Principal/Associate/Chief Geotechnical Engineer – Offshore Energy

About the role

A leading international engineering and project management company at the forefront of infrastructure and energy transformation is seeking to appoint a Principal, Associate or Chief Geotechnical Engineer to join its growing Offshore Geotechnical practice. This role offers the opportunity to sit at the forefront of industry‑leading complex, high‑value projects, providing authoritative technical review and raising capability across the wider engineering community through deep specialist knowledge.

Key responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership on complex geotechnical and seismic design projects.
• Act as a senior technical authority, delivering independent review, assurance and challenge.
• Lead and mentor numerical modelling teams using advanced software tools.
• Support and upskill engineers across the business in advanced geotechnical principles.
• Drive innovation in digital delivery and advanced analysis methods.
• Collaborate within multidisciplinary project teams and engage confidently with clients.

Required profile

• Strong academic background in engineering, ideally with an M.Sc. or PhD.
• Chartered Engineer status in the UK (essential).
• Significant experience in geotechnical and seismic analysis and design.
• Proven leadership of numerical modelling teams using advanced software.
• Detailed understanding of advanced soil constitutive models, parameter selection and model calibration.
• Experience validating and managing complex numerical analyses in multidisciplinary environments.
• Willingness to travel on short assignments in the UK and overseas and hold a valid UK driving licence.

Required skills

• Geotechnical analysis
• Seismic analysis
• Numerical modelling
• Advanced soil constitutive modelling
• Model calibration