Description
Senior Geotechnical EngineerWe are recruiting for a Geotechnical Engineer to join an international engineering consultancy that is expanding their UK operations to accommodate increasing demand from a solid client base, which includes many of the UK's premier civil and building contractors.
The company provides an environment where passionate and dedicated professionals can excel while gaining experience working on a variety of national projects with a diverse client base, promising new challenges and experiences every day. You will be supported and mentored by industry experts, while being given the space to demonstrate your own knowledge, creativity and abilities. We offer opportunities to work on a variety of projects including pile designs, retaining walls, earthworks and slope stability assessments, deep excavations, deep basements, propping, site investigations, marine structures and other assets. As part of the project team you will contribute to overall project delivery and will find this position highly rewarding.
Responsibilties
- Working as member of a project team to deliver quality services to clients
- Ensures all geotechnical designs are in accordance with set standards and all recommendations are robust, value-based and commissionable
- Ensures that designs are delivered on time to our clients and that the design fulfils the client's brief
- Inspects construction work and ensures that all aspects of design are correctly implemented
- Monitors processes and results and ensure that they comply with relevant safety, legal, ethical and regulatory requirements
- Ability to make appropriate judgements and decisions and exercise initiative
- Assisting at tender stage of projects
Requirements
- Minimum 5 years Experience in the field of geotechnical works
- Technical knowledge and design experience of core geotechnical elements including shallow and piled foundations, retaining walls (gravity and embedded), slopes and earthworks as well as ground investigation works
- Proven ability to use relevant industry standard software (FREW, SlopeW and ALP or similar programmes)
- Personal Track Safety (PTS) qualified and experience of working on rail projects including Network Rail Forms F001/2/3 procedures is desirable
- Experienced & confident with report writing and presentation skills
- Degree qualified (minimum 2:1) in relevant field and achieved/working towards chartered status
- Conversant and adheres to all Codes of Practice, Design Standards and Health and Safety Regulations