Senior Geotechnical Engineer · Hybrid

Location:

Region: Utrecht
Country: Netherlands

Role:

  • Industry: Building & Construction, Engineering
  • Job Type: Contract / Freelance
Working Arrangement: Hybrid
Rate: Negotiable

Application Details:

Start Date: ASAP
Expiry Date: 31/05/2026
Job Reference: 1004202635

Senior Geotechnical Engineer · Hybrid

Senior Geotechnical Engineer – Freelance Contract

(Infrastructure, Complex Structures & Construction Projects – Netherlands)

Overview

A leading Dutch geotechnical consultancy is looking for a Senior Geotechnical Engineer to support ongoing and upcoming projects across infrastructure, foundations, high‑rise structures, and complex ground‑engineering works. The team is known for connecting strong theoretical knowledge with practical construction‑site understanding, working on projects ranging from high‑rise towers to quay walls, viaducts, and specialized foundation systems.

This role is geared toward a technically strong, calculation‑driven engineer who enjoys being involved in both design and direct project interaction.

Geotechnical Design & Analysis

  • Perform advanced geotechnical calculations for foundations, deep excavations, settlement behavior, and soil‑structure interaction.
  • Contribute to design work on major civil structures such as quay walls, viaducts, and high‑rise foundations.
  • Deliver design input for complex foundation systems, including piled foundations and deep soil layers, often used in high‑rise construction.
  • Conduct geotechnical risk assessments and provide technical recommendations throughout the project lifecycle.

Software & Modelling

  • Use PLAXIS 2D/3D and Deltares D‑Series to model geotechnical scenarios.
  • Build and validate models for settlement, stability, groundwater interaction, and deformation behaviour.

Client Interaction & Coordination

  • Work closely with contractors, project managers, and multidisciplinary engineering teams at the office 4 days per week.
  • Participate in technical meetings and support real‑time project decision‑making.

Leadership & Mentoring

  • Guide and support junior and graduate geotechnical engineers.
  • Review their technical work and help develop internal best practices.

Profile Requirements

  • Strong background in geotechnical engineering with a calculation‑heavy focus.
  • Proficiency with PLAXIS 2D/3D and Deltares D‑Series.
  • Experience designing foundations for infrastructure, high‑rise, or complex civil structures.
  • Comfortable in client-facing situations; able to translate technical outputs into clear guidance.
  • Prior experience with projects such as quay walls, viaducts, high‑rise foundations, deep soil layers, or settlement-critical structures is highly valued.
  • Strong communication skills and willingness to mentor junior engineers.
  • Based in or able to work regularly in the Netherlands (4 days/week onsite).

Contract Details

  • Freelance/Contract role
  • Long-term project pipeline with ongoing geotechnical design demand
  • Start date: ASAP

 

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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