and incorporate agreed inputs into the final design.
• Provide technical and design support across estimating, preconstruction and project-delivery teams.
• Deliver clear technical handovers, including anticipated risks and pre-agreed mitigation measures.
• Attend client meetings and manage internal and external stakeholder expectations.
• Support innovation and the development of new geotechnical techniques.
• Contribute to engineering KPIs, process improvement and technical benchmarking.
• Provide training, mentoring and knowledge-sharing across the engineering team.
• Gather feedback from estimating and operational teams to drive continuous improvement.

About You

• Experienced in geotechnical, foundation or related civil-engineering design.
• Able to develop commercially competitive solutions that consider efficiency, buildability and operational risk.
• Strong understanding of personal and team technical limitations, with the judgement to seek appropriate support.
• Confident presenting technical solutions to clients, consultants, site teams, supply-chain partners and internal departments.
• Agile, resilient and comfortable working in a changing project environment.
• Innovative, collaborative and willing to challenge established approaches.
• Accountable, determined and able to work with humility and sound technical judgement.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and discretionary annual bonus.
• Salary-sacrifice pension with a minimum 5% company contribution.
• Private medical insurance, income protection and life assurance.
• Enhanced sick pay following probation.
• 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing with service.
• Option to purchase additional annual leave.
• Paid professional memberships.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Volunteering days.
• Ongoing professional development and international career opportunities. xwzovoh

Our client is committed to equal opportunities and welcomes applications from suitably qualified candidates from all backgrounds.