Geotechnical Engineer

SYSTRA UK & Ireland; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

SYSTRA UK & Ireland is seeking a Geotechnical Engineer to join the team delivering the Geotechnical Construction Phase Support (CPS) on the HS2 route. You will work with designers and contract partners, reviewing ITPs, witnessing client testing, and supporting on-site inspections to ensure design verification and auditable records.

The role requires contributing to field data interpretation, reporting, and Geotechnical Feedback Reports, mentoring juniors, and ensuring that geotechnical

Qualifications

• Experience in geotechnical design and site investigations.
• Ability to review ITPs and support QA processes.
• Proven capability to interpret monitoring data and provide technical input.

Responsibilities

• Support Geotechnical CPS on HS2 with on-site and office tasks.
• Review ITPs and witness client testing for design verification.
• Attend I&M meetings and contribute to data interpretation.
• Prepare Geotechnical Feedback Reports and support junior staff.
• Provide design mitigation and respond to NCRs as needed.
• Maintain auditable site observation reports and construction records.

Skills

Geotechnical engineering

Site investigations

ITP review

Data interpretation

Tools

DJV process

I&M data analysis

NCR handling

Job description

Around the world, SYSTRA’s specialists plan, design, integrate, test, commission, project manage and deliver mass transit and mobility solutions that are relied on by more than 50 million people every day.

For more than 60 years, the Group has been committed to helping cities and regions contribute to their development by creating, improving and modernising their transport infrastructure with sustainability, accessibility and innovation at the heart of our designs. With over 10,300 colleagues globally and around 1000 in the UK & Ireland we are growing significantly and seeking out the very best talent to join the SYSTRA signature team and be part of leading the way in infrastructure design.

We are looking for a Geotechnical engineer to be part of a team delivering the Geotechnical Construction Phase Support (CPS) on the HS2 route. The role will require being part of the team delivering the Geotechnical CPS scope within a design area liaising with the technical lead and reporting to the Discipline lead.

Main Duties

Working in collaboration with our designers and contract partners, the Geotechnical Engineer will be involved in a variety of tasks such as:

• Inspection and Test Plans (ITP) – Secondary Assurance/Check
• Reviewing ITPs and identify/recommend DJV witnessing requirements of contractor (Client) testing and inspections for design verification.
• Representing the DJV through attendance on site to witness a sample of client inspections and testing
• Undertaking sample reviews of construction records
• Ensure DJV’s site observation reports and construction record reviews are maintained and auditable.
• Field Change Requests (FCRs)- Technical Support
• undertaking the review and response to site technical queries.
• Adhere to the internal assurance process associated with design changes.
• Inform client of the need for external assurance process associated with design change.
• Non-Conformance Reports (NCRs)
• Provide response to NCRs (and/or facilitate DJV design team support).
• Inform client of the need for external assurance process associated with proposed solutions to non-conformances.
• Instrumentation and Monitoring (I&M)
• Analyse and interpret monitoring data provided by the Contractor and provide as needed technical support.
• Attend regular I&M meetings with the client and HS2.
• Provide design mitigation in the event of trigger breaches or unexpected data trend during the execution of works.
• Manage the undertaking of earthworks and geotechnical data logging
• Slope geological inspections/mapping in cuts and bulk excavations for retained cuts, retaining walls, portals, and shafts.
• Formation geological inspections for retained cuts, retaining walls, portals, shafts, and bridging structures with shallow foundations (inc. box structures).
• Geotechnical Feedback Report (GFR)
• Contribute to the production Geotechnical Feedback Reports by checking reports and supporting junior members of staff in writing feedback reports.

Profile

The Geotechnical Engineer will be accountable for the design delivery of allocated civil engineering work packages, ensuring:

• Delivery of all the specified project outcomes on time, within budget and to the client’s specifications
• Project requirements are fully met
• Technically sound design solutions are produced, including all associated reporting and cost estimating, to programme and within budget
• Identifying and delivering solutions
• Compliance with all relevant technical standards