Tunnelling Engineers

Matchtech · 6 days ago

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Salary

$106k per year

Location

In office (Warrington)

Employment

Full-Time

Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 28, 2026. First seen by Alion on Sep 16, 2026. Matchtech scores A on the Alion truth index.

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Matchtech

Matchtech is a UK engineering and technology recruitment agency headquartered in Whiteley near Fareham, Hampshire, placing contract, temporary and permanent staff with clients. Founded in 1984, it covers aerospace, automotive, maritime, defence and security, energy, highways, rail, water and utilities, construction and technology, and also offers managed service, RPO and recruit-train-deploy programmes for employers such as BAE Systems, Leonardo and NATS. Its vacancies, posted on behalf of clients, include civil, mechanical, process and EICA engineers, CAD technicians, software developers, project managers and site staff across the UK.

matchtech.com · HQ: Whiteley, United Kingdom · Recruiting & Staffing · 11-50 employees · Est. 1984

Civil Engineers/Tunnelling Engineers

Engineer to SME Level

Our client is expanding its Ground Engineering capability and is seeking Tunnelling Engineers from Engineer through to Subject Matter Expert level. This is to work on the highly-reputable Nuclear SMR programme.

These positions will support the design and delivery of tunnels, shafts, underground structures, deep excavations and associated geotechnical infrastructure across an SMR programme.

Key Responsibilities

Underground structure design and assessment
Excavation support and ground-structure interaction analysis
Numerical modelling and geotechnical analysis
Risk assessment and technical assurance
Construction methodology reviews
Technical leadership and independent review activities (Senior/SME levels)

Experience Sought

Tunnelling
Underground structures
Mining
Major infrastructure
Transportation
Nuclear
Heavy civil engineering

Experience with FLAC, PLAXIS or similar software is highly desirable.

Given the nature of this work, we are strictly only accepting British Citizens / British Passport Holders, as you will need to obtain SC Clearance.

Sponsorships cannot be offered.

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