Geotechnical Engineer

We're looking for a Geotechnical Engineer to join our Kier Design team based in Nationwide within the water sector. Kier Design, a 750 plus strong design consultancy team, recognised as a Top 30 employer on Glassdoor.

Location: Nationwide
Hours: 40hrs per week - some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us.
Salary: starting from £39,000 per year 

We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role

Are you…

• Holding a degree-level qualification in civil engineering, earth science or a related discipline
• Chartered or incorporated professional with a relevant institution
• Experienced in geotechnical engineering with a demonstrable track record in both the design and delivery of earthworks
• Familiar with Common Data Environment information management
• Holding a Full driving licence and a professionally qualified person's CSCS card

What will you be responsible for?

As a Geotechnical Engineer, you'll be working within the Water Engineering team, supporting them in delivering design excellence across water projects. You'll provide specialist geotechnical support, interpret design requirements on site, and guide teams in ensuring quality delivery. This role offers the chance to make a real impact, supporting safe and sustainable project delivery while developing your expertise in a supportive, innovative environment.

Your day to day will include:

• Supporting construction managers with geotechnical advice to ensure effective delivery of works
• Liaising with the design team and making decisions when unexpected conditions are encountered
• Witnessing construction works and identifying areas of good practice and any defects
• Guiding the construction team in suitability and validation testing, ensuring test records are collated
• Preparing geotechnical feedback reports and updating the National Highways geotechnical asset database

Rewards and benefits

We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.

Diversity and inclusion

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here. As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.

We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier