Senior Geotechnical Engineer

Overview

As a Senior Geotechnical Engineer in Amey’s Belfast Consulting Highways team, you lead geotechnical schemes from concept to handover, mentor junior staff, and coordinate multi-disciplinary inputs to deliver safe, cost-effective ground engineering solutions. You will work closely with clients and internal teams to shape technically robust designs for major highway projects, contributing to Amey’s mission of sustainable, resilient infrastructure. This role offers leadership responsibility, technical breadth, and exposure to high-profile transport schemes.

Pay / Benefits

• Exceptional personal development, training and progression plans
• Competitive salary and compensation
• Generous pension scheme
• 24 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Family friendly policies for new parents or carers
• Affinity Networks and diversity initiatives

Responsibilities

• Lead a team to develop technically sound geotechnical solutions
• Own and manage projects from quotation to handover
• Prepare and check designs, calculations, drawings, and deliverables
• Supervise junior staff and support professional development
• Act as Delegated Engineer and mentor colleagues
• Coordinate with clients and suppliers at peer level; attend progress meetings
• Manage a small, locally based discipline-specific team and project workload
• Contribute to bids and business development; support health and safety practices

Key requirements

• Chartered or Incorporated status (as defined by relevant engineering bodies)
• Extensive geotechnical field experience in an engineering role
• Knowledge of technical reporting standards (CG 300, CD 622) and EC7/NWR standards
• Understanding of rail earthworks asset management procedures (CIV/065)
• Proficiency in geotechnical software/tools (e.g., Wallap, SlopeW)
• Strong risk assessment and CDM practices; hazard/risk management experience
• Interface management and cross-disciplinary coordination

• strong leadership
• stakeholder liaison
• commercial awareness
• geotechnical design and analysis
• ground investigations planning and supervision
• earthworks, rock slopes, reinforced soil, foundations, retaining structures, ground improvement

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