Job Description

Job Title: Geo-Environmental Director - Manchester | Build Your Own Team

Location: Bristol (Hybrid/Office-Based)

Salary: £80K - £90K + Bonus + Benefits + potential equity

Are you a senior Geo-Environmental professional ready to take your career to the next level? We're looking for an ambitious Geo-Environmental Director to build and lead a new Ground Engineering team within a thriving Civil & Structural consultancy based in Manchester. With a strong pipeline of internal project work already secured and equity on offer, this is your opportunity to make a lasting impact — with the autonomy and backing to grow a team your way.

The Role: Geo-Environmental Director

1. Establish and lead a brand-new Geo-Environmental team from day one
2. Deliver a wide range of ground investigation and contaminated land assessments for major building and infrastructure developments
3. Produce and sign off on technical reports: ground investigation, risk assessments, remedial strategies, verification, and earthworks
4. Provide expert input into foundation design, value engineering, and material reuse strategies
5. Collaborate closely with the existing civil and structural engineering teams
6. Utilise your network to support business development, bringing in new clients and growing service lines
7. Offer technical leadership and mentor junior engineers as the team grows

Geo-Environmental Director Requirements:

• Chartered Engineer, Geologist, or Environmental Scientist (CEng, CGeol, or equivalent)
• Proven experience managing complex ground investigation and contaminated land projects
• In-depth understanding of risk assessments, remedial design, validation, and materials management plans
• Strong foundation engineering knowledge - ideally with experience in detailed design and value engineering
• Excellent leadership and project management skills
• Commercially minded with a business development mindset
• Based in or within commuting distance of Manchester

Contact Cory Taylor at Calibre Search (Manchester) today for a confidential discussion, or apply with your CV to start the conversation. Calibre Search promotes equality in the workplace and welcomes applications from all suitably skilled or qualified candidates regardless of sex, beliefs, sexual orientation, or other protected characteristics. We act as both an employment agency and employment business.