Geotechnical Engineer in Leeds, West Yorkshire

About the Geotechnical Engineer role: 

Join a well-established and growing firm of consulting engineers in Yorkshire, with genuinely exciting projects, a clear route to chartership and flexible working. They have plenty of long-standing employees who have developed and progressed to senior level, and Twenty Twenty Consulting Ltd is recruiting on their behalf.

A role in a geo-environmental team for a geotechnical engineer with consultancy experience, covering ground investigation, supervision and reporting across a range of projects. Chartership support and progression are part of the picture.

Hybrid working: you choose how many days you work from home, the Leeds office and the Cross Hills office (near Keighley), with a minimum of one day a week in Cross Hills.

What you will be doing as the Geotechnical Engineer: 
• Planning and supervising ground investigations on site
• Writing Phase 1 desk studies, Phase 2 interpretative reports and remediation strategies
• Contributing to foundation and earthworks assessments
• Working with clients, contractors and the wider design team
• Developing towards chartership (ICE, Geological Society or CIWEM)

Benefits of the Geotechnical Engineer role: 

• 3+ years' consultancy experience across geotechnical and geo-environmental work
• Experience of ground investigation, site supervision and technical reporting
• Knowledge of foundations and earthworks
• Working towards chartership
• Experience of ground gas and contaminated land risk assessment is a plus
• Strong report writing and communication skills

What is on offer
• Salary of £30,000 - £40,000, depending on experience
• Pension that rises with length of service, up to 10% after 10+ years
• 25 days' holiday plus bank holidays and your birthday
• Hybrid working across Leeds, Cross Hills and home
• Leeds city centre office close to the train station, with on-site parking at the Cross Hills office
• Pool van available (over 25s)
• Employee assistance programme and employee engagement programme
• Annual pay reviews
• Clear route to progression and professional development

Joanne Clendinning | Director, Twenty Twenty Consulting Ltd