Principal Geotechnical Design Engineer

Job title:

Principal Geotechnical Design Engineer

Company

Balfour Beatty

Job description

About the roleWe are seeking a highly skilled Principal Geotechnical Engineer with extensive experience in Rail Infrastructure to join our dynamic team. This is an exciting opportunity to lead and deliver complex geotechnical projects, providing technical excellence and innovation within the Rail Sector.What you’ll be doing

• Lead geotechnical design and assessment projects for Rail Infrastructure ensuring compliance with industry standards and best practices.

• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior engineers, guiding them through design and analysis challenges.

• Specify and supervise geotechnical site investigations, ground modelling, foundation design, and slope stability assessments.

• Develop and review geotechnical design reports, risk assessments, and design documentation.

• Ensure compliance with Network Rail standards, Eurocodes, and other relevant UK geotechnical regulations.

• Participate in tender preparation, project planning, and budgeting to support business development initiatives.

• Engage with clients, stakeholders, and regulatory bodies to ensure project success and alignment with strategic objectives.

• Apply innovative approaches and emerging technologies in geotechnical engineering to enhance project outcomes.

Who we’re looking for

• Chartered Engineer (CEng) or Chartered Geologist (CGeol) status with a relevant institution (ICE, GeolSoc, or equivalent).

• Experience in geotechnical engineering, preferably within the Rail Infrastructure sector.

• Strong understanding of UK Railway geotechnical standards, including Network Rail guidelines.

• Proven track record of leading and managing geotechnical projects from feasibility through to construction.

• Proficiency in geotechnical software such as PLAXIS, WALLAP, SLOPE/W, or similar.

• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to make sound engineering judgments.

• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to present complex concepts to technical and non-technical audiences.

• Experience in business development, client engagement, and tendering processes is desirable.

Why work for usOur people are our biggest asset and we focus on recruiting, training and developing the people who can apply innovation to deliver the infrastructure of the future. We nurture these talents, offer a great benefits package in addition to a competitive base salary and continually invest in developing the skills of our people at every level. Some of our key benefits are:

• An attractive / negotiated salary

• Medical health cover

• 37.5 core base hours per week

• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays

• Pension savings schemes

• A whole host of other BB staff employee bens (discounts, exclusive offers etc)

• Refer a friend bonus scheme

• Discretionary annual salary reviews.

About usBalfour Beatty Rail Traction is an electrical systems business with over 100 years of engineering expertise.We design, install and maintain the systems that make building infrastructure work. Emphasising environmentally efficient technologies, digital construction and offsite manufacturing, our experienced teams deliver high quality solutions across the following sectors: Rail, Aviation, Buildings, Civils, Defence, Energy and New Build Nuclear.At Balfour Beatty we are committed to creating a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential, not only because this is the right thing to do, but because it makes us a better business. To ensure we deliver on this commitment, we have a UK Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan which sets out the wide range of targeted, proactive, measurable steps we are taking to make this a reality. You can read our UK Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan in full atTo help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and Women into Construction. In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence ‘Employer Recognition Scheme’ and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role.Further information on Disability Confident can be found at:

Expected salary

Location

London

Job date

Sat, 08 Mar 2025 23:51:26 GMT

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