Lead Engineer - Geotechnical

Overview

Lead Engineer
- Geotechnical to join our Ground Engineering team, leading technical delivery across major site-specific design programmes including GBE-N and ČEZ. Managing a team of engineers and specialists, this role shapes design assurance, technical direction, and the successful integration of complex geotechnical solutions across flagship projects.

• Providing technical leadership and governance for geotechnical deliverables supporting site-specific design, ensuring alignment with programme objectives.
• Leading geotechnical design across multiple site areas, including the Reactor Island, Cooling Water Island, and Balance of Plant (BoP). This includes overseeing the geotechnical design for shallow and deep foundations, earthworks, tunnelling, retaining walls, seismic, coastal and offshore infrastructure.
• Managing the scope, specification, supervision, and interpretation of ground investigations.
• Characterising and interpreting site data to develop robust ground models and design parameters.
• Leading the delivery of geotechnical analyses, design outputs, reporting, and supporting the associated safety justification.
• Managing programme resourcing and cost control to support successful project delivery.
• The role will also include managing defined packages of work, assuring the robustness and validity of technical solutions developed under their direction, mentoring junior engineers, and coordinating closely with interfacing disciplines to ensure integrated design delivery.
• The successful candidate will demonstrate strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to liaise effectively with a range of stakeholders and multidisciplinary design teams, and to build and maintain effective professional working relationships.

• Chartered Engineer (CEng) or equivalent, supported by a relevant degree or demonstrable industry experience
• Experience leading geotechnical design on large-scale infrastructure projects, including resolving complex engineering challenges and delivering to programme
• Strong expertise in geotechnical analysis, foundation design, earthworks, retaining structures, and applicable codes and standards
• Experience engaging stakeholders, leading technical governance processes, and contributing to safety case or regulated design environments (nuclear desirable but not essential); obtaining Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) clearance
• Satisfactory completion of a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check
• Satisfactory completion of a basic financial probity check

• Salary between £60,000-£78,750
• Bonus
  - Performance related target opportunity 7%
• Benefits Allowance - £2,200 per annum
• Pension - 12% employer and 6% employee contributions
• Holidays - 28 days holiday (+ public holidays) and the ability to buy or sell up to 4 days
• Private Medical Insurance - BUPA single cover
• Life Assurance - 6x pensionable pay
• One-off payment for new starters for home office purchases

We are an equal opportunities employer. Inclusivity is fundamental to our culture, and we are committed to fair and accessible recruitment practices. We are a Disability Confident organisation and will make reasonable adjustments where needed. BPSS clearance, DBS checks, and financial probity screening may be required as part of the selection process.