Geotechnical Engineer - Design, Analysis & Ground Risk

WSP USA; Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP seeks Geotechnical Engineers & Engineering Geologists at all levels across the UK. Roles are available on either a full-time or a part-time basis.

You will produce professional reports, design ground models, analyze slopes and foundations, and support project delivery while liaising with clients and colleagues across disciplines. You will contribute to sustainability and 3D data integration, supervise site investigations, and participate in a geotechnical training framework to develop

Qualifications

• Fundamental appreciation of ground risk and site investigation
• Good grasp of basic soil mechanics and engineering principles
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to generate high quality reports and design deliverables
• Ambition to progress towards chartered status
• For experienced professionals: demonstrable consultancy and ground risk management experience

Responsibilities

• Production of professional and technically competent reports and liaison with specialists and clients
• Preparing ground models and design parameters
• Analysis of slopes, walls, foundations and other geotechnical structures
• Providing support in all aspects of project delivery including client liaison and co-ordinating with colleagues from other disciplines
• Contributing to the implementation of higher sustainability and better use of 3D data in our project delivery
• Site based work supervising ground investigation and construction
• Using our geotechnical training framework for development of colleagues at all grades
• For experienced professionals, taking a lead in business development and mentoring staff

Skills

Ground investigation

Soil mechanics

Report writing

Communication skills

Chartered status aspiration

Job description

WSP seeks Geotechnical Engineers & Engineering Geologists at all levels across the UK. Roles are available on either a full-time or a part-time basis.

You will produce professional reports, design ground models, analyze slopes and foundations, and support project delivery while liaising with clients and colleagues across disciplines. You will contribute to sustainability and 3D data integration, supervise site investigations, and participate in a geotechnical training framework to develop