Senior Engineer (Rock Engineering)

COWI; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days holiday

Private health care

Flexible and hybrid working

Group pension scheme

Professional Institutions membership

Parental leave

Job summary

COWI is seeking a Senior Engineer in Rock Engineering to strengthen our Ground Engineering team. You will oversee rock engineering and engineering geological work, delivering calculations, drawings, specifications and technical reports in line with project schedules.

We value senior professionals who can mentor others and drive quality. Chartered status and UK driving licence are preferred, with hybrid working across multiple UK locations including York.

Qualifications

• Chartered or equivalent qualification in rock engineering/engineering geology.
• Experience leading rock engineering and geological design in UK or international projects.
• Proven ability to deliver calculations, drawings, specifications and reports on time.

Responsibilities

• Check and assess rock engineering and geological projects.
• Lead project delivery and manage risk through interdisciplinary reviews.
• Oversee production of geotechnical calculations, drawings, specifications and reports.
• Review reports and calculations for accuracy.
• Collaborate with other design disciplines to ensure overall design integrity.
• Ensure quality, safety and environment requirements per our Integrated Management System.
• Participate in resolving technical issues.

Skills

Rock engineering

Engineering geology

Geotechnical design

Driving licence

Education

Chartered (CGeol, CEng) or equivalent

Tools

RS2

RS3

UDEC

3DEC

Job description

Senior Engineer (Rock Engineering)

Glasgow, London, Bristol, Derby or York

Permanent

Office/Home Hybrid Working

Do you want to work on complex Rock Engineering projects? Can you co-create with our diverse global team? Are you an experienced Rock Engineer? Then, join us to shape a sustainable and liveable world.

Create Solutions that will enable a better tomorrow

To assist our Ground Engineering team, we are looking for a Senior Engineer to join us. Working on rock engineering and engineering geological projects, you’ll oversee the production and delivery of calculations, drawing, specifications, and technical reports in line with the project programme.

For this position we would also be keen to look at experienced engineers and geologists who are looking to make the next step in their career to a senior position.

Your key responsibilities will be:

• Checking and assessing a wide range of both new and existing rock engineering and engineering geological projects
• Taking a leading role on the delivery of projects in your field and supporting the management of risk on the project by participating in inter-disciplinary reviews
• Overseeing the production and delivery of geotechnical calculations, drawing, specifications, and technical reports in line with the project programme
• Checking and reviewing of reports and calculations
• Working in collaboration with other design disciplines to ensure integrity of the overall design solution
• Ensuring quality, safety and environment requirements are met through our Integrated Management System
• Participation in the resolution of technical issues

Your skills. Our team. Together we design the future.

The first step to success in this role is that you are eager to collaborate with the people around you, whether they are colleagues, partners, or customers. Developing ties with others is something you do by acting respectfully and delivering on your promises. And you never get set in your ways but keep exploring new insights and ways to improve.

On top of that, you’ll:

• Be chartered (CGeol, CEng or equivalent)
• Have experience in a design environment working on complex rock engineering and engineering geological projects in the UK or internationally
• Have experience working in a design environment (in addition some site experience is preferred)
• Have a working knowledge of rock engineering software (e.g. RS2, RS3, UDEC, 3DEC)
• Be experienced in planning, supervising, and designing elements of a project, with the ability to apply current standards and technical best practice
• Have well-rounded geotechnical design experience
• Can communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, with people at all levels, across the project organisation and externally with demonstrated ability to prepare project reports
• Have a full UK driving licence

A place to work and so much more

At COWI, we work together with our customers to shape a sustainable and liveable world. We do it by applying our knowledge and curiosity – and sometimes even our courage – to create the solutions the world needs today to enable a better tomorrow. We support our customers’ transition towards increased sustainability. We strive to lead by example by embedding environmental management, social responsibility and good governance into our business practices and the options we provide to our customers.We value differences and development and cultivate an environment of belonging and having fun. Because that is what brings out the best in you, at work and at home. With offices primarily located in the Nordic region, the UK, North America and India, we are currently more than 7,500 people who bring their expertise in engineering, architecture, energy and environment into play.

What we also offer:

To us, a fair reward is more than a competitive salary. We want to take care of our people professionally and personally as well.

• 28days' holidayplus all UKbank and public holidays
• Formalised development plans and yearly promotion opportunities
• Private health care, for you and a contribution from you foryour immediate dependents
• Flexible and hybrid working conditions
• Annual subscription fees paid for your membership of two Professional Institutions
• Group personal pension scheme – salary exchangeLife assurance
• Maternity Leave: 1-20weeks full pay, 21-26 weeks half pay, 27-39Statutory (SMP) 40-52 weeks unpaid (eligibility criteria will apply)
• Paternity Leave: 12 weeks full pay (eligibility criteria will apply)

Optional benefits include:

• Cycle-to-work scheme
• Electric vehicle lease
• Corporate gym membership
• Annual Rail card (available for under 30s)

Got more questions?

If you have any unanswered questions about the role or what we have to offer, please reach out to Ciaran Gilfedder at [e-mail].

Get to know us even better at our website, www.cowi.com, where you can learn more about our projects, our strategy, what we want to achieve and what life is like at COWI.

Equal opportunity employer

COWI provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to ethnicity, colour, religion, gender, national origin, age or disability. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.