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Principal, or Associate, Geotechnical Engineer, Northampton
Client:
Hydrock
Location:
Northampton, United Kingdom
EU work permit required:
Yes
Job Description:
We have a fantastic opportunity for a Principal, or Associate, Geotechnical Engineer to join our growing Geo Division team in our Northampton or Birmingham office.
The Team – Our Geo Division
Geo is a core discipline within Hydrock – its where we come from with both our CEO and COO having a Geo background!
Hydrock is a leading consultancy firm specialising in geoenvironmental and geotechnical engineering. With a focus on innovation and sustainability, we deliver high-quality solutions to clients across various sectors, including renewables, commercial, industrial, residential, infrastructure and aviation.
The Role:
Reporting to the Midlands Geo Director Paul, you will sit on the senior management team within the region, representing the region and supporting colleagues with multi-disciplinary work winning. Your focus will be to develop and deliver our business plan, lead on everything Geotechnics within the region and identify new opportunities for the midlands and national teams as the opportunity arises.
Responsibilities include:
* Be the go-to expert within the Midlands for geotechnics knowledge. Keep up to date with industry news, innovation and share new knowledge with the team.
* Drive profitable and sustainable work winning within the team, assist them in maintaining up-to-date forecasting, project planning and financial control.
* Act as a report approver, providing a ‘sense check’ to ensure that the tone of report is appropriate, liability is managed and commercial aspects of all recommendations are appropriate.
* Work with your team and the wider organisation to prepare commercially robust and profitable fee proposals with a focus on scope of works and programme.
* Pro-actively develop the Hydrock brand and build relationships (both internally and externally) within the Midlands region through attending conferences, social media and sharing thought pieces.
* Responsible for the focus on quality of technical work within the team and working with others to drive productivity across Geo.
* Be a problem solver, with an ability to work with consultants at all levels to arrive at pragmatic cost-effective geotechnical solutions.
* Work with Practice leads, Director – Geo Midland (Paul) and Divisional Geo Director to develop and implement strategic initiatives in the regional and national Geo team and to drive business, maintain and improve technical standards and governance procedures with an emphasis on reducing commercial and H&S risks.
* Be a self-motivated technical leader who drives best practice, develops, and supports colleagues and manages their team effectively.
Core Job Functions:
* To provide extensive Geotechnical technical knowledge to the Geo team.
* Author or approve complex technical reports for issue both regionally and nationally.
* Work with your team and nationally where appropriate, to prepare commercially robust and profitable fee proposals with a focus on scope of works and programme.
* To be responsible for and promote best practice within Geo in the region and seek support from Practice Leads as appropriate.
* Identify and manage areas of risk to Hydrock and our clients.
* Identify any areas of financial and technical weakness within Geo, highlight to Director – Geo Midland (Paul) and help formulate a training and mentoring programme to address this.
* To drive lessons learnt from the wider Geo team within your own team and from within your own team to the wider Geo team.
* To be a self-motivated technical leader.
* To develop strong communication analysis and technical skills within your team and to promote multi-discipline working.
Other responsibilities:
* Develop and support colleagues
* Lead work winning activities and support bids with differentiating technical input.
* Seek opportunities to deliver new offerings and positively differentiate Hydrock from its competitors.
* Training and CPD to ensure own professional requirements are met together with team members.
* Drive the Hydrock ethos to remain 100 Best Companies To Work For. Progress the company strategic plan and help define the Geo business plan.
What we can offer you:
* Inspiring and supportive colleagues
* Reward for progression and hard work
* An opportunity to develop your soft skills, as well your technical skills
* Excellent health benefits, 25 days of holiday (buy/sell up to five days), accrue 1 day extra every 2 years, with bonus holidays too!
* An earlier finish on Friday (4pm!)
* An opportunity to give back: “Day off for good cause” (on a workday)
* A huge range of flexible benefits, including climate perks and an EV car leasing scheme
A place to feel included
We champion diversity, equity and inclusion. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we commit to supporting our employees and ensure we create a safe environment that nurtures you to perform at your best. Offering our people flexibility is an important factor in achieving this aim.
We consider all applications individually with the required qualifications and knowledge without regard to any physical or neurodiverse condition within your application for which appropriate reasonable adjustments can be made by us.
Looking for the next steps?
Once you have completed your application through our careers site, we aim to review and respond to you as soon as your application’s been reviewed.
If shortlisted, a member of our Talent Acquisition Team will call you for an initial pre-screen by phone (typically 30 minutes) to help us assess your motivations and interest in the position and Hydrock.
If you progress following this telephone pre-screen, you will be invited to attend a formal interview by video conference (Microsoft Teams) or in our offices.
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