Design Engineer

Design Engineer Responsibilities

• Provide engineering and design solutions from project concept to practical completion, with the goal of winning projects and increasing site net margin.
• Deliver competitive, holistic designs rather than focus on individual pile elements.
• Ensure design efficiency and buildability, taking full accountability for creating practical and buildable solutions through collaboration with operational teams.
• Provide technical and design support to all BSL departments, fully integrating with estimating and operational teams to enhance performance.
• Analyse project inputs, interrogate them, reach agreement, and integrate them into a coherent design solution.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of engineering processes within the department.

• Master’s level qualification in Civil Engineering.
• Competent in the design of piles and embedded retaining walls.
• Experience with micropiles, minipiles, ground anchors, soil nailing, soil mixing and grouting.
• Geological knowledge of ground conditions throughout the UK.
• Knowledge of construction processes, methods and site practices.
• Familiarity with software packages such as WALLAP.
• Agility and ability to work quickly on multiple work streams concurrently and under pressure.
• Willingness to attend the office and work in fast‑paced teams.
• Ability to recognise one’s own knowledge and skill limitations and the limitations of others.
• Resilience, assertiveness, humility, optimism and openness to change.

• Discretionary annual bonus based on personal or project performance.
• Salary sacrifice pension scheme (minimum 5% company contribution).
• Enhanced sick pay after probation.
• Income protection, private medical insurance and life assurance.
• Employee assistance programme.
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays per year (increasing with service).
• Option to purchase additional annual leave.
• Paid annual professional memberships.
• Volunteering days.
• Professional growth and development opportunities.

Bachy Soletanche is committed to equal opportunities in employment with the aim of ensuring that everyone who applies to work for us receives fair treatment. We positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of age, disability, ethnicity, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion or belief and pregnancy/maternity.