Principal Geotechnical Engineer

SYSTRA are looking to expand our Signature Team in the UK with the appointment of a Principal Geotechnical Engineer, working on high profile infrastructure projects such as TRU and HS2. We are building on our success in the UK & Ireland by growing our team and looking for passionate people to deliver projects across our portfolio.

The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate a real depth of Geotechnical Engineering experience within the Civil Engineering/Transportation/Infrastructure sectors.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an exceptional Geotechnical Engineer to further their career in a highly motivated and inspirational environment.

Main Duties

• Lead design production and excellence within the discipline team
• Provide technical guidance to discipline design teams
• Lead innovative solutions to design problems
• Accountable for the design team, recruitment, training and development of staff
• Accountable for the allocation of work to designers including utilisation
• Integrate with international technical networks in the delivery of designs.
• Lead technical delivery of design discipline production to agreed programme, budget and safety and quality specifications
• Responsible for the delivery of CDM and design compliances

Experience

• Significant experience in Geotechnical Engineering is required, with experience in the delivery of infrastructure projects.
• Experience in geotechnical engineering, engineering geology and geo-environmental engineering
• Detailed experience in earthwork design, ground improvement, foundations, retaining structures and slope stability assessments
• Leadership and people development skills
• Degree (or equivalent) in Geotechnical Engineering or related field
• Chartered Engineer MICE/ Geologist Cgeol/ MIMMM/ MISSMGE
• Experience in management, procurement, supervision and interpretation of ground investigations
• Experience of using HoleBASE, Slope/W, Wallap, Plaxis and/or Limit State

SYSTRA is an award winning multi-disciplinary solutions business with extensive engineering capabilities and specialist expertise in transportation and energy industries. SYSTRA has a global workforce in excess of 8,500. We work in partnership with our clients to develop and deliver high quality, innovative technical solutions for major infrastructure projects in the UK & Ireland and globally

SYSTRA offers our people the opportunity to work on exciting and rewarding projects. We provide long-term career development opportunities and support our staff to enable them to reach their full potential. We offer flexible working and a competitive remuneration package including a bonus scheme. We provide a warm welcome and encourage applications from a diverse range of people who can enrich our company.

Please note, we do have a preferred supplier list for the provision of recruitment services and we will not accept unsolicited CVs from suppliers not currently on our PSL.