Lead Driller Geotechnical

Posted 30 April by Penguin Recruitment Ltd
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Lead Driller (Geotechnical)

Reference: BY1325

Location: Bristol

Salary: £34,000 - £40,000

This is a great opportunity for a Lead Driller with extensive ground investigation experience to join a national team of geotechnical engineers and drillers on a variety of projects across the UK. Whether you have expertise in Cable Percussion, Rotary or Window Sampling, this is a perfect opportunity to find your new role.

The Lead Driller position offers:

  • A competitive salary (£34,000 - £40,000).
  • Flexible benefits and enhanced company pension.
  • Sociable team to network with.
  • Continued professional development and progression opportunities.
  • Opportunities to lead a team.

This Lead Driller role will require work on a range of geotechnical drilling rigs. Depending on experience this will include cable percussion, window sampling and rotary drilling rigs. You'll be contributing to soil sampling, in-situ testing, monitoring equipment, manging onsite drilling operations, developing log sheets and ensuring health and safety procedures are adhered to. The supervision and training of more junior team members will also be required.

As a result, Lead Drillers considered must:

  • Have experience working on cable percussion or rotary geotechnical drilling rigs.
  • Have experience working on geotechnical and ground investigation projects.
  • Be willing to travel for work and live in or near Bristol.
  • Hold a full UK Driving Licence.
  • CSCS card.

If you are interested in this or other roles in Geo-Environmental Engineering/Consulting roles please do not hesitate to contact Beth Young on or call . We have many more vacancies available on our website. Please refer to www.penguinrecruitment.co.uk. This is a permanent role. Penguin Recruitment is operating as a Recruitment Agency in respect to this position.

Required skills

  • geotechnical
  • site investigation
  • lead driller
  • rotary drilling
  • window sampling
  • cable percussion

Reference: 52558121

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