Geotechnical Engineer

KBR, Inc; Leatherhead; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A global engineering company is seeking a highly motivated Geotechnical Engineer in Leatherhead. You will design foundations for offshore platforms and lead geotechnical investigations. The role requires an MSc in Geotechnical Engineering and chartered status. Excellent opportunities for growth and collaboration are offered, ensuring contribution to major projects in the oil and gas industry.

Benefits

Competitive benefits

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• MSc in Geotechnical Engineering or related subject; first degree in Civil Engineering preferred.
• Chartered Engineer or Geologist qualifications.
• Able to supervise engineers and designers.

Responsibilities

• Compile specifications related to geotechnical aspects of offshore platforms.
• Design foundations for oil and gas platforms.
• Conduct feasibility studies including geotechnical assessments.

Skills

Geotechnical design

Offshore substructures

Ground investigations

Soil mechanics

Project supervision

Education

MSc in Geotechnical Engineering

Chartered Engineer/Geologist

Tools

Geotechnical software

Job description

Overview

Title: Geotechnical Engineer

KBR is a global provider of differentiated, professional services and technologies delivered across a wide government, defense and industrial base. Drawing from its rich 100-year history and culture of innovation and mission focus, KBR creates sustainable value by combining engineering, technical and scientific expertise with its full life cycle capabilities to help our clients meet their most pressing challenges today and into the future.

We deliver science, technology and engineering solutions to governments and companies around the world. KBR employs approximately 37,000 people worldwide with customers in more than 80 countries and operations in over 29 countries. KBR is proud to work with its customers across the globe to provide technology, value-added services, and long-term operations and maintenance services to ensure consistent delivery with predictable results. At KBR, We Deliver.

We are looking for a highly motivated, self-starting and ambitious Senior/Principal Geotechnical Engineer to join our Civil and Structural Engineering Department, based in Leatherhead.

Responsibilities and Requirements

Technical experience – to include the following:

• Compiling specification related to geotechnical aspects of offshore substructures associated with fixed and/or floating oil & gas platforms
• Designing temporary & permanent foundations of substructures for fixed and/or floating oil & gas platforms including generating soil springs
• Feasibility studies, including geological, geotechnical, seismic and other geohazard assessments
• Designing, contracting and supervising ground investigations
• Interpreting ground investigation results
• Design of earthworks and earth structures, including groundwater control measures
• Design of ground improvement measures
• Design of earth retaining structures
• Selection and design of foundations
• Site engineering support to construction works
• ASCII database and geotechnical software design packages
• Preparation of ground works material and cost estimates
• Supervisory experience – able to work alone or as a member of a project team, taking the lead for geotechnical input and supervising engineers and designers on larger projects. Experience of working on multiple projects simultaneously and with multiple design offices would be an advantage. The work will involve liaising with other disciplines, clients and coordinating/working with project team members across global offices to deliver the tasks within allotted timelines and budgets.
• Industry sector – experience of oil and gas, power generation, other heavy industry or civil infrastructure projects for the UK and/or global projects

Qualifications

• MSc in Geotechnical Engineering or related subject. A first degree in Civil Engineering is preferred
• Professional qualifications – Chartered Engineer/Geologist

Company Information

When you become part of the KBR team, your opportunities are endless. Through collaboration with our customers, we’re defining tomorrow’s challenges, then providing the solutions and services to overcome those challenges, always maintaining our commitment to total safety and reliability.

At KBR, we partner with government and industry clients to provide purposeful and comprehensive solutions with an emphasis on efficiency and safety. With a full portfolio of services, proprietary technologies and expertise, our employees are ready to handle projects and missions throughout their entire lifecycle, from planning and design to sustainability and maintenance. Whether at the bottom of the ocean or in outer space, our clients trust us to deliver the impossible on a daily basis.

Working at KBR means being rewarded for your contributions. In addition to competitive benefits and professional development, our people are empowered to use all their potential, creating meaningful change for themselves and our clients. We attract the best minds in the world because our expertise thrives on creativity, resourcefulness and collaboration. That is how we supply our clients with cutting-edge solutions and services.

As the needs of the world change, we’re ready to respond and guide the way forward with strategic, sustainable, and technological advancements grounded in more than a century of practical application and execution.

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