Senior Geotechnical Engineer

I am looking for a Senior Geotechnical Engineer with extensive design and management experience to come and manage a graduate with scope to build and develop a team in Motherwell supporting the wider Geotechnical team across the UK for a large-scale engineering design consultancy.

Due to an increase in workload, specifically across Scotland, the Geotechnical team are looking at expanding with a Senior Geotechnical Engineer to help with growth and deliverables for a range of projects crossing the rail and electrification/power sector across the UK, giving you an extremely diverse range of geology, rock hazards and ground conditions making your portfolio very interesting.

You will be sat in Motherwell as a Senior Geotechnical Engineer and have direct line managemnt of one Graduate Geotechnical Engineer although helping across the wider UK team in mentoring, guiding and checking work.

Your work as a Senior Geotechnical Engineer will consist of writing/revieing desk studies, risk assessments, foundation assessments, piling/earthworks specs, as well as designing across all aspects of slopes, foundations and walls etc.

As a Senior/Principal Geotechnical Engineer, you should be able to demonstrate:

1st degree in Civil Engineering with a relative MSc in Geotechnics or Soil Mechanics.
Chartered with ICE or CGeol
Will have proven previous experience of undertaking: geotechnical desk studies; procuring & supervising Ground Investigations (GIs),
Demonstrable experience of geotechnical design together with a familiarity of design submission documentation. This includes a demonstrable understanding of the underlying principles and a knowledge of Eurocode 7
Ability to use a range of geotechnical software/FE for the design of civil engineering projects including the following: deep and shallow foundations (including pile group analysis); embedded and gravity retaining walls; earthworks/slope stability; reinforced earthworks etc.
Full UK driving licenceIf you would like to know more on this role, please contact Cory Taylor on the Calibre Search Manchester telephone number.

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