Location: Leeds City Location, Monday to Friday office 8 hours a day worked
We offer a competitive benefits package designed to support your wellbeing, finances and lifestyle:
- Holiday entitlement starting at 23 days per year plus 8 bank holidays, increasing to 24 days after one year and 25 days after two years’ service
- Life assurance cover of 4x annual salary
- Pension scheme via salary sacrifice, with company contributions of 5% and employee contributions of 4% (with the option to contribute more)
- Access to a benefits platform offering instant discounts on shopping, dining and travel
- Discounted private health and dental care
- Gym membership discounts, with no minimum contract period
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Electric car scheme, available after successful completion of probation
Role Purpose
Leads geotechnical design packages and mentors junior engineers on complex infrastructure and tunnelling projects.
Key Responsibilities
- Undertake geotechnical assessments and interpret ground investigation data.
- Prepare geotechnical design reports in accordance with Eurocode 7.
- Carry out soil-structure interaction analysis and geotechnical calculations.
- Support or lead deep excavation, retaining wall, and foundation design activities.
- Contribute to tunnelling assessments including SCL, TBM, shaft, and portal works.
- Comply with CDM 2015 regulations, company HSEQ procedures, and promote a positive safety culture across all activities.
- Work in accordance with BIM Level 2 / ISO 19650 standards for information management and collaborative delivery.
- Support NEC4 contract administration, early warning processes, Program reviews, and change management activities.
- Review and approve technical deliverables, calculations, and specifications.
- Provide mentoring and technical development support to junior engineers.
Technical Requirements
- Proficiency in 2D/3D, and geotechnical design software.
- Experience with gINT/OpenGround for ground investigation data management.
- Understanding of pile design, retaining structures, and settlement analysis.
- Knowledge of UK ground conditions and geotechnical risk management.
- Familiarity with finite element modelling and construction staging.
- Experience managing multidisciplinary interfaces and design assurance processes.
Experience & Qualifications
- Degree-qualified in Civil, Geotechnical or Geology Engineering.
- 6–10 years experience within infrastructure, tunnelling, or ground engineering sectors.
- Working towards or holding Chartered status with ICE or Geological Society depending on level.
- Strong understanding of Eurocode 7, BS standards, and UK industry practice.
Disability Confident Committed We are disability confident employer and we’re committed to providing equal opportunities in employment. All individuals will be treated in a fair and equal manner and in accordance with the law regardless of gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation.
Reasonable Adjustments We want to make our recruitment processes accessible to everyone, so if there is any way that we can support you to enable you to be the best you can, please contact the HR team at HR@josephgallagher.co.uk.
