Senior Geotechnical Engineer

Job Description

Senior Geotechnical Engineer – Fugro

Location: UK (onshore & nearshore project sites with flexible/office-based working)
Working pattern: Full-time, 40 hours per week with flexible/hybrid elements and site travel on occasion.

At Fugro, we’re passionate about unlocking insights from the ground to create a safer, more sustainable world and as a Senior Geotechnical Engineer, you’ll play a key role in making that happen. Working across diverse infrastructure and energy projects, you’ll help deliver high-quality ground investigation data that directly supports critical decisions. Reporting to a Team Leader/Principal Engineer, you’ll collaborate with a multidisciplinary team in a dynamic, supportive environment that blends site work with office-based reporting. This is a hands-on, collaborative role where your expertise will shape real-world outcomes while helping develop the next generation of engineers. If you’re ready to take ownership, grow your career, and make a meaningful impact, we’d love you on the team.

Your role and responsibilities

Expectations & Deliverables:

• Deliver safe, high-quality geotechnical site investigations and reporting in line with Fugro’s standards and international standards.

• Produce accurate, timely field and laboratory reports that support clear, confident client decision-making

Responsibilities:

• Plan, supervise, and manage onshore and nearshore ground investigations, including data capture and reporting.

• Prepare and coordinate laboratory testing programmes, ensuring appropriate standards (e.g. BS1377) are applied.

• Interpret geotechnical data and contribute to the preparation of technical reports and deliverables

• Collaborate with internal specialists (geophysics, drilling, monitoring, and laboratories) to deliver integrated project outcomes.

• Maintain clear communication with site teams, clients, and stakeholders to ensure successful project delivery.

• Support, mentor, and guide graduate and junior engineers, contributing to their professional development

• Act as a site lead or project lead when required, overseeing engineering teams on both onshore and offshore.

What you’ll need to thrive in this role

• Degree in Geotechnical Engineering, Civil Engineering, or a related discipline

• Demonstrated experience in geotechnical ground investigations and reporting

• Solid experience in geotechnical site investigations, data interpretation, and reporting

• Strong communication and teamwork skills, with the ability to collaborate across disciplines

• A Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel across the UK and occasionally Europe for site work

About Us

Who we are 
Do you want to join our Geo-data revolution? Fugro’s global reach and unique know-how will put the world at your fingertips. Our love of exploration and technical expertise help us to provide our clients with invaluable insights. We source and make sense of the most relevant Geo-data for their needs, so they can design, build and operate their assets more safely, sustainably and efficiently. But we’re always looking for new talent to take the next step with us. For bright minds who enjoy meaningful work and want to push our pioneering spirit further. For individuals who can take the initiative but work well within a team.

What we offer

Fugro provides a positive work environment as well as projects that will satisfy the most curious minds. We also offer great opportunities to stretch and develop yourself. By giving you the freedom to grow faster, we think you’ll be able to do what you do best, better. Which should help us to find fresh ways to get to know the earth better. We encourage you to be yourself at Fugro. So bring your energy and enthusiasm, your keen eye and can-do attitude. But bring your questions and opinions too. Because to be the world’s leading Geo-data specialist, we need the strength in depth that comes from a diverse, driven team.

Our view on diversity, equity and inclusion

At Fugro, our people are our superpower. Their variety of viewpoints, experiences, knowledge and talents give us collective strength. Distinctive beliefs and diverse backgrounds are therefore welcome, but discrimination, harassment, inappropriate behaviour and unfair treatment are not. Everybody is to be well-supported and treated fairly. And everyone must be valued and have their voice heard. Crucially, we believe that getting this right brings a sense of belonging, of safety and acceptance, that makes us feel more connected to Fugro’s purpose ‘together we create a safe and liveable world’ – and to each other.

Benefits of joining our team

• Extensive career & training opportunities both nationally and internationally.

• Competitive salary

• Contributory pension scheme

• Private medical insurance

• Health cash plan

• Group life assurance

• Group income protection

• Discounted gym membership

• Discounts platform

• The Fugro Card (pre-paid virtual visa card, which earns cash back automatically when money is spent at any participating retailers)

• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay

• Long service awards

• Fugro values awards

• Employee referral bonus scheme

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Disclaimer for recruitment agencies:

Fugro does not accept any unsolicited applications from recruitment agencies. Acquisition to Fugro Recruitment or any Fugro employee is not appreciated**.**