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Senior Tunnelling Engineer

Birmingham, gb🌐 Remote💼 Full-time🗓 2026-06-22 → 2026-09-26

Core

Design lead for major civil infrastructure tunnelling and underground structures, managing design development and junior engineers.

Role type

Senior IC tunnelling engineer (design)

Builds

Underground structures (tunnels, shafts, linings), reinforced concrete elements, and geotechnical solutions for rail, transit, and power projects.

Domain

Civil Infrastructure / Geotechnical Engineering

Deliverable

product features

Required skills

Reinforced concrete design to Eurocodes, Geotechnical engineering principles, Soil-structure interaction analysis, Design of underground structures (secant piles, shafts, tunnels), Project budget and programme development

Preferred skills

Professional membership (ICE/ICE-UK), MSc/MEng in Soil Mechanics/Geotechnical/Tunnelling Engineering

Technologies

Eurocodes, Structural analysis software

Responsibilities

Act as a Design Lead for project elements, Manage more junior engineers in the design of infrastructure elements, Provide input to the development of engineering budget and programme

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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