Senior Geotechnical Engineer

🚀 Senior / Principal Geotechnical Engineer – Ground Engineering

📍 Bristol/Somerset | 🏗️ Predominantly Site-Based with some Hybrid | 🚗 Travel & Working Away From Home Required | 💰 up to £70,000 + Package

What if your next role gave you the opportunity to lead major geotechnical works, manage project teams, and play a key role in delivering complex infrastructure projects across the South of the UK?

I'm working with a major construction and infrastructure business looking to appoint a Senior or Principal Geotechnical Engineer to join its growing Ground Engineering team.

This is a hands-on leadership role where you'll take responsibility for the safe and technically excellent delivery of geotechnical works, while developing project teams and building strong relationships with clients and the supply chain.

🔧 The Role:

• Lead and supervise the safe and efficient delivery of geotechnical works

• Manage and coordinate project teams to ensure works are delivered to a high technical standard

• Monitor project progress and maintain clear communication with the wider Geotechnical team

• Supervise, mentor, and develop engineers and project team members 👥

• Build strong working relationships with clients, supply chain partners, and third parties

• Maintain high standards of health, safety, environmental performance, and quality on site

• Implement and maintain safe systems of work across geotechnical operations

• Monitor project costs and report commercial changes internally and to clients

• Communicate project and business objectives to the wider workforce

• Help drive engagement, collaboration, and continuous improvement across the project team

👤 What You'll Need:

• Proven experience delivering geotechnical works within a construction, infrastructure, or engineering environment

• Experience managing and supervising project teams

• Strong technical understanding of geotechnical engineering and site delivery

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Strong leadership and stakeholder management abilities

• Ability to work predominantly on site and travel or stay away from home as project requirements dictate

⭐ Desirable Qualifications & Experience:

• RoGEP experience or accreditation

• Professional Membership with a recognised engineering institution

• CSCS Card

• SMSTS

• First Aid at Work

• PTS 🚆

🎯 Why Apply?

• Lead major geotechnical works across a diverse range of infrastructure projects

• Take responsibility for project delivery and develop the next generation of engineers 📈

• Work alongside experienced construction and ground engineering professionals

• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package

• Company car, car allowance, or travel allowance 🚗

• 8% matched pension contributions

• Private healthcare and life assurance

• Up to 29 standard paid annual holidays plus bank holidays on top!!

• Strong focus on personal and professional development

💬 Interested in learning more? Apply today or get in touch for a confidential discussion.