Geotechnical / Geoenvironmental Engineer

American Society of Civil Engineers; Greater London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Training

Payment of professional membership

Profit share

Job summary

American Society of Civil Engineers is seeking a Geotechnical / Geoenvironmental Engineer to join the team in North London. You will perform site investigations and contaminated land assessments and supervise junior engineers, with a mix of site and office work.

Candidates should have a degree in Geotechnical Engineering or Environmental Science, possibly an MSc, and at least five years in a similar role, with strong soil mechanics knowledge and foundation assessment capabilities.

Qualifications

• Degree in Geotechnical Engineering or Environmental Science.
• MSc in Geotechnical Engineering or Environmental Science is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Perform site investigations and contaminated land assessments.
• Supervise junior engineers and coordinate fieldwork.
• Travel around London and South East regions for site work.

Skills

Geotech site investigations

Contaminated land assessments

Soil mechanics

Groundwater risk assessment

Ground gas risk assessment

Foundation recommendations

Field supervision

Mentoring juniors

Driving licence

Education

Geotechnical Engineering degree

Environmental Science degree

MSc in Geotechnical Engineering or Environmental Science

Job description

THE ROLE

My client is a firm of engineering consultants.

They are now seeking a GEOTECHNICAL / GEOENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEER to join them in NORTH LONDON.

You will do a range of site investigations and contaminated land assessments and more.

You will supervise more junior engineers.

The work will be both site based and office based.

You will do specification, operation and interpretation of geotechnical and geoenvironmental investigations and other duties.

Some travel will be required around the London and South East areas.

THE COMPANY

My client is an established firm of engineering consultants working on a good range of projects mainly for Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental projects working alongside other firms of consultants.

They have a number of UK offices.

They provide good support and training to suitably qualified and ambitious engineers.

THE CANDIDATE

You will have an appropriate Degree in Geotechnical Engineering or Environmental Science or similar.

You may also have an MSc in Geotechnical Engineering or Environmental Science on top of taking a Degree in Civil Engineering or similar.

You should have at least 5 years experience in a similar role.

You must have experience in geotechnical site investigation and contaminated land assessments.

You need to have good knowledge of soil mechanics, be confident in providing foundation recommendations, soil / groundwater / ground gas risk assessments.

Experience of supervising and undertaking trial pits, boreholes and other field techniques is essential.

You should be able to support graduate engineers.

You also need to have a full UK driving licence to be able to travel to sites as required.

Salary will be negotiable according to your level of experience plus a range of benefits including pension, training, payment of professional membership, profit share etc.