Geotechnical Engineer

Location:

Region: North
Country: United Kingdom

Role:

  • Industry: Civil and structural, Engineering
  • Job Type: Contract / Freelance
Rate: Negotiable

Application Details:

Start Date: ASAP
Expiry Date: 11/09/2025
Job Reference: BGGE_1755182127

Geotechnical Engineer

Geotechnical Engineer - Quarry Assessments (Contract)

Location: UK-wide travel (home-based)

Contract Length: 6 months (potential extension)

IR35 Status: Outside IR35

Start Date: ASAP

Day Rate: Competitive (DOE)

About the Role

Our client, a leading operator in the minerals and aggregates sector, is seeking an experiencedGeotechnical Engineer to carry out quarry geotechnical assessments across sites nationwide. You will be responsible for ensuring compliance with The Quarries Regulations 1999, conducting inspections, slope stability analyses, and producing geotechnical reports to the highest safety and regulatory standards.

Key Responsibilities

  • Undertake geotechnical inspections and assessments across multiple UK quarry sites.
  • Prepare and deliver geotechnical reports in line with legislative and industry standards.
  • Advise on safe excavation, slope stability, and geotechnical risk management.
  • Liaise with quarry managers, HSE teams, and external stakeholders.
  • Ensure all work is carried out in compliance with UK health & safety and quarry regulations.

Essential Requirements

  • Degree in Geotechnical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Engineering Geology, or related discipline.
  • Proven experience in UK quarry geotechnical inspections and assessments.
  • In-depth knowledge of The Quarries Regulations 1999 and related standards.
  • Full, clean UK driving licence (role requires extensive travel).
  • Right to work in the UK (no sponsorship available).
  • Strong report writing and communication skills.

Desirable

  • CEng or equivalent professional registration.
  • Experience with geotechnical software (e.g., Slope/W, Rocscience).

Why Apply?

  • Outside IR35 - operate through your Ltd Company.
  • Nationwide site exposure with a market-leading operator.
  • Opportunity for contract extension based on performance and project needs.

g2 Recruitment are committed to equality of opportunity for all applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships or any other characteristic protected by law.

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L&D Team

We are very lucky that g2 recruitment see Learning and Development as a vital part of a consultants journey which is why we have 4 people in the team who you will work very closely with from day 1 in your career. The team are on hand to guide you through your career at all levels and provide extra support working closely with the management team to give all consultants the best chance of success.  

Our Three Pillars of Training

Academy:
Week 1 is a series of remote sessions to learn all things systems, followed by a 1 week academy process which is a mixture of classroom and deskside this will be in one of our UK offices and usually consists of 3-8 other consultants all starting their journey together.

Experienced Modules:
These are a variety of sessions curated by us designed to support consultants as they are progressing through the career ladder, the aim is to ensure consultants at all levels have access to L&D.

Junior Management Programme:
Ran by our head of L&D this programme is designed to support junior managers as they start their management career. This involves things like personal branding, time management and ends in a business plan which is presented to members of the Exec board and senior management team.

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Jaz D’Avola
Head of Learning & Development

Jaz joined g2 Recruitment in 2013.

She now leads our Learning and Development programme, transferring the knowledge and wisdom she learnt as a recruiter to the new generation of talent.

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Imani WIlliams
Learning and Development Consultant

Imani joined g2 Recruitment in 2022.

His role involves developing individuals in all areas of the business, varying from inducting and onboarding consultants to working with them 1 to 1 to identify areas of development.  He aids with growth of L&D across the business, watching consultants experience and develop.

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Meghan Mcloughlin
Learning and Development Consultant

Meghan joined g2 in 2023 as an L&D consultant, Working in recruitment for 6 years, her role is to  help consultants at all levels to upskill and focus on development points. This could be anything from sales calls or candidate calls to organisation improvements.

Kane Gray
Systems & Academy Trainer

Kane joined g2 in April 2023 as an Academy & Systems Trainer.

His role involves teaching the consultants that are new to the company the foundations of recruitment and our systems before then helping them to upskill in areas specific to each consultant. Working closely with different consultants and watching them implement the feedback, apply it, and then benefit off the back of it.

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