Geotechnical Engineer

Innova Solutions; Greater London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm is seeking an experienced professional for offshore geotechnical investigations in Greater London. The role involves reviewing analyses, supporting project operations, and interpreting large geotechnical datasets. Candidates must have proven experience in site characterisation, strong analytical skills, and fluency in English. This position offers an opportunity to work closely with engineering teams on wind farm site characterisation and related engineering activities.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in offshore site characterisation and analyses of in situ data and laboratory test results.
• In-depth experience with planning, scoping, and execution of offshore geotechnical site investigations.
• Strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Review leg penetration and spudcan-quay wall interaction analyses.
• Support scoping, planning, and operations for geotechnical site investigations.
• Analyze and interpret geotechnical datasets for characterisations.

Skills

Offshore site characterisation

Geotechnical site investigations

Leg Penetration Analyses

Data processing and validation

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Stakeholder management

Fluency in English

Result-oriented

Job description

Qualifications

• have proven experience in offshore site characterisation and analyses of in situ data and laboratory test results
• have in-depth experience with planning, scoping and execution of offshore geotechnical site investigations, including operational and in situ techniques
• have in-depth experience with Leg Penetration Analyses and engineering assessments applicable to jack-up installations
• have proven experience with processing and validating geotechnical data, including AGS data handling and with writing Geotechnical Interpretation Reports (GIRs)
• have knowledge of the geotechnical input required for foundation and cable design, installation constraints and understanding of the interfaces with different engineering teams
• have a high degree of personal responsibility and accountability and capable of working with different tasks in parallel
• have strong analytical, communication and stakeholder management skills and enjoy working closely with colleagues and project teams.
• must be able to speak and write English fluently
• must be result oriented

Tasks

• Review of leg penetration and spudcan-quay wall interaction analyses provided by consultants; review of leg penetration analysis and vessel suitability; High level jack-up installation assessment using in-house tools and methods.
• Other potential ad-hoc tacks:
• Supporting scoping, planning and operations for geotechnical site investigations and laboratory testing
• analyzing and interpreting large geotechnical datasets to deliver high-quality site characterisations and engineering soil/rock properties for design and installation assessments
• Supporting engineering assessments for jack-up installations
• other tasks aligned with the competencies above and support offshore wind farm site characterisation and related engineering activities.