Principal Geotechnical Design Engineer

Principal Geotechnical Design Engineer

Permanent role

Up to £60,000

Durham OR North Yorkshire OR West Yorkshire - Hybrid working 2 days from home

A Principal Geotechnical Design Engineer is required to join a design consultancy in the North-East. You will be responsible for acting as the technical lead, dealing with day‑to‑day management of an engineering team, managing complex geotechnical schemes, providing advice and ensuring high quality engineering solutions within infrastructure, the built environment and property developments.

• Salary - up to £60,000
• Annual leave: 25 days holiday plus bank holidays with option to purchase up to 10 additional days leave per year
• Pension scheme: up to 6% contribution
• Hybrid working to support you in a healthy work‑life balance
• Ongoing professional development through varying project work
• Flexible working system allowing team members to accrue 1.5 days flexi time per month
• Cycle2work scheme
• Discounts from leading retailers
• Generous maternity leave package

• Develop and review geotechnical designs, geotechnical calculations, and reports
• Oversee geological and geotechnical reports and scheme design drawings, along with geotechnical risk assessments.
• Ensure compliance with local and international standards, including Eurocodes, British Standards and CIRIA reports.
• Work as the Technical Lead in single and multidisciplinary teams on medium to large‑scale projects.
• Manage budgets, schedules, and deliverables.
• Contribute to planning and feasibility stages.
• Managing and mentoring other members of the team, developing their skills and conducting training sessions / knowledge sharing initiatives.

• Have Professional Engineer (PE) or Chartered Engineer status.
• Substantial geotechnical design experience at a senior level including embedded retaining walls, gravity walls, soil nails, rock anchor systems and other remedial solutions for land slip remediation sites.
• Experience in major infrastructure or resource projects within consultancies.
• Advanced knowledge of soil mechanics, rock and soil engineering, ground improvement, retaining wall design and geotechnical software.
• A full UK driving licence.
• Innovative solutions for challenging ground conditions.
• Familiarity with geotechnical codes and standards.

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Job Title:

Principal Geotechnical Design Engineer

Company:
Fusion People Ltd

Location:

Leeds, West Yorkshire

Posted:
Jan 7th 2026

Closes:
Feb 7th 2026

Sector: contract

Hours:

Full Time