Principal Geotechnical Engineer Duration: 6 months Location: Remote, ad-hoc attendance in Scotland office and sites Rate: £500 - £600 p/d (inside IR35) Our client is a leading engineering and design consultancy that specialises in a range of sectors, notably civil engineering. They currently require a Principal Geotechnical Engineer to join their business on a contract basis to support the Contract Site Investigation and Geoenvironmental Heads of Discipline (HoD) to undertake key leadership activities including: The aim is that the Principal /Associate will support the HoDs in pursuit of delivering a service to the required commercial targets and to a high-quality standard. This specific role has the following key requirements, directly in support of the Heads of Discipline: Provide leadership for delivery of ground investigation projects – including H+S planning, scheduling, implementation and reporting aspects Plan and direct field-based work undertaken across the UK, including: Ground investigations and associated works, with a strong focus on health and safety management and documentation. The projects will largely include the collection of site characterisation data, including soil, rock & groundwater sampling, the logging of soils and rock to appropriate British Standards and undertaking suitable in-situ field testing. The collection of geo-environmental samples and management of sample collection paperwor...