Senior Geotechnical Engineer - Offshore Wind - UK

Clarehill Associates Ltd; Aberdeen City; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm is seeking a Senior/Lead Geotechnical Design Engineer specializing in Offshore Wind Foundations in the UK. The ideal candidate will have at least 5 years of experience in offshore geotechnical engineering, strong leadership skills, and a degree in a relevant engineering field. You will manage projects from conception through detailed design in collaboration with multidisciplinary teams, ensuring high-quality outcomes and innovation in the geotechnical field.

Qualifications

• 5 years experience in offshore geotechnical engineering.
• Good knowledge of geotechnical calculations and foundation design.
• Desirable: Chartered Engineer status or desire to become Chartered.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects in offshore wind farms from concept to design.
• Collaborate with clients, contractors, and developers.
• Participate in the ongoing development of technical resources.

Skills

Geotechnical expertise

Leadership

Offshore engineering experience

Education

Degree in Geotechnical/Civil or Structural Engineering

Tools

GRLWEAP

PLAXIS

LPile

Job description

Senior / Lead Geotechnical Design Engineer – Offshore / Marine / Wind – UK

Role: Senior/ Lead Geotechnical Engineer - Offshore Wind Foundations - UK

As Senior/ Lead Geotechnical – Offshore/ Marine this is an excellent opportunity to play a leading role in the design of major offshore wind farms – Foundations design.

Must have commercial Geotechnical experience in Offshore Engineering - ideally Foundations for either Offshore Wind or O&G.

Essential

• Degree in Geotechnical/ Civil or Structural Engineering/ Geology / Engineering Geology.
• Experience in the Offshore/ Marine engineering - Offshore wind &/ Oil & Gas

• Experience of geotechnical calculations
• Offshore Foundation design experience eg O&G or Wind or Marine.
• 5 years experience, have an education in a relevant engineering field and have predominantly worked within offshore geotechnical engineering and have good knowledge of the discipline.

Desirable

• Geotechnics, structures, and dynamics of offshore foundations (Wind /O&G)
• Foundation Design Software eg GRLWEAP, OPile, PLAXIS, LPile
• GIS
• Geophysical
• Chartered Engineer – or keen to become Chartered
• Ability to Team Lead/ Mentor engineers.
• The use of advanced calculation models and FE-modelling

Role:

Working in close relationship with clients, contractors and developers - projects are varied and include the detailed design of offshore wind farms in UK and Europe.

Lead, Participate & potentially Manage projects from conceptual studies through to detailed design, and follow-up monitoring and assessment.

Projects are carried out in close collaboration with other departments and through consultation with other specialists. This continuously provides inspiration for innovation within the geotechnical field.

Good communication and organisational skills and are able to deal with the daily demands of working within a multidisciplinary design team.

Good leadership skills and are willing to participate actively in the on-going development of both technical resources and professional development

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