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Join Our Team as a Senior Geotechnical Engineer!
Are you an experienced Geotechnical Engineer looking to advance your career in a dynamic consultancy environment? SLR’s European Geotechnical Team has an opportunity for an experienced professional to help lead and develop our talented team across multiple offices.
The Role:
As a Lead Geotechnical Engineer, you will:
* Guide and manage geotechnical staff in offices located in Bristol, Maidstone, Exeter, and Sheffield.
* Mentor and support graduate and project-grade engineers, providing technical and career guidance.
* Lead geotechnical projects across sectors such as Mining and Minerals, Infrastructure, and Built Environment.
* Contribute to team growth and share your expertise across SLR’s 30 different disciplines.
* Embrace a dynamic working environment with remote leadership and occasional travel to meet team members and clients.
* Opportunities for growth and development of your own expertise and practice.
Key Responsibilities:
* Allocate and manage junior team workloads.
* Act as Project Manager for geotechnical projects.
* Scope, cost, and write proposals.
* Manage client relationships.
* Undertake geotechnical analysis including limit equilibrium, stress deformation and foundation design
* Prepare interpretative reports and input into the design of engineering solutions.
* Collaborate with other technical disciplines.
About us
SLR are global leaders in Sustainability Solutions, helping our clients achieve their sustainability goals. We are a consultancy with 4000+ employees across 6 regions in over 125 countries. Our ‘one team’ culture is at the heart of our business, providing a collaborative and supportive environment for professional development. Along with competitive salaries, our staff enjoy a comprehensive benefits package with a
company pension plus excellent healthcare offering, travel and life insurance and a structured career framework with regular reviews offering outstanding opportunities for progression. Alongside 25 day’s annual leave, with additional flexible bank holidays, we offer flexible, agile and hybrid working which enables staff to tailor hours worked around core hours, with family friendly policies help balance the needs of professional and home life.
About You:
We'd envisage that you would:
* Hold a degree in Geology, Geological Hazards, Civil or Geotechnical Engineering, or a related field; an MSc is advantageous.
* Demonstrate extensive experience in site investigation, soil mechanics, and geotechnical engineering.
* Be familiar with geotechnical software packages like OpenGround, GeoStudio, and Rocscience.
* Be a Chartered or near Chartered Member of a relevant professional institution.
* Have a proven track record in building and maintaining client relationships.
* Possess a full driving licence valid in the UK.
Culture & Inclusion at SLR
We are committed to being an equal opportunities employer, and our expectations go beyond purely complying with legislation. Through our Regional C&I Committees, Global Council and Employee Networks, we foster an inclusive environment where all people regardless of their background can thrive.
We welcome applications from all individuals, regardless of their background, including those from groups that are currently under-represented at SLR, such as people identifying as 2SLGBTQI+, Indigenous peoples, ethnic minority groups, women, and people with visible or invisible disabilities, including those who are neurodivergent.
Should you require any special adjustments throughout the recruitment process with us, please let us know. As a Disability Confident Committed employer, we seek to ensure all applicants have equitable support when applying to SLR.
SLR Commitment – All applicants with a disability who meet the essential requirements for the job will be guaranteed an interview in line with our Disability Confident Committed status.
United Kingdom
Office: Bristol; Exeter; Maidstone; Sheffield
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Employment type
Full-time
Job function
* Job function
Consulting and Engineering
* Industries
Environmental Services, Engineering Services, and Civil Engineering
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