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Geosynthetic Technology Ltd

A Graduate Production Engineer and experienced Management Consultant, John Alexander established Geosynthetic Technology Ltd over 30 years ago. With previous experience in the Geomembrane Industry and having been the Managing Director of the specialists fabricator, Airborne Industries Ltd, he has truly been the forefront in the development of welded plastic linings (Geomembranes) - both in the UK and abroad.

John has been instrumental in leading employees to undertake Geomembrane installations throughout the world including Australia, Hong Kong and the U.S.A Reference projects handled include the Worlds largest landfill (Saudia Arabia) to Europe’s largest lined lake (Wakefield, UK) and the world’s largest lagoon lining (Kazakhstan).

With the establishment of and development of specialist welding machinery, the company were pioneers of Geomembrane usage within the Landfill Sector and Water Engineering Industries. John still works in the Company on a part time basis.

Following a Surveying Degree, Duncan Alexander joined his father in the summer of 1990 to work with him and Paul Gordon (Contracts Manager) to develop the sales and Marketing of the Company (Duncan is now Managing Director of Geosynthetic Technology).

In the intervening period, Geosynthetic Technology has become recognised as the Market Leader in the Geomembrane business, for both site installed and prefabricated products and is widely respected for the quality and skills of its staff. A good reliable measure of a company’s success is staff retention. On this measure, the Company is second to none in developing and working with all staff to provide a thriving environment to benefit the company’s numerous and diverse customers.

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Sectors: Mechanical Engineering
Categories: Project Delivery, Site Engineers
Locations: Scotland
Apply by: 11 Mar 2026
Contract: Full Time
Gilkes has an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated Hydro Field Service Engineer (Fort William) to join our well-established engineering organisation, based in Fort William, Scotland.

As part of a busy service team and reporting to the Field Service Supervisor, you will play a key role in providing front line customer support.

The Service Engineer plays a key role in maintaining customer assets to the highest levels The role has the following key elements:

  • Troubleshooting – ability to quickly & effectively analyse and solve problems under pressure
  • Emergency response – provide after-hours support (call-out) when required
  • Safety – follow all on-site rules and regulations

Responsibilities Include:

  • Performing troubleshooting, repair, maintenance and routine inspection of hydro-electric turbines and ancillary equipment
  • Providing emergency response, after-hours support when required
  • Liaising with other internal departments to ensure excellent levels of customer service
  • Generate service and technical reports and be capable of working within a ‘permit to work’ environment is required
  • Familiar with the following principals: Mechanical, Electrical, Hydraulic & Control Systems

For full details and to apply, please visit our careers page on the link provided.