Geotechnical Engineer / Engineering Geologist in York

Sector: Rail / Civil & Structural Design Engineering

Location: York (preferred) – Other locations considered for the right candidate

What We Offer

• Competitive salary, dependent on experience
• Company car or car allowance
• 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays (increasing with service)
• Up to 3 paid volunteer days
• Company contributory pension scheme
• Life insurance
• Medicash Health Cash Plan & Rewards
• Strong internal support network and CPD opportunities
• Clear professional development pathways and progression routes
• A safe, inclusive and supportive working environment
• Employee forums where your voice can influence business decisions

About Us

AmcoGiffen has secured several long‑term frameworks with key clients, driving significant growth across our Civil & Structural Design capability. Our busy, multi‑disciplinary team works on a wide range of infrastructure projects, with increasing internal requests for specialist geotechnical support.

Our portfolio includes:

• Bridge reconstruction, renewal and refurbishment
• Station and property-related enhancements
• Platforms, accessibility schemes, and structural upgrades
• Tunnels, footbridges, earthworks and retaining structures

You’ll join a collaborative team committed to developing innovative, safe and efficient engineering solutions, while supporting ongoing professional development.

The Role

As a Geotechnical Engineer, you will play a key role in delivering geotechnical design and technical support across the business. This includes ground investigations, design calculations, GIRs, GDRs, Mining Risk Assessments, and geo-related input across D&E schemes. This role is essential in ensuring continuity and resilience within the geotechnical function, responding to a growing internal demand for specialist expertise.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide technical leadership and geotechnical design input across multidisciplinary schemes
• Scope, plan, supervise and interpret ground investigations
• Deliver and review GIRs, GDRs and Mining Risk Assessments (MRAs)
• Develop geotechnical solutions for shallow and deep foundations, earthworks, slopes, retaining structures, and ground treatment
• Undertake desk studies using geological, historical and mapping datasets
• Collaborate with internal teams including civils, earthworks, rail, stations/property and engineering
• Use geotechnical software such as GEO5 or LimitState:GEO
• Ensure compliance with relevant British Standards, Eurocodes and safe‑by‑design principles
• Support mentoring, coaching and knowledge sharing across the team

About You

You will bring strong technical capability, clear communication skills and a proactive approach to problem‑solving. This role suits someone who enjoys working on varied rail and civil engineering projects and contributing across multiple stages of design.

Skills Required:

• Civils
• Earthworks
• Engineering
• Rail
• Stations / Property
• Administration
• Additional geotechnical specialisms welcomed

Qualifications Required:

• Degree in Civil Engineering or Engineering Geology
• CSCS card
• Membership of a relevant professional body (ICE, IMMM or Geological Society), ideally working towards ‘RoGEP’ accreditation
• Full UK driving license

Desired:

• Knowledge of CDM Regulations
• Experience with mining risk assessments or similar hazard-led assessments
• Familiarity with UK ground conditions and monitoring techniques

If you’re ready to take on a high-impact role where your expertise is valued and your career can grow, we’d love to hear from you. Apply now and help us enhance the delivery of geotechnical excellence across AmcoGiffen.

The Company

Why AmcoGiffen?

You will be joining a reputable and firmly established, engineering contractor operating nationally in rail, civils and engineering markets. AmcoGiffen are renowned in the market as a specialist civil, building, mechanical and electrical renewals and maintenance business with ongoing and successful projects and frameworks across the country, you will become part of our expert outfit.

AmcoGiffen has a wealth of experience working on sensitive, live assets in highly regulated environments, we deliver exceptional peace of mind for our customers, creating and maintaining assets across a growing range of high-quality public and private sectors. These include rail, power generation, electricity distribution, flood defence, aviation, waterways and much more.

Diversity & Inclusion at AmcoGiffen

We value collective expertise, but also the spark that one person can bring. As one of us, you can be you, because your individuality is an asset to our business and the communities in which we work and represent. We are working hard as part of the civil engineering and construction industry, to improve diversity & inclusion. Our Diversity and inclusion journey at AmcoGiffen, is constantly evolving and is designed to break down barriers and promote the principles of a diverse workforce through multiple channels. This includes delivering training, raising awareness, regular forums and sharing our engagement calendar of activities and events to encourage participation at all levels throughout our organisation.

Diversity & Inclusion is embodied throughout our SPIRIT core Business values and lies at the heart of our culture of Safety, Professionalism, Innovation, Respect, Integrity and Teamwork. AmcoGiffen is an Equal Opportunities Employer, offering challenging, worthwhile careers to everyone and is pro-actively committed to improving our understanding year on year to foster a diverse and inclusive environment for all employees as well as for the customers and communities in which we serve and operate within. It doesn’t matter to us what your age, disability, employment status, gender, health, marital status, sexual preference, membership or non-membership of a trade union, nationality, race, religion or social class are, or indeed any other personal characteristics not directly related to the relevant job. Anyone who meets the requirements of the job is eligible for employment with AmcoGiffen.

Health & Wellbeing

Operating from a people first perspective we support safety and wellbeing in the workplace as a priority. We have large number of colleagues that are trained and qualified mental health first aiders to support and listen where appropriate. We enrol all of the AmcoGiffen family onto an employee assistance programme which provides 24 hour, 7 days a week counselling and advice services.

Is AmcoGiffen your next career challenge? If so, apply now!

For more information or to arrange a private and confidential discussion about AmcoGiffen career opportunities, please contact our Recruitment Team: tom.peach@amcogiffen.co.uk Recruitment Manager

The Benefits

We offer excellent career prospects, a competitive salary, and outstanding training development and support opportunities. You can expect to receive a range of benefits (role dependent) including:

• Contributory pension scheme
• Life assurance
• Westfield health scheme
• Minimum 25 days' holiday
• Private medical insurance