Senior Geotechnical Engineer

MOTT MACDONALD-4; England; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent engineering and management consultancy in the UK is seeking a Senior Geotechnical Engineer. The role involves developing innovative design solutions, supervising junior staff, and collaborating on water-related projects. Candidates should have a Master's degree and experience in geotechnical engineering. This position offers flexible working arrangements with a commitment to equality and inclusion.

Benefits

Private medical insurance

Health cash plan

Wellbeing program

Pension matching

Generous holiday entitlement

Qualifications

• Strong academic background with a Master's degree in relevant engineering fields.
• Chartered status with a professional body (e.g., ICE).
• Experience in developing geotechnical solutions, particularly in the water sector.

Responsibilities

• Develop design solutions and deliverables in geotechnical engineering.
• Supervise junior staff and provide technical guidance.
• Collaborate with stakeholders and manage project deliverables effectively.

Skills

Geotechnical engineering solutions

Effective communication

Supervisory skills

Project management

Education

Masters degree in Civil Engineering

Chartered member of a relevant professional body

Tools

Design software for foundations

Numerical modelling software

Job description

Overview

Mott MacDonald is a global engineering, management, and development consultancy. Our purpose is to improve society by considering social outcomes in everything we do, relentlessly focusing on excellence and digital innovation, transforming our clients\' businesses, our communities and employee opportunities. We are committed to respecting each person\'s differences and meeting their needs. We are proud to be recognised as a Top Inclusive Company in the UK.

Position locations: Cambridge & Leeds UK

Recruiter: Nicola Coyle

About the division

The Water Consultancy Division is Mott MacDonald\'s centre of excellence for responding to water and wastewater challenges, offering opportunities to engage in diverse and technically challenging work. Our multi-disciplinary teams provide services across the full project life cycle, from advisory services and feasibility studies, through outline and detailed design, to construction support and site supervision. We support the development of our people through defined technical career pathways and mentoring.

If water\'s the new gold, shift your career and help address our planet\'s needs.

Job Description

Senior Geotechnical Engineer – responsibilities

• Developing design solutions, and associated deliverables, drawing on a range of geotechnical skills, including:
• Foundation, slope, earthwork, and retaining wall design; notably working alongside structural engineers to design structures involving complex soil-structure interaction.
• Geotechnics in the context of dam and reservoir engineering.
• Geotechnical risk management through desk studies, site investigation, geotechnical data management, and ground modelling.
• Supervising the work of more junior staff and providing technical and professional guidance to aid their development.
• Delivery of packages of design work, requiring collaboration with external and internal stakeholders, quality control, management of inputs from other team members, and travel to project sites when necessary.
• Advancing the team\'s capability by advancing technical excellence and digital innovation.
• You may also be involved in project commercial management, and proposal delivery.
• You will be able to express the contribution of your work in the context of social outcomes.

For your longer-term career development, we offer several paths, including technical leadership, staff resource management, and client engagement. The position can be offered on a full-time or part-time basis. We operate an agile working policy with the expectation that around 50% of your time will be spent in the offices stated above, fluctuating as required to suit business and individual needs.

Candidate Specification

You will likely have:

• A strong academic background, with a Masters level degree in Civil Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, or Engineering Geology
• Chartered status with a relevant professional body (for example the ICE)
• Experience in developing innovative geotechnical engineering solutions to current design standards; with experience in the water sector in general, and dam engineering in particular an advantage.
• Capability with foundation, slope, and retaining wall design software; with numerical modelling software experience, and coding capability an advantage.
• Experience of the implementation or construction of design solutions on construction sites.
• Effective communication, interpersonal, and teamwork skills; able to collaborate effectively with all levels of staff and clients and nurture the development of junior staff.
• Ability and enthusiasm for supervising the work of others, including check and approval of key deliverables.
• Have gained project management skills and demonstrable technical lead and collaborative capabilities.

Equality, diversity, and inclusion

We put equality, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they can contribute.

UK Immigration

Mott MacDonald Ltd. is not currently offering sponsorship to candidates under the Skilled Worker visa route in the UK. This decision follows changes to the Skilled Worker route by the UK Government in April 2024. We welcome applications from candidates eligible for alternative immigration routes in the UK that do not require sponsorship as a Skilled Worker now or in future.

Accessibility

We want you to perform your best at every stage of the recruitment process. If you are disabled or need support to apply or attend an interview, please contact us and we will discuss how we can support you.

Agile working

Open to flexible working and how we can support your responsibilities beyond the workplace.

Benefits

Health and wellbeing

• Private medical insurance for all UK colleagues.
• Health cash plan to support daily health costs and treatments.
• Access to Peppy for menopause support for all UK colleagues.
• Wellbeing program with resources for you and your family.
• Ability to flex your salary to opt into a wide range of health benefits, often extendable to family.

Financial wellbeing

• We match employee pension contributions between 4.5% and 7%.
• Life assurance up to 4 x basic salary, with option to increase to 6 x.
• Income protection and return-to-work support for long-term illness or injury.
• Flexible benefits including enhanced life assurance, critical illness insurance, payroll saving, and will writing.
• Annual bonus schemes and sharing in the company\'s financial success.

Lifestyle

• Holiday entitlement of 33-35 days, with the ability to buy or sell leave; 35 days after 5 years.
• Discounts and saving schemes for employees.

Enhanced family and carers leave

• 26 weeks paid maternity and adoption leave, two weeks paid paternity/partner leave, shared parental leave up to 24 weeks at full pay, and additional caring leave.

Learning and development

• Professional subscription and opportunities for mentoring, training, and self-development.

Networks, communities, and social outcomes

• Join networks supporting LGBTQ+, gender, race/ethnicity, disability, and parents/carers communities; contribute to social outcomes.

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