Senior Geotechnical / Geoenvironmental Engineer

TipTopJob; Enfield; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Training

Payment of professional membership

Profit share

Job summary

TipTopJob is recruiting a Senior Geotechnical/GEOenvironmental Engineer for our North London client, an established engineering consultancy. The role covers a mix of site investigations and contaminated land assessments, with supervision of junior engineers and a balance between site and office work.

You will specification, operation and interpretation of geotechnical and geoenvironmental investigations, with travel around London and the South East.

Qualifications

• Degree in Geotechnical Engineering or Environmental Science (or equivalent).
• MSc in Geotechnical Engineering or Environmental Science is an added bonus.
• At least 7 years experience in a similar role.
• Experience in geotechnical site investigations and contaminated land assessments.
• Strong knowledge of soil mechanics and ability to provide foundation recommendations.
• Experience supervising trial pits, boreholes and field techniques.
• Line management experience preferred.
• Full UK driving licence required for site travel.

Responsibilities

• Conduct geotechnical site investigations and contaminated land assessments.
• Supervise junior engineers on projects.
• Work both on-site and in the office as required.
• Specify, operate and interpret geotechnical and geoenvironmental investigations.
• Some travel across London and South East areas.

Skills

Geotechnical engineering

Soil mechanics

Risk assessment

Site supervision

Line management

Driving licence

Education

Degree in Geotechnical Engineering or Environmental Science

MSc in Geotechnical Engineering or Environmental Science

Civil Engineering degree

Job description

THE ROLE

My client is a firm of engineering consultants.

They are now seeking a SENIOR 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 7 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, boreholds and other field techniqes is essential.

You should be able to supervise others so some previous line management experience would be preferred.

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.