Associate Geotechnical Engineer

TipTopJob; Greater London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent benefits package

Job summary

TipTopJob in London is seeking an Associate Geotechnical Engineer to lead a team within an award-winning consulting engineering firm on UK and overseas projects.

You will head up technical and commercial matters, prepare bids for projects, and assist in tendering for very large commissions. Chartered engineer status and strong leadership are essential, with excellent communication to engage professionals and clients.

Qualifications

• Must be a Chartered Geotechnical Engineer with leadership capability.
• Ability to lead technical and commercial aspects of projects.
• Experience in bidding and tender preparation for large commissions.
• Strong communication with professionals, contractors and clients.

Responsibilities

• Head up geotechnical team and delegate workload.
• Prepare bids and assist in large commissions tendering.
• Conduct site visits, surveys and inspections for geotechnical works.
• Maintain health and safety compliance and UK code knowledge.
• Develop client relationships and attend meetings on sites.

Skills

Leadership

Bid management

Presentation skills

Team mentoring

Client liaison

Site supervision

Geotechnical analysis

Education

Chartered Geotechnical Engineer

Tools

Slope:W

Wallap

Oasys suite

Plaxis

Job description

THE ROLE

We are currently seeking an ASSOCIATE GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEER to join our client, an award winning firm of consulting engineers in their London office in the Southwark area.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a fairly large firm who work on projects across a good range of sectors including infrastructure, specialist geotechnical design, education, health, commercial, residential, leisure, regeneration and masterplanning.

Projects are both in the UK and overseas.

You will be a Chartered Geotechnical Engineer who is highly motivated and able to head up a team plus be able to prepare bids for projects and also assist in the preparation of bids for very large commissions.

Experience Of Doing Presentations Too Is Preferred.

THE CLIENT

Our client is a successful, large firm of consulting engineers with a number of UK offices.

They work on projects both in the UK and overseas.

THE CANDIDATE

You will need to have good technical skills to provide leadership to your team.

You must be able to take responsibility for technical and commercial matters.

You will have excellent communication skills to be able to deal with other professionals and contractors as well as get involved in networking and strengthening client relationships.

You will be able to delegate workload, monitor deliverables, help train more junior engineers etc.

You will do site visits, surveys and inspections associated with all geotechnical works.

You need experience of slope engineering, ground movement assessments, infrastructure design and regeneration, ground remediation, earthworks and more.

Experience and good knowledge of health and safety risks essential.

You must be up to date with UK codes and construction methods.

Knowledge and experience of geotechnical design software to include Slope:W, Wallap, the Oasys suite of geotechnical software and Plaxis.

A full UK driving licence is required along with your own vehicle to enable you to attend meetings and get to sites, some of which may be fairly remote.

Salary is negotiable but likely to be between GBP80000 and GBP90000 per annum and there is an excellent package of company benefits.