Technical Director (Numerical Modelling

Technical Director (Geotechnical/Numerical Modelling)

Locations:
London, Glasgow, Derby, York, Bristol

Permanent –
Office/Home Hybrid Working

Do you want to be a part of our senior Ground Engineering discipline? Can you lead on projects across a diverse team? Are you experienced in numerical modelling in geotechnical design? Then, this could be the next adventure in your career.

Create Solutions that will enable a better tomorrow

To further strengthen the discipline, we are looking for a Technical Director to join our Ground Engineering team. Working in the Geotechnical space on various infrastructure projects, you’ll be responsible for leading numerical modelling within our ground engineering projects.

• Coordinate the development, execution, and review of advanced numerical models for complex soil/rock–structure interaction problems using industry standard tools (primarily but not limited to PLAXIS 2D/3D).
• Design, validate, and optimise geotechnical FE models, ensuring that modelling assumptions, boundary conditions, constitutive soil models, and FE predictions are aligned with industry best practice guidance.
• Provide specialist technical oversight for soil/rock structure interaction assessment on major infrastructure projects (tunnels, deep excavations, foundations, retaining systems, offshore structures, etc).
• Integrate numerical modelling outputs into wider design processes, collaborating closely with civil and ground engineering teams.
• Prepare high‑quality technical reports that clearly communicate modelling approaches, assumptions, sensitivity analyses, and engineering implications to clients and stakeholders.
• Coordinate the delivery of your projects to time and budget, ensuring a high standard of technical quality and compliance with our internal management systems.
• Maintain and enhance client relationships through your project work, including identifying and realising any potential business opportunities.
• Assist with the preparation of bids and tenders and support the Directors in pursuing business development opportunities if required.
• Produce engineering design, assessment or checking work including preparation or checking of calculations, written reports, drawings, models and other contract deliverables.
• Support and guide junior engineers in numerical modelling techniques, good modelling practice, verification/validation processes, interpretation of complex outputs supporting the growth of technical excellence within the team.
• Contribute to innovation within the Ground Engineering discipline, including development of automation workflows, parametric modelling, scripting, and advanced visualisation of soil structure interaction behaviour.
• Act as the technical point of contact for numerical modelling in client and internal meetings, providing advice on modelling‑led design decisions.

Like us, you believe that leadership success comes from setting a clear and meaningful direction for your team and supporting them in taking ownership of their work. You always delegate responsibility and ensure an open and safe dialogue, and you coach your people to achieve their aspirations through constructive, fact-based feedback. Attracting and nurturing a diverse group of high‑potential team members is at the top of your agenda, as is creating an inclusive, caring and trusting culture in your team.

• Hold Chartered Civil engineer status (MICE or equivalent)
• Experience working in the Geotechnical space of projects
• The ability to lead project teams and oversee the delivery of projects, either as client's or contractor's designer
• Accomplished team leader skills with the ability to support, mentor and develop less experienced engineers
• The interpersonal skills and aptitude to work collaboratively in a diverse multi-disciplinary team
• A technical background, able to demonstrate a deep understanding and enthusiasm for geotechnical engineering
• Solid grasp of geotechnical engineering design principles and their integration with numerical modelling outputs, demonstrating the ability to translate complex analyses into…