Geotechnical Engineer

• Legal Entity: AECOM Infrastructure and Environment UK Limited
• Business Line:
  Transportation
• Work Location Model:
  Hybrid
• Operating Group:
  International
• Primary
  
  Location:
  
  UK - Plymouth - Plumer House

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Plymouth

Geotechnical Engineer

We need a Geotechnical Engineer to join our Ground Engineering team in Plymouth.

What can we offer?

We work for leading United Kingdom & Ireland (UK&I) and international clients and have a wide range of commissions across all sectors, some typical examples of current and past projects include National Grid’s Great Grid Upgrade, H2

Teesside, High Speed Rail and Network Rail’s Control Point 7 programme. With defence work being high on the UK Government’s agenda, AECOM has also been working for several defence clients. There are also overseas work opportunities including the Royal Commission of Al Ula and Neom. Our Ground Engineering Practice covers all aspects of Ground Engineering serving a wide range of end markets.

• Energy.
• Rail.
• Highways.
• Water.
• Development.
• Defence.
• Nuclear Sectors.
• Ports & Marine.

You will be joining an established team of Ground Engineers within AECOM’s southern UK region, will be based in the AECOM Plymouth Office and will work closely with colleagues from across the UK & Ireland.

• Delivery
  :
  We require ambitious team players with the technical and commercial skills, knowledge and experience to manage tasks and assist the team with the delivery of projects, ensuring technical quality and adherence to budget and programme.
• Provide Expertise
  :
  Active input into team/client technical review meetings, being prepared to own decisions and put forward alternative ideas and concepts.
• Commercial
  :
  Maintaining high levels of client satisfaction, being responsive to client requirements, and supporting with the development of fee proposals and bids for internal and external clients.
• Mentoring
  :
  Owning personal and professional development and on the job mentoring of junior staff.

The position will suit a candidate who has some experience in applying geotechnical design, can work with a high degree of independence, can support junior team members, can budget/programme deliverables and provide the geotechnical input to projects from desk study/feasibility through to ground investigation and interpretation to final design including preparation of specifications, interpretive reports, construction drawings and design reports.

Ready to push the limits of what’s possible?

• BEng / MEng in Civil Engineering or BSc and/or MSc in Geotechnical Engineering.
• Chartered Engineer (IEng/CEng) status is desirable, or you have a plan and are on track to achieve this.
• Good knowledge of UK ground conditions and ground investigation practices.
• Demonstrable understanding of current design codes, standards, and best practices in geotechnical design, but also open to exploring new methods and innovations.
• Ability to collaborate closely in project delivery, work winning and maintaining high levels of client satisfaction.
• Knowledge of typical ground conditions interpretation/parametric assessment and correlation methods applicable to common geotechnical design problems.
• Familiarity with data management software (e.g. gINT, Open Ground) would be…