Geotechnical Engineer

This is a rare opportunity for an experienced Geotechnical Engineer to play a pivotal role on a complex, nationally significant nuclear project. You will operate at the heart of major civil works, influencing design, managing geotechnical risk and ensuring the highest standards of safety and technical excellence.

You will be trusted, empowered and supported by a collaborative engineering community that values integrity, curiosity and doing the right thing. If you are motivated by challenge, scale and long-term impact, this role offers genuine career depth and purpose.

• Lead geotechnical risk management across a major nuclear civil works programme
• Define, review and endorse geotechnical requirements and assurance strategies
• Oversee ground investigations, site trials and Digital Ground Model development
• Provide technical oversight of earthworks, ground improvement and stabilisation
• Support foundation, slope, retaining structure and cut-off wall design
• Manage groundwater control, dewatering and flood mitigation activities
• Advise on tunnelling, marine, jetty and offshore geotechnical works
• Assess ground movements near existing nuclear assets
• Review instrumentation, monitoring and interpretation of data
• Collaborate with designers, contractors, regulators and delivery teams

• 10+ years experience in geotechnical engineering on major infrastructure projects
• Degree in Civil or Structural Engineering (or equivalent)
• Chartered status (CGeol or MICE)
• Strong grounding in UK design standards and multidisciplinary interfaces
• Experience across concept, detailed design and construction phases
• Clear, confident communicator with technical authority
• Nuclear project exposure is desirable but not essential
• Postgraduate in geotechnics or ground engineering is advantageous

The nuclear sector offers unparalleled project longevity, technical challenge and career stability, with the chance to contribute to nationally critical infrastructure that will operate for generations. It is an industry defined by innovation, rigorous standards and long-term investment in people.

• Highly complex and technically rewarding work
• Clear pathways for career progression and professional recognition
• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Hybrid, flexible and part-time working options
• Strong commitment to safety, wellbeing and inclusion
• Funded professional development and memberships

Our Client is a global engineering and technology organisation delivering solutions to some of the worlds most complex challenges in science, security and sustainability. They are recognised for their strong ethical values, collaborative culture and commitment to safety, wellbeing and inclusion. With a people-first mindset, Our Client invests heavily in professional growth and empowers employees to make a meaningful impact on projects that truly matter.