describes someone who deals with engineering the ground in the construction industry. Areas of work include: • Design, supervision and interpretation of ground investigations; • Design and supervision of construction of Geotechnical structures including foundations, slopes, excavations, tunnels, and retaining walls; • Monitoring the performance of Geotechnical structures; • Regenerating brownfield sites including identification of contamination and recommending, designing and supervising appropriate treatment; • Contamination studies that involve solid, liquid and hazardous waste including identification, disposal, treatment and reuse; • Development of geothermal energy systems; • Coastal and river stability; • Stability of mineral workings including underground and open cast mines; • Investigation of subsidence and recommending and designing mitigation measures; • Design of ground improvement schemes; • Landfill design; • Underground storage of hazardous materials including nuclear waste and carbon dioxide; • Supervision of the construction of geotechnical structures including foundations, tunnels, and retaining walls. PLUS: • Knowledge of dewatering system • Ground modeling software • Dewatering testing and instrumentation