Principal Geotechnical Engineer

Overview

Senior Geotechnical Engineer to join Stantec’s Environmental Services Team and lead geotechnical work on major UK & Ireland infrastructure programmes. You will translate ground conditions into design intelligence, supervise complex desk studies and reports, and mentor graduate engineers. You’ll collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and champion digital workflows to improve ground investigation and design processes. This is a chance to shape sustainable infrastructure and contribute to energy transition and coastal resilience projects.

Pay / Benefits

• competitive salary
• bonus schemes
• enhanced pension plan
• private medical insurance
• group income protection & life assurance
• annual leave with buy/sell option

Responsibilities

• lead complex desk studies and interpretative geotechnical reports
• analyze sophisticated geotechnical structures
• coordinate with multidisciplinary teams to provide ground risk intelligence
• mentor graduate and junior engineers
• advocate for digital workflows and data tools in ground investigation and design processes

Key requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Geotechnical Engineering, Geology or related discipline
• Chartered member of ICE or Geological Society, or in final stages of achieving chartership
• extensive experience in desk studies, site inspections, interpretative geotechnical reports and analysis of geotechnical structures
• clear, confident communication of ground risk to clients and multidisciplinary teams
• enthusiasm for nature-positive, sustainable solutions

• strong communication
• mentoring and leadership
• team collaboration
• geotechnical desk studies
• site inspections
• interpretative geotechnical reporting

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