Geotechnical Design Engineer

Working from home this challenging and exciting opportunity requires an ambitious Geotechnical Design Engineer with experience working in a design capacity within the piling, foundations or ground engineering sector.

Our client is a leading specialist civil and ground engineering contractor, and has earned an enviable reputation for quality, innovation and customer service. The company offers a range of geotechnical, piling and foundation engineering design and construction services to clients within highways and roads, rail, energy, environmental, civil engineering, infrastructure and multi-utilities. Our client works collaboratively and takes pride in maintaining exceptionally high standards in technical ability, quality management, safety, training and environmental practice. In turn, this enables the company to provide all their clients with the most efficient, reliable and value-engineered solution, regardless of a project size or location.

Due to continued growth and an ambitious expansion plan, we now have an exciting opportunity for a Geotechnical Design Engineer to join the business. Working from home, the successful candidate will get the opportunity to work within a dynamic team on a wide range of infrastructure, civil engineering, roads, rail, energy, nuclear and telecom projects.

The Role

* Accountable for a broad base of design including deep foundations, steel and concrete piled foundations, retaining structures, and slope stability analysis and design

* Liaise with clients and external consultants to successfully deliver projects to a high standard from concept stage to construction

* Actively promote and demonstrate the group's core values through your daily work, and look to co-operate and communicate with other staff across the business and all relevant teams in the ideology of adding most value in every area to assist in the efficient and successful design of all schemes

* Participate in regular review meetings with the relevant teams, developing a pro-active focus upon client expectations and contract design delivery

* Ensure that designs adhere to policies in line with business objectives, and ensure the company complies with legal requirements and best practice procedures

The Person

* An enthusiastic, motivated and professional qualified Engineer striving for geotechnical excellence in the sector, possessing experience in the design of piled foundations, piling and retaining structures projects

* You will possess a good knowledge of piling, and deep and shallow foundation designs to Eurocode 7, and have excellent written and verbal communication skills, ideally working towards chartered status

* Experience of utilising industry piling, and foundation design software would be advantageous

An attractive basic salary plus extensive benefits package is on offer for the successful candidate, along with security of work given the company's commitment to growth and a forward order workload.

We are committed to equal opportunities. We wish to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and appointed solely on their suitability for the post irrespective of race, gender, age, disability, caring responsibilities, sexual orientation, marital/civil partnership status, religion/belief or nationality