Job Description
The Role:
An opportunity has arisen with one of the UK’s leading contractors to join their team as a Geotechnical Engineer. This is an exciting opening for a driven individual to learn and develop as part of a growing team.
As a Geotechnical Engineer, you will help drive the reputation of a company who’s track record of developing innovative services, solutions and equipment across a variety of sectors to the benefit of the customers and wider communities.
Key responsibilities include:
1. Performing contaminated land assessments, making recommendations for remediation using your technical knowledge to inform best practice and provide guidance
2. Assist in co-ordinating phase 1 & phase 2 geo-environmental and geotechnical site investigations
3. Liaise with clients to provide scheduling for laboratory testing exercises, logging samples such as soil and rock and conducting risk assessments
4. Work under technical leads for relevant project areas such as rail infrastructure, highways and coal authority related frameworks
5. Conduct on-site investigation work, analysis and production as well as checking of reports, measurement of KPI’s to ensure delivery is met to appropriate scale
6. Work collaboratively both internally with engineers/technicians and externally with clients and associated parties to deliver quality reporting
The ideal candidate:
7. Relevant educational degree in Geology, Environmental science or civil engineering is expected for the role
8. Experience in on-site management of ground investigation projects is a must for the role
9. Previous use of software such as Openground or Holbase would be advantageous
10. Ability to communicate effectively with various different parties such as management, other department and external entities
11. A full UK driving license is required
The package:
12. Competitive salary package (up to £35k DoE)
13. 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays)
14. Discretionary bonus scheme
15. Company car allowance
16. Healthcare cash plan