Consultant (Rock Mechanics Engineer)

SRK Consulting; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An independent consulting firm in Cardiff is seeking a Consultant (Rock Mechanics Engineer) to join their experienced Geotechnical Engineering team. This role involves fieldwork, analysis of geotechnical data, and the opportunity to work on diverse international projects. Candidates should have a degree in relevant engineering, with strong communication skills and a commitment to health and safety. The company offers a competitive salary and benefits including private healthcare and share options.

Benefits

Private healthcare

Option to purchase shares

Annual profit-dependent bonuses

Training and professional development

Qualifications

• Commitment to health and safety.
• Ability to work independently.
• Experience in open pit or underground operations is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Conduct field work including geotechnical core logging.
• Train geologists and supervise on-site testing.
• Prepare testing schedules and analyze geotechnical data.
• Client liaison and report writing.

Skills

Geotechnical core logging

Report writing

Communication skills

Ownership attitude

Detail-oriented focus

Geological modelling software

Education

Degree in geology, geotechnical/civil engineering, or mining engineering

Post-graduate qualification in geotechnics/rock mechanics

Tools

Rocscience software

Leapfrog

Python programming

Job description

SRK Consulting is an independent, international consulting practice, providing globally integrated consulting services to the international mining and metals sector.

We are seeking a Consultant (Rock Mechanics Engineer).

Description of Responsibilities

SRK Consulting is an independent specialist mining consultancy, focused on adding value to the mining companies, investors, governments, and insurers we support. Our services include engineering, geotechnics, metallurgy, geology, geochemistry, water and environmental, social and governance (ESG) services. We are an independent, international consulting practice that employs 140 staff in our Cardiff office but work closely with our international colleagues located in the Americas, Africa, Asia, and Australia.

SRK Consulting has a flat management structure, meaning all employees have the opportunity to lead projects, develop client relations and tailor their career based on their own interests. We offer a competitive salary and benefits package including private healthcare, option to purchase shares in SRK UK and SRK Global, as well as annual profit‑dependent bonuses. SRK also supports continued training and professional development, funding professional registration, training and conference attendance.

We are committed to increasing diversity and maintaining an inclusive workplace. We welcome all applicants with the relevant experience and skills to apply, regardless of ethnicity, race, gender, religious beliefs or sexual orientation.

About the Role

We currently have an opportunity for a Consultant (Rock Mechanics Engineer) to join an experienced Geotechnical Engineering team based in Cardiff. This opportunity will involve working on a diverse range of exciting projects with multi‑disciplinary teams both in the UK and overseas. International travel and time spent on overseas project sites will be required; the primary role is to act for SRK as a Rock Mechanics Engineer, providing competent consulting services to SRK's clients. Particular importance is attached to ensuring successful delivery of aspects of projects in a well‑timed and cost‑effective manner and in representing SRK professionally to SRK's clients.

What the role will include

• Field work: geotechnical core logging, geological and geotechnical mapping in open pit and underground mines
• Training of geologists and geotechnical staff, drill supervision, supervision of on‑site geotechnical testing and sampling programmes
• Working with multi‑disciplinary teams on a range of projects
• Preparation of laboratory testing schedules and remote supervision of testing programmes
• Analysis of soil and rock mass information to inform development of geotechnical models
• Slope stability analysis and design, from bench and berm to overall slope scale
• Geotechnical aspects of underground mine design and support
• Geotechnical input to mining scoping studies, pre‑feasibility studies and feasibility studies
• Technical input to define solutions for specific geotechnical challenges
• Project reviews for due‑diligence studies and competent persons reports
• Assisting with report and proposal writing
• Client liaison

Essential Requirements

• Commitment to the health and safety of the team
• Degree or equivalent in geology, geotechnical / civil engineering, or mining engineering, with a post‑graduate qualification in geotechnics / rock mechanics
• Open pit / underground operating mining experience is considered beneficial
• Excellent English language report writing and communication skills
• The ability to work independently and remotely within a small team under the leadership of Senior / Principal Consultants
• Strong work ethic including an ownership attitude and detail‑oriented focus including an aptitude for learning and working with a variety of geological modelling software
• A valid driver's licence
• The ability to be based in Cardiff
• Professional registration, or the eligibility to obtain it

Beneficial but not strictly required

• Prior field experience with geotechnical logging (RMR and Q systems) and collecting / testing samples, mapping and rock mass classification
• Experience with the Rocscience suite of software and Leapfrog as well as knowledge of programming codes, such as Python

If you only meet some of these requirements, please consider applying. This position involves working in multi‑disciplinary teams on a range of projects largely overseas; international travel is anticipated to form a significant part of the role.

In return for considering a future at SRK, we offer

• An attractive compensation package.
• Diversity of projects and clients within a non‑hierarchical consultancy environment.
• Opportunity to purchase shares in the company; the SRK Group is an independent group, owned by its employees.
• An independent and largely self‑guided work environment.

Applicants should respond by submitting their CV online. The candidates under consideration will be contacted directly, no phone calls please.