Senior Geotechnical Engineer

Fantastic opportunity as a Senior Geotechnical Engineer at an expanding, medium-sized Multi-Disciplinary Consultancy. This role is based in Cardiff.

Overview

Our client is an established and growing firm of Civil, Structural and Geotechnical Consulting Engineers whose main focus is within Buildings, Rail, Bridges, Temporary Works and Embankments & Earthworks Design. These disciplines overlap within most projects and allow them to provide a high quality, comprehensive design service for complex multidisciplinary projects and a more direct, personal service to smaller-scale projects.

As a Senior Geotechnical Engineer, you will be supported and supervised by the Directors and Principal Engineers within the office and work in close conjunction with the other offices. Ideally, you’ll be keen to diversify and encompass the scope of the project remits which cover domestic and commercial structures, rail, bridge and temporary works in both the public and private sectors.

You will be joining a company that takes pride in their CPD training programme and the full support given to their team of talented individuals at whatever stage of their career—encouraging them to be proactive in the progression of their professional qualifications, providing training opportunities, and mentoring them through their development.

Responsibilities

1. Design of geotechnical structures in the temporary and permanent case
2. Design of civil and structural schemes and/or providing input into schemes designed by other disciplines
3. Reviews and checks of other schemes prepared by others
4. Carrying out inspections and surveys of geotechnical structures and preparing reports
5. Undertaking feasibility/option studies
6. Working with cognisance to project programmes
7. Providing guidance and training to more junior staff members where applicable

Requirements

1. Relevant (BSc, BEng or MEng) Engineering degree
2. Minimum 4 – 5+ years’ background in Geotechnical Engineering
3. Conversant with engineering software
4. Approaching chartership with a recognised body
5. Ideally proactive, intuitive, and happy to work on your own initiative
6. Team player and interacting comfortably with the other staff members
7. Full UK driving licence and own transport would be useful but not imperative
8. Eligible to live and work in the UK and high standard of written English

On offer

1. Salary £33,000 – £44,000
2. 25 days annual leave plus statutory holidays. Option to purchase up to 5 additional days’ holiday per year + your Birthday
3. Company bonus scheme, pension, healthcare, cycle to work
4. 40 hours per week/Part Time hours available
5. Flexible working hours

To apply for the position of Senior Geotechnical Engineer, please submit your current CV (ideally in Word format).

Due to high volume, we are unable to acknowledge every application. Bear in mind that if you are shortlisted you will be contacted in 7 days.

All Evan Craig vacancies require right to work in the UK.