General information

Reference

2025-2724  

Position description

Category

F11 Geotechnics - Engineer / Researcher

Job title

Senior geotechnical engineer

Contract

Permanent contract

Contractual hours

Full-time

Contract duration

Permanent

Context and contributions of the position

Joining the French Geological Survey (BRGM) means becoming part of France's leading public institution for Earth Science applications bringing together 1,000 wholeheartedly committed experts across 29 bases in Mainland and Overseas France.

BRGM focuses on enhancing geological knowledge and understanding of surface and sub-surface-related phenomena, with a view to meeting the challenges of environmental changes through innovative projects with societal implications.

For a more sustainable development and resilience of territories, the BRGM Risks department is in charge of the management of natural risks impacting the soil, subsoil and coastal area, as well as risks resulting from human activity, linked to sites and soils degraded by industrial or former mining activities.
In this context, the Risks Department brings its expertise to prevent and manage these risks.

This job position is attached to the ‘Ground instabilities Hazards Unit' (landslides, rock instabilities, cavities collapses, swelling clays, etc.), which is part of the Risks Department.

Job description

You will be mainly responsible for:

- Setting up scientific bids (expert appraisals, research projects, commercial projects);
- Managing scientific and technical projects;
- Attending technical meetings with customers and partners;
- Geotechnical calculations (geotechnical modelling and instabilities);
- Ensuring scientific production (reports, studies, expert appraisals);
- Maintaining a scientific following in the state-of-the-art in the fields of geotechnics and ground instability hazards (landslides, rock instabilities, cavities collapses, swelling clays, etc.).

Profile

Requested start date : asap
Education : MSc or equivalent higher education qualification
Experience : 10 - 15 years

You will demonstrate the following skills and abilities:

- Autonomy and initiative;
- Good interpersonal skills;
- Scientific rigor;
- Ability to meet deadlines;
- Good writing and oral skills;
- Knowledge of geology, soil and rock mechanics, civil engineering and underground structures;
- Good English.

Working conditions

Full-time job. Frequent short-term travel. Occasional medium-term travel.

Within an environment that promotes a healthy work/life balance, particularly thanks to remote working, BRGM prides itself on providing a friendly and caring place to work.

Awarded HRS4R certification in 2021, we are committed to supporting you throughout your career at BRGM. We provide you with a range of tools for developing your skills and expertise, with scope for career progression and geographic mobility.

At BRGM, you will gain from such benefits as a 13th month salary, days off compensating for unpaid overtime, a company canteen, sports facilities as well as holiday and leisure options.

At BRGM, you are guaranteed a transparent recruitment process. It is easy to apply! Please send us your application (up-to-date CV and cover letter) by 21/07/2025.

Because diversity matters to us at BRGM, all of our job vacancies are open to everyone!

We will examine your application as soon as the closing date has passed. If your application is short-listed, we will contact you for recruitment interviews during which you will have the opportunity to talk with the recruitment and HR departments as well as a cross-functional department.

Position location

Job location

France, Centre-Val de Loire, Loiret (45)

Location