Senior / Principal Geotechnical Engineer

Stantec; Cardiff; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm seeks a Senior or Principal Geotechnical Engineer in Cardiff to support UK infrastructure projects, primarily in the water sector. This role offers career progression, a flexible work environment, and the chance to collaborate with a dynamic team on innovative geotechnical solutions.

Benefits

Competitive benefits package

Strong culture of learning and development

Flexible home and office work

Qualifications

• Chartered member or working towards membership of a relevant institution (ICE or Geological Society).
• Experience in preparing desk studies and interpretative geotechnical reports.
• Passion for delivering quality geotechnical solutions.

Responsibilities

• Support delivery of UK infrastructure programmes in the water sector.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering and design teams.
• Provide support and advice to contractors.

Skills

Geotechnical analysis

Report preparation

Site inspections

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Geotechnical Engineering, Geology or related subject

Job description

Stantec's Environmental Services Team works closely with our clients to develop innovative, sustainable, and efficient solutions to their needs by applying genuinely new ways of working. We are looking for driven individuals who think differently and love to challenge conventional thinking to join us in a growing, collaborative team of like-minded engineers working to meet the unprecedented industry-wide efficiency and environmental challenges.

As such, we are currently seeking a Senior or Principal Geotechnical Engineer to join us in Cardiff. We are excited by the potential growth prospects, and this is a good opportunity to join an ambitious team that will provide you with plenty of scope for career progression in the coming years. We can offer the flexibility of a balance between home and office work, which will help maintain a good work-life blend and effective teamwork.

You will support the delivery of our UK infrastructure programmes, primarily in the water sector with key clients such as Southern Water, Yorkshire Water, and United Utilities. You will collaborate and work closely with our multidisciplinary engineering and design teams while providing support and advice to the contractors we work with.

We can offer you many benefits, including a competitive benefits package, a strong culture of learning and development, and a great work environment. As we look to further diversify and grow our wider Stantec UKbusiness, you will potentially be presented with opportunities across our diversified business lines to further your career.

About You

You will hold a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Geotechnical Engineering, Geology or a related subject and be a chartered member or working towards membership of a relevant institution such as the ICE or Geological Society.

You will have experience preparing desk studies for proposed construction sites, including acquiring dates, site inspections and draft reports. You will have experience preparing interpretative geotechnical reports for ground investigations and experience undertaking analysis of geotechnical structures.

Most importantly, you will have a passion for delivering quality geotechnical solutions to our clients, which will be critical to your success.

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