Associate Geotechnical Engineer

TED Recruitment Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

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Company benefits

Job summary

TED Recruitment Ltd is seeking an Associate Geotechnical Engineer for their London office. The role includes leading a team, preparing bids for diverse projects, and delivering high-quality geotechnical design across UK and overseas.

You will head up a team, supervise site visits, and ensure compliance with UK codes and safety standards. Strong communication with clients and contractors is essential.

Qualifications

• Chartered Geotechnical Engineer with leadership responsibility.
• Able to head up a team and prepare bids for projects.
• Experience with site visits, surveys and inspections for geotechnical works.
• Up to date with UK codes and construction methods.
• Experience with slope engineering and ground movement assessments.

Responsibilities

• Lead the geotechnical team on projects across sectors.
• Prepare bids for projects and large commissions, including technical and commercial aspects.
• Manage technical deliverables and client communications.
• Develop and strengthen client relationships through networking.
• Attend on-site visits and supervise surveys and inspections.

Skills

Leadership

Bid preparation

Communication

Team delegation

Site visits

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 £80000 and £90000 per annum and there is an excellent package of company benefits.