Jobs in Spitewinter

THE ROLE

We are currently seeking a SENIOR GEOTECHNICAL / GEO-ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEER to join our client based in Sheffield.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a growing firm of consulting engineers who offer the right candidates interesting projects to work on and good prospects for promotion.

You will be able to work on geotechnical and land contamination projects across a range of sectors which includes infrastructure, development & regeneration, energy and also projects for local authorities.

You will be responsible for projects from planning stages to doing project investigations and duties will include data interpretation, reporting, design, site supervision of remediation and earthworks projects and more.

THE CLIENT

Our client is a successful, growing firm of consulting engineers with a number of UK offices.

THE CANDIDATE

You will need to have experience of the following:-

Undertaking Preliminary Risk Assessments along with intrusive site investigations.

Planning & managing Phase 2 investigations complying with all health and safety matters and complying with CDM requirements.

Procurement of sub-contractors.

Doing supervision of drilling and excavation works plus undertaking gas and groundwater monitoring plus groundwater and surface water sampling.

Experience of geotechnical design which will include slope stability and settlement analysis.

Experience of the supervision of remedial and earthworks projects.

You must have excellent report writing skills and be able to prepare earthworks specifications and remediation strategies and do validation reports on completed works.

You will also be supporting management producing fee proposals supporting documentation.

You will need some experience of supervising less experienced engineers.

You need to have knowledge of OpenGround logging software.

You must have a BSc in Geology, Civil Engineering, Environmental Science or similar and a further MSc would be advantageous.

You are likely to either be working towards becoming chartered or have already achieved chartered status.

You need to have around seven years of more relevant experience, some of which must have been spent working for a similar engineering consultants in the U.K.

A full UK driving licence is required along with your own vehicle to enable you to attend meetings and get to sites, some of which may be fairly remote.

Salary is negotiable and there is an excellent package of company benefits