Engineer (Geotechnical)

National Highways; Wakefield; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

National Highways seeks an Engineer to join the Geotechnical Asset Management Team in the Yorkshire and North East Operations Directorate. The role focuses on identifying asset needs, organising inspections, site visits, and developing feasibility studies for renewals and improvements.

Based in Wakefield or Darlington on a hybrid basis, you will compile documentation, manage data, consider buildability and costs, and drive value management while adhering to CDM and DM RB guidelines.

Qualifications

• Degree in Civil Engineering or Geology or equivalent discipline.
• Experience in geotechnical engineering/engineering geology.
• Knowledge of ground investigation techniques and procurement.
• Ability to prepare reports to CD 622 and BS EN 1997.
• Familiarity with DMRB and asset management decision making.
• Knowledge of CDM Regulations and safe working practices.
• Experience with GIS data management and geotechnical software.

Responsibilities

• Organise asset inspections and site visits.
• Manage data and documentation for asset renewal projects.
• Develop feasibility studies for renewals and improvements.
• Compile options for value management and cost considerations.
• Evaluate new techniques, materials and buildability.
• Support infrastructure design and asset management decisions.

Skills

Geotechnical engineering

Engineering geology

Ground investigation techniques

Procurement scoping

Geotechnical risk management

CD 622 reports

DMRB awareness

GIS software (QGIS/ArcGIS)

Data management

CDM Regulations

Education

Civil Engineering or Geology degree

Membership of a professional body (ICE, Geological Society, IOMMM)

Tools

QGIS / ArcGIS

Job description

National Highways have an excellent opportunity for an Engineer to join our Geotechnical Asset Management Team within the Yorkshire and North East Operations Directorate to undertake the identification of asset needs and progress solutions.

As an Engineer, you will predominantly organise asset inspections, undertake site visits, manage data, develop feasibility studies for asset renewals and/or improvements, including the compiling and checking of relevant documents, evidence and options for value management along with considering new techniques, materials, buildability and costs.

This role can be based from our Wakefield or Darlington office on a hybrid basis.

Please note that you will be required to drive as part of your role and you will need to have a full driving licence, with no more than 3 points, to be considered for this position

About you

• Essential: Degree in Civil Engineering / Geology or a qualification of a similar discipline. Membership of a professional body (e.g. ICE, Geological Society, IOMMM).
• Demonstrable experience in: Geotechnical engineering and/or engineering geology. Ground investigation techniques, scoping and procurement. Managing geotechnical risk, including identification, understanding ground conditions and mitigation. Preparation of reports to CD 622 and/or BS EN 1997.
• Awareness of the Design Manual for Roads and Bridges (DMRB) and its application along with infrastructure design and asset management decision making.
• Familiarity with GIS software (QGIS / ArcGIS) and data management, along with other typical geotechnical packages.
• Understanding of CDM Regulations and safe working practices.

About us

Here at National Highways, we manage and improve England's motorways and major A roads, helping our customers have safer, smoother and more reliable journeys. Our priorities are safety, customers and delivery, and at the core of this, are our values of passion, integrity, safety, teamwork and ownership.

Operations is at the heart of keeping the strategic road network moving and ensuring our customers get the best possible experience when using our roads.

We address over 39,000 customer enquiries every month, plan and deliver all maintenance activities on the network, drive efficiencies and improvements across our systems and roads, and respond to incidents across 4,500 miles of motorways and major A-roads that we manage. All to make sure National Highways customers have safer, smoother, and more reliable journeys.

External candidates will be offered a starting salary at the lower end of the pay scale, while current employees will be appointed in accordance with our established pay policy.

We are committed to creating a diverse environment and welcome applicants from all backgrounds.