Senior Design Engineer; Geotechnical

Major Water Infrastructure Projects | UK

Are you an experienced Geotechnical Engineer looking to take the next step into a senior technical role, or an established Senior Design Engineer seeking involvement on some of the UK's largest water infrastructure programmes?

NES Fircroft has been exclusively retained by a leading Tier 1 infrastructure contractor delivering major water and wastewater projects across key UK frameworks. This is an opportunity to play a pivotal role in the design and delivery of complex civil engineering schemes, working closely with multidisciplinary design, engineering and construction teams.

As a Senior Design Engineer (Geotechnical), you will provide technical leadership on a range of geotechnical challenges, supporting projects from concept design through to construction and commissioning.

In this Senior Design Engineer (Geotechnical) role, your responsibilities will include:

• Leading geotechnical design activities across major water and wastewater infrastructure projects
• Producing and reviewing geotechnical designs including foundations, retaining structures, earthworks and excavation support solutions
• Managing and interpreting ground investigation data to develop practical design solutions
• Undertaking and reviewing geotechnical calculations, assessments and technical reports
• Coordinating with civil, structural, process and construction teams throughout project delivery
• Supporting buildability reviews and providing geotechnical input during design development
• Managing technical interfaces with clients, contractors and specialist consultants
• Providing mentoring and support to junior engineers where required

• A degree in Civil Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, Engineering Geology or a related discipline
• Significant experience in geotechnical design within infrastructure, water, utilities, highways, rail or major civil engineering projects
• Experience with ground investigations, foundation design, earthworks and geotechnical assessments
• Working knowledge of relevant geotechnical software such as PLAXIS, Oasys, WALLAP, Slope/W, Geo Studio or similar packages
• Experience working within contractor-led, Design & Build or major infrastructure environments
• Chartered Engineer status (CEng) or actively working towards chartership
• Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate across multidisciplinary teams

• Opportunity to work on major UK water infrastructure and AMP programmes
• Long-term project pipeline with a leading Tier 1 contractor
• Exposure to complex and technically challenging infrastructure schemes
• Strong career development opportunities within a growing engineering team
• Competitive salary and benefits package

If you're looking to play a key role in the successful delivery of major water infrastructure projects while developing your career within a highly respected engineering organisation, we'd love to hear from you.