Director of Geotechnical Engineering (Equity Opportunity) | Nottinghamshire

Overview

In this entrepreneurial role, you will establish and lead a new geotechnical consultancy from the ground up, leveraging an immediate project pipeline. You will own and drive the venture, aligning technical excellence with business growth. You will deliver geotechnical investigations, develop client relationships, and build a high‑performing team with backing from the parent company. You’ll have early equity and shaping-your-own‑business opportunities as you scale toward annual turnover targets and a dedicated specialist team. This is a unique chance to transform geotechnical work from subcontracting to a focused in-house practice, with autonomy and strategic impact.

Pay / Benefits

• 30% equity shareholding from day one
• Full office infrastructure and operational support
• Financial backing and cash flow support
• Existing clients and immediate project opportunities
• Flexibility in level of involvement with parent business

Responsibilities

• Establish and lead a new geotechnical consultancy from inception
• Deliver existing geotechnical work streams and projects
• Develop and win new client relationships
• Build and mentor a geotechnical team of ~6 people
• Own business growth, operations, and revenue objectives
• Collaborate with the parent business while choosing level of involvement

Key requirements

• Experienced Geotechnical Engineer at Associate Director, Director, or equivalent level
• Proven track record in geotechnical investigation, analysis, and reporting
• Commercially aware with motivation to build a business
• Ability to win work, cultivate client relationships, and manage project delivery
• Passion for growing and mentoring a geotechnical team
• Entrepreneurial mindset and desire to build from the ground up

• Entrepreneurial mindset
• Leadership and mentoring
• Client relationship management
• Geotechnical investigation
• Geotechnical analysis
• Geotechnical reporting

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