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Job Description
Job Title - Geotechnical Senior Design Engineer
Location - Solihull
About Us
Galliford Try is one of the UK's most formidable construction businesses with an enviable track record of delivering schemes that strive to provide positive, lasting change for the communities we work in. As a FTSE 250 organisation, we turnover £1.5 billion and employ over 3500 people across three very successful Divisions; Building, Infrastructure and Specialist Services. As one of the UK's top principal contractors you'll have the opportunity to work on some of the UK's most exciting projects offering you stability as well as the chance to stretch your capabilities and realise long held career goals.
Roles & Responsibilities:
1. Design Production:
The production of Geotechnical engineering design deliverables such as design calculations, specifications, GI specification, supervision and reporting for excavation support, slope stability, working platforms, shallow and deep foundations feeding into General Arrangement and detailed drawings as required.
2. Tender Input and Sub-contractor Appointment:
The preparation of preliminary geotechnical schemes or value engineering solutions; undertaking technical assessment of supplier tender submissions, assisting with the selection of Consultants and Sub-contractors.
3. Sub-contractor Design and Coordination:
Undertake the review, checking and integration of supply chain designs - including calculations, drawings, technical datasheets, etc - and ensure supply chain design compliance with Design briefs.
4. Construction, Design and Management (CDM):
Achieving the highest H&S standards in design. Lead by example and develop a positive H&S culture. Ensure compliance with the safety and quality plan.
5. Produce design risk assessments for all GT designs:
Identify all hazards and reduce risks, considering underground services, overhead services, earthworks, confined space working and the requirement for permit control.
Desired Experience:
* Knowledge and understanding of civil and geotechnical engineering with practical design experience.
* Working knowledge of Eurocode 7 and UK annex design codes, desk studies, ground investigation, interpretation and construction contracts and specifications.
* Familiarity with geotechnical modelling and/or design software, (such as WALLAP, OpenGround, Slope/SeepW and Settle3D).
* Up to date understanding of current design standards.
* Gain working knowledge of aspects and law, including The Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 and CDM 2015.
* Good knowledge of soil mechanics and engineering/ geological principles.
What We Can Offer in Return:
With an impressive order book of over £3.2 billion we are one of the industry's leading principal contractors, affording you the opportunity to work on some of the UK's most exciting projects offering you stability as well as the chance to stretch your capabilities and realise long held career goals.
Our benefits:
* Generous holiday entitlement, increasing with years of service, plus the opportunity to purchase further holidays.
* A wide range of corporate discounts.
* Cycle to Work schemes.
* Comprehensive pension plan.
* Regular Save as You Earn share purchase scheme.
* Private medical scheme options are available for all salaried employees and our employee assistance programme also provides free 24/7 support to those who need it.
* Paid for yearly membership to one recognised professional association relevant to your role.
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