Senior/Principal Geotechnical Engineer (Onshore) - Outside IR35

Kent; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Kent is seeking a geotechnical engineering professional to support onshore energy projects. The role covers feasibility through to detailed design, delivering geotechnical analyses and collaborating with project teams and clients.

The successful contractor will review geotechnical data, propose ground investigations, and contribute to design of foundations, slopes, and retaining structures, ensuring compliance with specifications and providing construction support as needed.

Qualifications

• Geotechnical engineering experience on onshore energy projects.

Responsibilities

• Acting as a specialist geotechnical engineer on onshore Energy projects, from feasibility stage to detailed design.
• Formulating resolutions to technically challenging issues and communicating effectively with project engineers, project management and clients.
• Providing construction support, as required.
• Ensuring compatibility and compliance with client specifications and recommending cost-effective/value-added improvements within the scope of client specifications and requirements.
• Taking responsibility for all geotechnical engineering aspects of the scope of work including execution of project deliverables and all relevant calculations.
• Undertaking specialist activities and/or reviews of geotechnical engineering aspects.
• Reviewing and analysing geotechnical data to develop geotechnical design parameters, advise on further ground investigations, identify hazards and manage risks.
• Providing support to procurement/proposals for ground investigations and other relevant technical services, as required.
• Undertaking design activities such as slope stability analyses, slope stabilisation methods, retaining structures, design of shallow and deep foundations, etc.

Job description

Join us. Unleash your energy within.

If you have world-class ambitions to reach the stars while keeping your feet on the ground, we're the team for you. We've created a new breed of company - future-focused with reimagined ambition across all disciplines within the energy sector.

About you:

Join us. Unleash your energy within.

If you have world-class ambitions to reach the stars while keeping your feet on the ground, we're the team for you. We've created a new breed of company - future-focused with reimagined ambition across all disciplines within the energy sector.

We love people who know their own potential and are not afraid to use it. We know that together, we’re far more than the sum of our parts. So, we celebrate people who want to grow and develop as we work together on some of the largest projects on the energy world stage.

We are committed to our diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop. From day one, we offer a range of family-friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and employee networks to support staff from different backgrounds.

As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures, and abilities.

We're a disability-friendly employer and can make adjustments to support you to perform at your best during the recruitment process.

Our purpose and beliefs:

As Kent, we're tackling the greatest challenge of our time - to bring our world the energy it needs in the most responsible way ever imagined.

It's the energy of every member of our team driven by our beliefs that is making this happen. Whatever our skill, our language, or our culture. These beliefs define and direct us every day to be the very best - for ourselves, our clients, our key stakeholders, the communities we operate in and the planet:

We PLAY BIG

We thrive on EMOTIONAL AGILITY

We are FANATICAL ABOUT PERFORMANCE

We are built on INFINITE THINKING

Read more about the Purpose, Beliefs and Guiding Principles that drive us:

Our vision for Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging:

We recognise that diversity & inclusion are catalysts for success. We're heightening awareness on the benefits of people diversity, diversity of experiences and diversity of our perspectives. Creating a culture of inclusivity where all employees feel a sense of belonging.

Our combined energy is fueled by different nationalities, across 6 continents and 24 countries. Our commitment is to celebrate character - no matter what ethnic background, gender, age, religion, identity, or disability.

Project Scope

Kent is look for a Geotechnical engineering support for onshore projects.

Deliverables of the individual contactor:

The contractor's role will include:

• Acting as a specialist geotechnical engineer on onshore Energy projects, from feasibility stage to detailed design.
• Formulating resolutions to technically challenging and/or high-profile issues and communicating effectively with project engineers, project management and clients.
• Providing construction support, as required.
• Ensuring compatibility and compliance with client specifications and recommending cost-effective/ value added improvements within the scope of client specifications and requirements.
• Taking responsibility for all geotechnical engineering aspects of the scope of work including execution of project deliverables and all relevant calculations.
• Undertaking specialist activities and/or reviews of geotechnical engineering aspects.
• Reviewing and analysing geotechnical data to develop geotechnical design parameters, advise on further ground investigations, identify hazards and manage risks.
• Providing support to procurement/proposals for ground investigations and other relevant technical services, as required.
• Undertaking design activities such as slope stability analyses, slope stabilisation methods, retaining structures, design of shallow and deep foundations, etc.
• Liaising with multi-discipline teams to ensure consistency and continuity in design.