Geotechnical Engineer

Athenia Recruitment; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Flexible benefits package

Job summary

A leading consultancy firm in Greater London seeks a skilled Geotechnical Engineer to join their national service line. The successful candidate will manage and deliver geotechnical projects, ensuring they are completed effectively and on budget. Responsibilities include performing technical analyses, preparing reports, and mentoring team members. This role offers excellent career prospects and a competitive salary with a flexible benefits package.

Qualifications

• Strong team player with the ability to mentor and teach others.
• Sound understanding of geotechnical principles related to structural design.
• Strong track record of projects involving tall towers and deep basements.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage aspects of projects to ensure they are delivered on budget and on time.
• Perform geotechnical analysis and prepare interpretative reports.
• Critically appraise sites and highlight key design considerations.
• Train and mentor the national technical team as directed.

Skills

PLAXIS 2D and 3D

Geotechnical principles

Team collaboration

Interpersonal skills

Time management

Tools

PDISP

XDISP

WALLOP

SETTLE 3D

Job description

Our clients, a highly regarded consultancy firm, is seeking to strengthen and expand its Geotechnical National Service line by recruiting a geotechnical engineer for the London office. You will be joining a highly rated professional team with a strong reputation for quality, technical knowledge and providing our clients with commercially focused solutions.

As a geotechnical engineer looking at ground movement analysis you will work with structural engineers on the portfolio of major developments in London and nationally. You will work with the team to deliver integrated ground investigations, interpretative reports and geotechnical design advice for a wide range of projects including tall towers, deep basements, retaining walls, ground improvement and earthworks by using a collective national and local resource. As geotechnical engineer your key tasks will be to ensure that you utilise the technical support by sharing work around the business, as well as the local team to deliver GMA and design to enhance a resilient and technically strong national virtual team. You will need to be technically strong as well as able to work closely with structural and civil engineers as a team.

Geotechnical Engineer - Responsibilities

• Design management of aspects of projects on behalf of the Geotechnical National Service Line to ensure projects are delivered competently, effectively, on budget and on time;
• Perform geotechnical analysis and data interpretation use FEM 2D and 3D;
• Critically appraise a site based on available data and highlight key geotechnical design considerations;
• Prepare interpretative geotechnical reports;
• Undertake tunnel and other 3rd party asset assessments.
• Work under the technical management and direction of the National Service line lead for Geotechnics whilst reporting locally via cost centre to a Regional Director.
• Collaborative and supportive of the NSL you will ensure work is shared nationally and that you train and mentor the national technical team as directed by the NSL UK lead.
• Acknowledge management structure and be a very effective team player within the company designated structure on a national level.

Geotechnical Engineer - Requirements

• Ability to use PLAXIS 2D and 3D, PDISP, XDISP, WALLOP and SETTLE 3D to teach and mentor others and undertake cat 3 checks on 3rd party work.
• Strong team player able to take instruction and provide timeous support when required, able to report to both NSL lead and RD on local level.
• Have a sound understanding of geotechnical principles in relation to structural design of buildings in central London;
• A strong track record of projects including tall towers and deep basements;
• Be able to demonstrate strong interpersonal skills and to be able to build and develop relationships, nationally with colleagues;
• Ability to work with structural engineers and to respond to their geotechnical queries on a daily basis ;
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills;
• Ability to work with other team leaders ; Strong attention to detail.

The role offers excellent career prospects within a friendly and professional nationalised team that is proud of the quality of the service it delivers to its clients. The benefits include a competitive salary according to skills and experience, together with an excellent flexible benefits package.