Technical Director / Associate Director: Ground Engineering

Overview

In this senior role, you will lead and shape the Ground Engineering teams technical development, strengthen client relationships, and drive multi-disciplinary project delivery. You will oversee geotechnical data and design verifications, provide advisory input across the project life cycle, and mentor junior staff. You’ll build and sustain high-profile client opportunities while collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver complex infrastructure projects. This is a chance to impact major UK and international schemes and contribute to a world-class engineering practice.

Pay / Benefits

• hybrid work options
• Day 1 onboarding at office
• comprehensive compensation and well-being programs
• global firm with diverse opportunities
• equal opportunity and Disability Confident employer
• access to industry-leading technology and thinking

Responsibilities

• Oversee input, peer review and verification of geotechnical data and analyses and design calculations
• Provide consultative advice to external partners across project life cycle
• Manage geotechnical projects including scheduling, coordination, objectives and budget
• Lead and support Ground Engineering team to meet time and quality targets
• Maintain industry presence and develop relationships to sustain a strong pipeline
• Lead multi-disciplinary project delivery for internal and external stakeholders
• Collaborate with Transport, Water, Energy and Buildings and Places teams on project works and tenders
• Mentor and develop junior team members

Key requirements

• Degree in Civil Engineering or Engineering Geology/Geology with 2:1 classification
• Chartered status
• Strong knowledge of UK ground conditions and ground investigation practices
• Understanding of current geotechnical design codes, standards and practices; openness to new methods
• Ability to collaborate in project delivery, work winning and client satisfaction
• Knowledge of interpretation/parametric assessment methods for geotechnical design
• Ability to build and maintain stakeholder relationships
• Effective networking across local, regional, and national markets
• collaboration
• leadership
• client relationship building
• geotechnical design
• ground investigation practices
• UK ground conditions

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