Geotechnical Engineer
Sector: Rail / Civil & Structural Design Engineering
Location: York (preferred) – Other locations considered for the right candidate
What We Offer
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Competitive salary, dependent on experience
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Company car or car allowance
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25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays (increasing with service)
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Up to 3 paid volunteer days
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Company contributory pension scheme
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Life insurance
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Medicash Health Cash Plan & Rewards
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Strong internal support network and CPD opportunities
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Clear professional development pathways and progression routes
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A safe, inclusive and supportive working environment
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Employee forums where your voice can influence business decisions
About Us
AmcoGiffen has secured several long-term frameworks with key clients, driving significant growth across our Civil & Structural Design capability. Our busy, multi-disciplinary team works on a wide range of infrastructure projects, with increasing internal requests for specialist geotechnical support.
Our portfolio includes:
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Bridge reconstruction, renewal and refurbishment
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Station and property-related enhancements
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Platforms, accessibility schemes, and structural upgrades
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Tunnels, footbridges, earthworks and retaining structures
You’ll join a collaborative team committed to developing innovative, safe and efficient engineering solutions, while supporting ongoing professional development.
The Role
As a Geotechnical Engineer, you will play a key role in delivering geotechnical design and technical support across the business. This includes ground investigations, design calculations, GIRs, GDRs, Mining Risk Assessments, and geo-related input across D&E schemes.
This role is essential in ensuring continuity and resilience within the geotechnical function, responding to a growing internal demand for specialist expertise.
Key Responsibilities:
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Provide technical leadership and geotechnical design input across multidisciplinary schemes
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Scope, plan, supervise and interpret ground investigations
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Deliver and review GIRs, GDRs and Mining Risk Assessments (MRAs)
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Develop geotechnical solutions for shallow and deep foundations, earthworks, slopes, retaining structures, and ground treatment
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Undertake desk studies using geological, historical and mapping datasets
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Collaborate with internal teams including civils, earthworks, rail, stations/property and engineering
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Use geotechnical software such as GEO5 or LimitState:GEO
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Ensure compliance with relevant British Standards, Eurocodes and safe-by-design principles
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Support mentoring, coaching and knowledge sharing across the team
About You
You will bring strong technical capability, clear communication skills and a proactive approach to problem-solving. This role suits someone who enjoys working on varied rail and civil engineering projects and contributing across multiple stages of design.
Skills Required:
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Civils
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Earthworks
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Engineering
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Rail
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Stations / Property
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Administration
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Additional geotechnical specialisms welcomed
Qualifications Required:
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Degree in Civil Engineering or Engineering Geology
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CSCS card
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Membership of a relevant professional body (ICE, IMMM or Geological Society), ideally working towards ‘RoGEP’ accreditation
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Full UK driving license
Desired:
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Knowledge of CDM Regulations
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Experience with mining risk assessments or similar hazard-led assessments
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Familiarity with UK ground conditions and monitoring techniques
If you’re ready to take on a high-impact role where your expertise is valued and your career can grow, we’d love to hear from you.
Apply now and help us enhance the delivery of geotechnical excellence across AmcoGiffen.
AmcoGiffen has a wealth of experience working on sensitive, live assets in highly regulated environments, we deliver exceptional peace of mind for our customers, creating and maintaining assets across a growing range of high-quality public and private sectors. These include rail, power generation, electricity distribution, flood defence, and waterways.
AmcoGiffen is an Equal Opportunities Employer and we offer challenging and worthwhile careers to everyone. It doesn’t matter to us what your age, disability, employment status, gender, health, marital status, sexual preference, membership or non-membership of a trade union, nationality, race, religion or social class are, or indeed any other personal characteristics not directly related to the relevant job. Anyone who meets the requirements of the job is eligible for employment with AmcoGiffen.
