Senior Design Engineer

Sterling Recruitment Services are looking to recruit a Senior Design Engineer for our growing client based in Leeds. Working hours: 8am - 5pm, Monday to Friday Salary: Competitive (DOE) Benefits: Discretionary bonus, life Assurance (x4 salary), generous pension, best practice awards / vouchers, employee assistance programme, an array of perks via Perkbox, 31 days annual leave (inc bank holidays) Role Summary: The role will require you to develop designs for tunnels and shafts construction in the UK and internationally. You will have a fundamental understanding of Geotechnical properties for underground construction as well structural design capability. All tunnel design requires an assessment of the impact of tunnelling activity on other third-party assets and thus require third party approvals. Good report writing skills is expected with a sound understanding of the design processes to report and present designs to statutory authorities such as National Highways or Network Rail and the like. Typical application: Shaft design, including buoyant stability, jacking collars, reinforced concrete bases, tremie plugs, cover slabs opening support structures Tunnel designs for Timber Headings, Micro-tunnelling/Pipe-jacking, HDD design Thrust walls, head walls, launch frames, pipeline proof loads Excavation Stability and support, with a thorough understanding of geotechnical principals for shoring techniques and design of sheet piles & frames, PC modular units, king post etc. Earth work stability slope stability analysis, soil nailing Crane platforms. Tunnelling impact assessments Prerequisite Requirements: Bachelor or Master level in a Civil / Geotechnical or Geology based engineering Duties & Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Produce Geotechnical and structural Design Report writing Progress reports All manner of assistance for the Senior management team Work as part of team Mentor junior members of the team

Location: Hyde Park, GB

Posted Date: 5/8/2025