Geotechnical Engineer

Senior Geotechnical Engineer

Location: Leeds, Hybrid – Permanent

Compensation: Competitive Salary + Car Allowance + Flexible Benefits

Freedom (Civil) Design is looking for a professional senior Engineering Geologist / Geotechnical Engineer to join our growing team and work on an array of complex and challenging engineering projects that are helping to deliver the country’s Net Zero targets. Our projects span the complete energy system from generation, transmission, distribution and storage to load‑end consumers in manufacturing, processing, data and recycling.

• Manage and interpret ground investigation data.
• Produce geotechnical interpretative investigation reports and design reports, risk assessments and foundation and cabling recommendations. This includes contaminated land assessments and interpretation from review of site investigation data.
• Conduct site visits for the supervision of drilling and testing (Investigation Supervisor role).
• Collaborate with civil and structural teams to integrate geotechnical inputs into design.
• Lead geotechnical design packages and ensure compliance with relevant standards including health and safety.
• Review and approve ground investigation scopes and factual reports.
• Review and comply with specification documentation to ensure works are carried out accordingly.
• Liaise with external consultants, laboratories and contractors for ground investigations.
• Provide technical input during construction phases, including earthworks, roads and foundation installation.

• Strong background in geotechnical engineering or geology.
• Experience in ground investigation design, specification and supervision.
• Proficiency in geotechnical analysis software (e.g. Plaxis, geostudio, gINT/Open Ground etc.).
• Familiarity with Eurocode 7 and BS 5930.
• Understanding of soil and rock mechanics, slope stability and foundation design.

• Pension with a leading provider and up to 8% employer contribution.
• Car Allowance.
• 25 days Annual Leave + Bank Holidays.
• Personal Wellbeing and Volunteer Days.
• Private Medical Insurance.
• Free 24/7 365 Employee Assistance Program.
• Flexible benefits including Dental Insurance, Gym Memberships, Travel Insurance, Tax‑free Bikes.
• Personal development programme.

Next Steps:
As a business, we’re on a journey to build on our culture where everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. This starts with recruitment and how we bring people into the organisation. We’ll do our best to outline the recruitment process to you ahead of time with plenty of notice. If you require any accommodations to participate in the application or interview process, please let us know and we will work with you to ensure your needs are met.

About Us:

Freedom is part of the NG Bailey Group, one of the leading independent engineering and services businesses in the UK. Founded in 1921, with a turnover of £500 m and 3 000 employees, we are proud of our history of developing great people through our investment in training.