Senior/Principal Geotechnical Engineer - Edinburgh

An excellent opportunity has become available for a Senior or Principal Geotechnical Engineer to join the highly successful Geotechnical and Geo-Environmental Engineering team of a large multidisciplinary engineering consultancy based in Edinburgh. In this dynamic role you will join a well established, multidisciplinary team, working across a variety of sectors and large projects.

To be successful in your application, you will be able to demonstrate:

• Academic background in a relevant engineering discipline e.g. BEng/MEng PhD in Civil, Geotechnical, Structural engineering.
• Extensive design and site based experience
• A minimum of 5 years' experience in a UK based engineering consultancy
• Experience using relevant geotechnical design software such as Extensive use of software packages such as Plaxis/LUSAS
• Ability to manage Junior staff members
• Project management
• Client Liasion
• Some Business development experience is desirable
• An understandind of how Geotechnical Design interacts with Geo-Environmental conditions would be desirable.

Due to an ever increasing workload, this prestigious company are seeking a Senior or Principal Geotechnical Engineer to work on a variety of challenging, multidisciplinary projects. The role will include geotechnical site investigation, report writing and design, specifically dealing with slope stability, piling, embankments and foundations. As a Senior member of staff you will also be expected and encouraged to mentor Junior staff and play a role in bids and tenders for new work.

In this challenging and stimulating role, you will be joining a well-established engineering firm with the opportunity to work and develop within a geotechnical that will be working on exciting and varying projects, whilst earning a competitive salary and benefits package.

For more information on this vacancy and others in this sector, please call Jacob on 01792 365 006 for an informal chat or email jacob.weaver-jones@penguinrecruitment.co.uk