ABOUT US

Galliford Try is one of the UK’s most formidable construction businesses with an enviable track record of delivering schemes that strive to provide positive, lasting change for the communities we work in. As a FTSE 250 organisation, we turnover £1.5 billion and employ over 3,500 people across four successful Divisions: Building, Infrastructure, Environment and Specialist Services.
As one of the UK’s top principal contractors, you’ll have the opportunity to work on some of the UK’s most exciting projects, offering you stability as well as the chance to stretch your capabilities and realise long-held career goals. You will be joining diverse teams working at a high professional level with exceptional levels of commitment.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Ensure technical compliance, excellence, and assurance across design outputs.
• Deliver efficient, safe, and buildable geotechnical designs that balance capital and operational cost benefits.
• Provide governance and compliance with CDM regulations, health, safety, and environmental legislation.
• Lead and promote innovation, value engineering, and digital design.
• Support pre-contract activities, procurement, and site-based teams with technical expertise.
• Champion lessons learnt and promote knowledge sharing across design teams.
• Mentor and develop design staff, supporting professional development and accreditation with ICE, IStructE, and other bodies.

As Geotechnical Principal Design Engineer, you will play a key role in our Engineering Design Team, working closely with Design Leads, Technical Managers and the Design Delivery Manager. You will be responsible for the technical delivery, governance and assurance of geotechnical design activities across a wide range of temporary works and permanent works support.
You will lead on technical excellence, drive innovation, and ensure solutions improve safety, buildability, and cost-effectiveness. Alongside undertaking design work, you will provide engineering oversight, mentor colleagues, support procurement activities, and offer site-based construction teams technical expertise as required.