Senior Geotechnical Engineer

Senior Geotechnical Design Engineer Purpose Produce geotechnical and civil engineering design deliverables for projects in the water and rail industries. Working Location Manchester, UK Contract Type Permanent position

Key Responsibilities Provide design deliverables that satisfy safety and quality requirements. Produce design calculations and drawings. Direct and develop CAD technicians, more junior designers, and graduates. Prepare design investigations, reports, and specifications. Design in compliance with relevant technical, professional, and group standards. Ensure project change for design packages is fully implemented and recorded. Undertake work using formal processes and procedures. Estimate hours required for design packages.

Present and attend internal design meetings and design presentations.

Required Qualifications and Experience 10 years relevant design experience in geotechnical and/or civil engineering. Good geotechnical understanding, including the ability to produce ground investigation specifications, interpretive reports, and design reports. Degree or HND in a relevant discipline. Good level of IT proficiency. Registered with a professional body and working towards chartership. Experience working in a regulated infrastructure industry (for example rail, utilities, nuclear, highways, oil and gas).

Preferred Qualifications and Experience Chartered engineer status. Experience in geotechnical and civil engineering design. Awareness of ground investigation and construction methods and materials. Knowledge of engineering drawing practices. Experience working in the water or railway industries. Key Skills Communication. Results focused. Strong technical knowledge. Developer of self and others. Problem solving. Technical main discipline expertise. Technical subsidiary discipline understanding.