Ganymede
Senior Geotechnical Engineer
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🚀 Senior / Principal Geotechnical Engineer – Ground Engineering
📍 London | 🏗️ Predominantly Site-Based with some Hybrid | 🚗 Travel & Working Away From Home Required | 💰 up to £70,000 + Package
What if your next role gave you the opportunity to lead major geotechnical works, manage project teams, and play a key role in delivering complex infrastructure projects across the South of the UK?
I'm working with a major construction and infrastructure business looking to appoint a Senior or Principal Geotechnical Engineer to join its growing Ground Engineering team.
This is a hands-on leadership role where you'll take responsibility for the safe and technically excellent delivery of geotechnical works, while developing project teams and building strong relationships with clients and the supply chain.
🔧 The Role:
- Lead and supervise the safe and efficient delivery of geotechnical works
- Manage and coordinate project teams to ensure works are delivered to a high technical standard
- Monitor project progress and maintain clear communication with the wider Geotechnical team
- Supervise, mentor, and develop engineers and project team members 👥
- Build strong working relationships with clients, supply chain partners, and third parties
- Maintain high standards of health, safety, environmental performance, and quality on site
- Implement and maintain safe systems of work across geotechnical operations
- Monitor project costs and report commercial changes internally and to clients
- Communicate project and business objectives to the wider workforce
- Help drive engagement, collaboration, and continuous improvement across the project team
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👤 What You'll Need:
- Proven experience delivering geotechnical works within a construction, infrastructure, or engineering environment
- Experience managing and supervising project teams
- Strong technical understanding of geotechnical engineering and site delivery
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong leadership and stakeholder management abilities
- Ability to work predominantly on site and travel or stay away from home as project requirements dictate
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⭐ Desirable Qualifications & Experience:
- RoGEP experience or accreditation
- Professional Membership with a recognised engineering institution
- CSCS Card
- SMSTS
- First Aid at Work
- PTS 🚆
🎯 Why Apply?
- Lead major geotechnical works across a diverse range of infrastructure projects
- Take responsibility for project delivery and develop the next generation of engineers 📈
- Work alongside experienced construction and ground engineering professionals
- Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package
- Company car, car allowance, or travel allowance 🚗
- 8% matched pension contributions
- Private healthcare and life assurance
- Up to 29 standard paid annual holidays plus bank holidays on top!!
- Strong focus on personal and professional development
💬 Interested in learning more? Apply today or get in touch for a confidential discussion.
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