Salary
: £40000 to £47000 per annum, experience dependant.
Location:
Northallerton, Otley or Cumbria
Contract:
Permanent, full-time, Monday – Friday
Benefits:
25 days' holiday plus bank holidays', company pension and other benefits.
We're looking for a passionate and skilled
Engineering Geologist
to support our Highways Geotechnical Department in delivering high-quality civil engineering projects across Yorkshire and the North of England at Align Property Services.
This role involves conducting geotechnical desk studies, geological ground modelling, risk assessments, and designing and supervising ground investigations, with travel required to sites. You'll contribute to both concept and detailed geotechnical design, and optionally support construction supervision. Beyond technical work, you'll help ensure projects are delivered on time and within budget, assist in developing team capabilities through training and CPD, and uphold safety standards across operations.
To be successful in this position, you will:
* Ideally be a Chartered or near-Chartered Geologist.
* Be experienced in geotechnical design and with site experience at engineer level.
* Demonstrate a strong understanding of geology and ground modelling.
* Have extensive knowledge of ground investigation techniques and their link to data acquisition and design.
* Be experienced in rock stability assessments and rock mass classification.
* Demonstrates skilled in engineering geomorphology and slope stability analysis.
* Be capable of terrain evaluation for both large-scale and site-specific areas.
* Demonstrate competency in preparing and reviewing health & safety documentation.
* Have high-level expertise in ground investigation planning, supervision, and management as well as in ground investigation procurement and ICE-standard specification.
* Be able to manage complex programmes, budgets, and multi-disciplinary project interfaces.
* Have a working knowledge of AutoCAD.
* Be familiar with geotechnical aspects of civil engineering design and construction.
* Have a strong understanding of Eurocodes and relevant standards.
* Hold a Full UK Driving License
For a full outline of the roles and responsibilities, please review the
job description
What we can offer you
When you join Align, you will join a team of professionals who feel rewarded for the work they do. Operating in a friendly and professional environment, we want to provide the training and resources to succeed and thrive in your role. Our people are not just numbers, everyone is crucial to the vital services we provide, and we treat everyone in our teams with respect and complete support.
In return for your commitment, we offer:
* A Competitive salary up to £47,000 per year, dependent on your skills and experience.
* Enrolment on to a company pension scheme which we will contribute to up 6%.
* 25 days holiday per year, plus bank holidays, with opportunity to purchase up to 10 additional annual leave days per leave year.
* Hybrid and flexible working options to support you in a healthy work-life balance.
* Professional development through varying project work.
* A benefits scheme which includes a good maternity leave package, cycle2work scheme and our online voucher portal giving access to discounts from leading retailers to help you save on shopping, days out, or nights in.
* Access to Health Assured Employee Assistance Programme and Counselling Service.
* Stability in your role - public sector security in a private sector industry.
If you're driven by geology, engineering, and making a real impact on infrastructure, we'd love to hear from you
Closing date: Midnight on Wednesday 22nd of October 2025
Interviews are planned to take place throughout the recruitment process, if you would like to apply, please do so now and we will respond to you quickly. We reserve the right to remove this vacancy in the event of the position being filled before the proposed deadline.
Please note, we will not accept applications from agencies and can only consider applications from individuals with right to work within the UK.