Senior Geotechnical Engineer/Engineering Geologist

Start here. Grow here.

Are you ready to lead a team of talented engineers and shape the future of Ground Engineering?

AECOM UK & Ireland Ground Engineering Practice has a Senior Geotechnical Engineer / Senior Engineering Geologist level vacancy in our Belfast office, on a full or part time basis.

Our Ground Engineering Practice covers all elements of Ground Engineering serving a wide range of end markets including the energy, water, defence, highway and railway sectors. We provide one-stop access to services in feasibility and desktop studies, ground investigation, interpretation, detailed design, contract administration, technical advisory and construction supervision for geotechnical works. We work for leading UK, Irish and international clients and have commissions of varying scale across all sectors.

What can we offer?

Our Belfast Ground Engineering team is currently managing geotechnical input on projects across the Island of Ireland including:

• Sydenham WwPS
• N4 Mullingar to Longford
• N26 Ballina Bypass
• Galway to Oughterard Greenway
• Dublin Airport

We also support on projects across the UK and internationally. We have a stable workflow with commissions on several frameworks, including the Department for Infrastructure (DfI), Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), Northen Ireland Water and Uisce Éireann.

We require ambitious team players with the technical and commercial skills, knowledge and experience to take day-to-day responsibility for delivery of projects, ensuring technical quality and adherence to budget and programme.  The position will suit a candidate who has experience in geotechnical design, can work with a high degree of independence, can support junior team members, can budget/programme deliverables and lead the geotechnical input to projects from desk study/feasibility through ground investigation and interpretation to final design.

You will be joining an established team of Ground Engineers within the Scotland and Ireland region, will be based in the AECOM Belfast Office and will work closely with colleagues across the UK & Ireland.

Job Duties include:

• Deliver: Preparing, checking and reviewing a wide range of geotechnical documents, including desk studies, interpretative reports, specifications, construction drawings and design reports.
• Provide Expertise: Active input to team/client technical review meetings, being prepared to own decisions and put forward alternative ideas and concepts. Preparing bids and proposals for internal and external clients.
• Mentoring: Owning personal and professional development and on the job mentoring of junior staff.

Come grow with us.

We develop projects from concept through operation providing engineering and construction services for multiyear, multimillion-dollar projects for major rail and transit agencies. Our specialists provide analytical and strategic expertise for every stage of a project

And let's not forget about the perks at AECOM. You'll enjoy a range of core and personalised benefits designed to support your future and well-being, customized to fit your lifestyle. Take advantage of career development opportunities, our flexible hybrid working model to ensure a work-life balance that suits your lifestyle, technical practice networks, AECOM University, and volunteering days.