Senior Geotechnical Engineer

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The Vacancy
Binnies, an RSK Company geotechnical team continues to grow, due to continued successes in tendering. As we enter the next water regulatory period (AMP8), we will be providing geotechnical input for the vast majority of UK water companies, building critical infrastructure with a particular focus on storm spill reduction. This is alongside our other frameworks including supporting the Environment Agency, Natural Resources Wales and the Canals and River Trust.

As part of this growth, we are offering our clients more advanced geotechnical services and taking on more complex designs, including temporary works. This gives all our staff an exciting opportunity to learn new skills and be involved in the new direction and expansion of our services. As many schemes are design and build, it also allows us to see our designs brought to life and actually constructed.

The Senior Engineer roles are critical to our growth, as they will help us to provide support to the additional junior staff we need to fulfill our growth ambitions, and will give the successful applicants experience in mentoring and staff development, to complement the technical learning.

About the Role

Key duties would include:

• The checking of junior staff output
• Providing mentoring and support to junior staff
• Design of a diverse range of geotechnical engineering solutions
• Collation and interpretation of the results of ground investigations
• Preparation of sections and drawings illustrating geological conditions
• Site visits
• The role is suitable for candidates with a Masters degree – Civil engineering or geotechnical engineering are preferred.
• You should be Chartered with the ICE or IMMM, or substantially towards completion. If you are a Chartered Geologist, you must be able to demonstrate substantial geotechnical design experience.
• As short-term site visits are a key part of the role, a full UK driving license is required.

You should possess and be able to demonstrate the following qualifications, skills and knowledge:

• Ability to work remotely
• Experience of working in multi-disciplinary teams of internal professionals, and third-party asset owners, stakeholders, technical officers, and contractors
• Proactive and methodical approach to problem solving as an individual and as part of a team with a desire to find a solution
• Demonstrable success in designing, planning and organizing tasks
• A passion for engineering

Would you like to work in a business where you feel empowered to grow? Where there is no place for criticism or discrimination? A place where people are mindful and respectful? If so, then Binnies is the place for you.

We have a strong ‘ENGAGED’ culture that runs through everything we do. Evolved over 100 years, we have a culture of caring, where our employee’s wellbeing and work-life balance are priorities. In fact, we have industry-leading flexible and hybrid working arrangements. We pride ourselves on providing an inclusive working environment, where a diverse workforce is supported to grow and develop.
The successful applicant will go from being great alone to truly amazing with Binnies.