Senior Geotechnical Engineer - Peterborough

Balfour Beatty; Peterborough; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

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About the role

Senior Geotechnical Engineer- Balfour Beatty (@one Alliance)

@one Alliance is a partnership of eight leading companies - Anglian Water, Balfour Beatty, Barhale, Binnies, MMB, MWH Treatment, Skanska, and SWECO - delivering over half of Anglian Water's capital investment programme. As we enter AMP8, our most ambitious Asset Management Period, we are preparing to undertake our largest project yet. This is a unique opportunity to drive industry change, set global standards, and foster career growth.

With such an exciting portfolio of projects planned for AMP8 to keep the water flowing across the region, our ability to manage our work and outperform against our customer's expectations will come under greater scrutiny.

To help us achieve success we are seeking a Senior Geotechnical Engineer.

We'll look to you to provide sector-level leadership and strategic direction and lead the geotechnical team within the alliance, working on a diverse programme of water recycling and infrastructure projects.

What you'll be doing

Key responsibilities:

• Represent the @one Alliance as a leader in geotechnical engineering.
• Ensure quality in geotechnical design by developing and implementing robust procedures, standards, and guidance to achieve a "right first time" approach.
• Collaborate with Design Managers and Civil Leads to allocate skilled resources to projects, ensuring competency and excellence from concept to detailed design.
• Partner with Principal Civil Engineers and project teams to achieve portfolio outcomes.
• Ensure affordability by identifying and delivering value-driven opportunities.
• Support discipline engineers to adopt appropriate methods and deliver designs on time and to the highest quality.
• Provide visible leadership to the geotechnical team, fostering engagement through regular discipline meetings and initiatives.
• Manage and mentor team members, supporting their professional development and career progression.

Who we're looking for

What we are looking for:

• Proven leadership skills in geotechnical engineering with experience in large-scale, multidisciplinary projects.
• Hold a civil engineering or geology degree (or equivalent experience).
• Be committed to delivering safe, sustainable, and innovative engineering solutions.
• Strong interpersonal skills to lead, mentor, and inspire a diverse team.

If you are a seasoned geotechnical engineer with a passion for leadership, innovation, and sustainability and thrive in a collaborative environment, driving excellence in engineering design and project delivery, apply today and join the @one Alliance as our Senior Geotechnical Engineer, where you'll play a pivotal role in shaping the future of geotechnical engineering for Anglian Water and beyond.

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK's most ambitious, exciting, and meaningful projects; developing, building, and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

Why join us?

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn't rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You'll have the freedom to shape the package that's right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

- Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
- 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
- Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
- Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more...

About us

Balfour Beatty's Highways business delivers major schemes including motorway upgrade programmes, complex national infrastructure projects, and regional investment programme works for National Highways. We have a strong order book and a positive pipeline of opportunities, putting the road user at the heart of everything we do. We work safely, reduce carbon emissions, and add social value to the communities within which we work.

Diversity and inclusion

At Balfour Beatty, we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture, we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum, and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). 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 encourages 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. For more info, visit: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/

We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at: [e-mail]