The Construction Index Ltd
Senior Geotechnical / Geoenvironmental Engineer
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Company: TED Recruitment Salary: £ Negotiable, Pension, professional fees etc. Type: Full Time Region: UK - Yorkshire & Humberside Town/City: Sheffield, South Yorkshire Posted: 14/07/2026 Listed in: Geotechnical Engineering Reference: TMP1315_1784028475
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THE ROLE
We are currently seeking a SENIOR GEOTECHNICAL / GEOENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEER to join our client based in Sheffield.
This is an excellent opportunity to join a growing firm of consulting engineers who offer the right candidates interesting projects to work on and good prospects for promotion.
You will be able to work on geotechnical and land contamination projects across a range of sectors which includes infrastructure, development & regeneration, energy and also projects for local authorities.
You will be responsible for projects from planning stages to doing project investigations and duties will include data interpretation, reporting, design, site supervision of remediation and earthworks projects and more.
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THE CLIENT
Our client is a successful, growing firm of consulting engineers with a number of UK offices.
THE CANDIDATE
You will need to have experience of the following:-
- Undertaking Preliminary Risk Assessments along with intrusive site investigations.
- Planning & managing Phase 2 investigations complying with all health and safety matters and complying with CDM requirements.
- Procurement of sub-contractors.
- Doing supervision of drilling and excavation works plus undertaking gas and groundwater monitoring plus groundwater and surface water sampling.
- Experience of geotechnical design which will include slope stability and settlement analysis.
- Experience of the supervision of remedial and earthworks projects.
- Excellent report writing skills and be able to prepare earthworks specifications and remediation strategies and do validation reports on completed works.
- Supporting management producing fee proposals supporting documentation.
- Some experience of supervising less experienced engineers.
- Knowledge of OpenGround logging software.
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You must have a BSc in Geology, Civil Engineering, Environmental Science or similar and a further MSc would be advantageous.
You are likely to either be working towards becoming chartered or have already achieved chartered status.
You need to have around seven years of more relevant experience, some of which must have been spent working for a similar engineering consultants in the U.K.
A full UK driving licence is required along with your own vehicle to enable you to attend meetings and get to sites, some of which may be fairly remote.
Salary is negotiable and there is an excellent package of company benefits.
Please email a full c.v. or give me, Toby Melling a call for an informal and confidential discussion on 020 7613 5555 or 020 8368 0025 or mobile 07740 067025.
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