I&H Brown is a well-established, family-owned civil engineering and infrastructure contractor delivering complex and diverse projects across energy, infrastructure, industrial, and environmental sectors throughout the UK.
As our business continues to grow, we are looking to appoint an experienced Geotechnical Engineer to join our Engineering Team. This is an exciting opportunity for an engineer with strong ground engineering expertise to play a key role in pre-construction strategy and then drive successful project delivery, experiencing the unique reward of seeing your input influence outcomes from concept through to completion.
About the Role
You’ll play an important role in guiding geotechnical aspects of projects, helping shape solutions from the tender stage through to construction. Your work will involve assessing ground risk and mitigation strategies, developing practical geotechnical solutions, coordinating site investigations, and supporting the design of temporary and permanent works. You’ll also assist operations with procedures, testing regimes, and verification reports to ensure compliance with industry standards and project requirements. This is a broad, hands-on role suitable for someone who enjoys variety, problem-solving, and working collaboratively across multi-disciplinary teams.
What You’ll Be Doing
* Leading the geotechnical aspects of tenders and live projects
* Reviewing & interpreting geotechnical investigation reports/laboratory testing results to advise on earthworks strategies, foundation solutions, slope stability assessments, and ground improvement proposals. Reviewing earthworks strategies, proposals, performance specifications, etc, that have been developed by the client's team and advising on achievability given site conditions
* Preparing and reviewing geotechnical design reports, calculations, and technical documentation
* Scoping, coordinating, and interpreting site investigations
* Carry out the roles of design coordinator and temporary works coordinator on specific projects
* Liaise with Client and Designers at Tender and Construction Phase, including monitoring and reporting of design progress
* Prepare project design briefs
* Supporting design reviews and buildability assessments
* Providing geotechnical advice to site teams throughout construction
* Identifying geotechnical risks and proposing value-engineered solutions
* Liaising with clients, designers, consultants, laboratories, and internal teams
* Contributing to bid submissions, technical proposals, and project methodologies
What We’re Looking For
Essential:
* Degree in Civil Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, Engineering Geology, or similar
* Strong geotechnical experience in contractor or consultancy environments
* Technical knowledge of earthworks, foundations, ground modelling, slope stability, temporary works, and ground improvement
* Ability to interpret ground investigation data
* Experience working on large earthworks and infrastructure projects
* Strong communication and coordination skills
* Ability to influence design decisions and support project teams
* Ability to travel to sites across Scotland as and when required.
Desirable:
* Chartered or working toward CEng/CGeol
* Experience in design-and-build contracting
* Proficiency with geotechnical software (e.g., Slope/W, Plaxis, Wallap, HoleBASE)
What We Offer
* Competitive salary and benefits package
* Opportunity to work on major civil engineering and infrastructure projects across the UK
* A supportive and collaborative working environment
* Career development and progression within a growing business
* Exposure to a wide range of technical challenges and project types