Principal Geotechnical Engineer

I am looking to speak with a Principal Geotechnical Engineer specialising in detailed design to build to build and develop a Geotechnical team in Basingstoke. You will be sat alongside established multi-disciplinary teams, assisting the wider UK geotechnical team for an SME design consultancy that is currently going through an exciting growth phase.

This is an excellent opportunity for a Principal Geotechnical Engineer to take that next step in having real influence over growing your own geotechnical team whilst still working on some of the UK's most prestigious transportation and infrastructure schemes for the likes of, highway England, Network Rail, HS2 and Hinckley Point C.

Your responsibilities as a Principal Geotechnical Engineer will be to support the UK Geotechnical team on projects across the UK but ultimately head up and grow the Geotechnical team in Basingstoke that already consists of 1 junior Geotechnical Engineer.

As a Principal Geotechnical Engineer, your day-to-day responsibilities will surround management of projects and developing junior engineers in Basingstoke.

Technical work is not limited too; designing of ground investigations, foundation design (deep and shallow including settlement), detailed pile design, slope stability analysis, soil nailing/rock anchors design, design of retaining structures, writing geotechnical design reports.

Principal Geotechnical Engineer Specification:

Chartered or near to chartered status
Civil Engineering educated with a specialisation on soil mechanics or geotechnics.
Must have specific geotechnical design experience using industry software
Senior/lead design experience
Preferred skills; Temporary works design, Network rail design, Highways design, Finite element analysis.If you would like to know more on the role and company, please contact Cory Taylor on the Calibre Search Manchester telephone number.

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