At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good. Your impact At Jacobs, we'll inspire and empower you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed – today and into tomorrow. With more than 55,000 people in 40 countries, working at Jacobs offers an exciting range of opportunities to develop your career within a supportive and diverse team who always strive to do the right thing for our people, clients and communities. In addition to the benefits you’d expect, UK employees also receive free single medical cover and digital GP service, family-friendly benefits such as enhanced parental leave pay and free membership of employee assistance and parental programmes, plus reimbursement towards relevant professional development and memberships. We also give back to our communities through our Collectively program which incorporates matched-funding, paid volunteering time and charitable donations. Work-life balance and flexibility is a key focus area for Jacobs. We’re happy to discuss hybrid, part-time and flexible working hours, patterns and locations to suit you and our business. About The Opportunity To meet our growing UK business needs and future development aspirations we currently have an opportunity for a Principal Engineering Hydrogeologist within our Tunnels and Ground Engineering team in the UK. The successful person will become part of a respected and ambitious company with excellent career prospects and international opportunities. Providing specialist engineering Hydrogeological support your remit in this role will include: • Supporting excavation dewatering projects, tunnelling projects and assessments for large scale infrastructure projects • Scoping, supervising and interpretation of ground investigations to support engineering design • Report writing, interpreting groundwater to support underground structures design, groundwater management and hydro-geomechanical behaviour assessment. • Working in collaborative multidisciplinary teams. • Checking work and reviewing reports. • Promoting consideration of engineering hydrogeology to foster innovative project solutions. • Liaison with contractors, laboratories and regulators. Here's what you'll need We would be delighted to hear from candidates with a blend of the following; • Honours degree in earth sciences, or equivalent • A master’s degree or doctorate in hydrogeology, or equivalent professional experience • Chartered with the ICE or Geological Society (or similar) • RoGEP • Demonstratable track record of technical delivery of engineering hydrogeology projects with experience of dewatering for structures, groundwater control for tunnelling projects and hydrogeological assessments for large scale infrastructure projects • Experience of groundwater site characterisation, site investigation supervision and quantitative groundwater assessments • Specifying and supervising in situ testing including variable head tests, packer tests, pumping tests etc. • Long term groundwater monitoring – specifying and supervising the installation of groundwater monitoring instrumentation. • Laboratory testing – Hydrogeology, Hydrochemistry (including dating) laboratory testing. • Interpretation of in situ testing, monitoring data, and field and laboratory testing specifically understanding the limitations of the testing itself and uncertainties associated upscaling to construction scales. • Experience in using/supervising numerical modelling (such as SEEP/W and/or Groundwater Vistas and/or other similar software) • Groundwater management for near surface construction including but not limited to specifying, supervising and reporting on dewatering and settlement control schemes. The role will require you to work away from your base office from time to time. Our Culture Our values stand on a foundation of safety, integrity, inclusion and diversity. We put people at the heart of our business and we truly believe that by supporting one another through our culture of caring, we all succeed. We value positive mental health and a sense of belonging for all employees. Find out more about life at Jacobs. We aim to embed inclusion and diversity in everything we do. We know that if we are inclusive, we’re more connected, and if we are diverse, we’re more creative. We accept people for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, mental health, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you’re pregnant or on family leave. 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