Lead Offshore Geotechnical Engineer – Wind Foundations

Q ENERGY; Lyon; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a Geotechnical Lead for offshore wind projects in Lyon, France. You will act as the technical focal point, ensuring QA/QC of geotechnical deliverables and providing soil data and inputs for foundation and cable design.

Requirements include an MSc in Civil/Geotechnical Engineering, 5+ years of offshore wind geotechnical experience, and proficient English for international stakeholders; bottom-fixed experience is required and floating is advantageous.

Qualifications

• MSc in Civil or Geotechnical Engineering (or equivalent).
• 5+ years of practical geotechnical engineering for offshore wind.
• Proficient written and spoken English for international stakeholders.
• Bottom-fixed offshore wind experience required; floating is a plus.
• Knowledge of offshore geotechnical surveys, RFQ processes, labs.
• Experience integrating datasets; familiarity with standards.
• Project management skills for large site investigations.
• Ability to integrate geophysical data and produce reports.

Responsibilities

• Act as geotechnical focal point; ensure QA/QC of deliverables.
• Provide soil data and geotechnical inputs for foundation/cable design.
• Lead geoscience workstreams for bids or offshore wind projects.
• Perform quality control of geotechnical datasets and survey data.
• Review technical reports and provide guidance.
• Prepare technical documentation (SOW, requirements).
• Support certification activities for geoscience data.
• Supervise geotechnical survey operations.
• Interface with packages on foundation/anchor design and studies.
• Contribute to geoscience topics and define roadmaps.
• Execute RFQ to deliverable certification and contract management.
• Provide site conditions data and information for designs.
• Identify and mitigate geotechnical risks on offshore wind projects.
• Collaborate with design engineers to integrate constraints.

Skills

Geotechnical engineering

Offshore wind

Project management

Stakeholder management

Data interpretation

Laboratory testing

Education

MSc in Civil or Geotechnical Engineering

Tools

GIS

Job description

Jobtailor is seeking a Geotechnical Lead for offshore wind projects in Lyon, France. You will act as the technical focal point, ensuring QA/QC of geotechnical deliverables and providing soil data and inputs for foundation and cable design.

Requirements include an MSc in Civil/Geotechnical Engineering, 5+ years of offshore wind geotechnical experience, and proficient English for international stakeholders; bottom-fixed experience is required and floating is advantageous.