Senior Geotechnical Engineer

Description

• Assisting in the management of team resources and allocation of appropriate project resources.
• Site based work supervising ground investigation and construction.
• The development of professional and technically competent reports and liaison with specialists and clients, making use of efficient working practices to provide industry leading, best value services.
• Managing, motivating, mentoring and developing professional staff.
• Providing support in all aspects of project delivery including client liaison, contractors and sub consultants, public and statutory body consultation, quality control and management of specialists.
• To participate in profile raising and bidding activities as part of both the Leeds and the wider UK team.
• Effectively managing and delivering project work with robust project financial management.

Requirements

• Working knowledge of Eurocode 7 and UK annex design codes, ground investigation and construction contracts and specifications.
• Familiarity and an ability to interrogate a wide range of geotechnical software for the design of civil engineering projects including deep and shallow foundations (including pile group analysis), embedded and gravity retaining walls, earthworks/slope stability and reinforced earthworks.
• Excellent report-writing and client liaison skills.
• The skills to check and critically evaluate the work done by others, be it drawings, calculations or reports, and have a proven track record of doing so.
• Experience in the delivery of geotechnical projects, including preparing reports to a high technical level.
• Ground Investigation Reports & Geotechnical Design Reports in accordance with the requirements of Eurocode 7 : Part 1.
• An understanding of client requirements and the ability to influence contract specifications.
• Basic design skills for the commonly adopted retaining wall, foundation and slope stabilisation solutions
• Previous experience of undertaking and managing: geotechnical desk studies; designing, procuring & supervising Ground Investigations (GIs); checking
• Technical expertise in geotechnical engineering with a demonstrable understanding of the underlying principles.
• Consultancy experience with demonstrably good commercial awareness and relationships with clients & contractors.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance