Geotechnical Engineer

An Environmental company that offers unique Green Building solutions are looking for a Geotechnical Engineer with a Geology and Civil Engineering education that offers a consultative approach within their friendly office team based in Burntwood! 

Annual Salary: £40,000 to £45,000
Annual Leave: 28days plus Bank Holidays
Weekly Hours: 8.30am to 5pm

Job Description:
Operating as a member of a technical team within a fast-growing company, the successful candidate will be responsible for design packages from early feasibility and costing stages through to the completion/ checking of formal design packages for retaining solution.
This will involve assessing ground investigations and completing numerical modelling to ensure solutions are EC7 and BS compliant and producing design reports. 

Responsibilities:

• Interpretation of ground investigation and client drawings in completion of design reports
• Use of modelling software to aid in validating proposed solutions
• Working in conjunction with others within the technical team to determine initial solutions and produce the relevant CAD details
• Assess the commercial impact of chosen designs
• Providing geotechnical advice to team and clients
• Liaising with clients to help investigate solutions
• Assessing and coordinating geotechnical testing requirements on site
• Visiting site to confirm ground models and aid in quality assurance
• Aiding in in house training

Key skills and Experience:

• Degree in geology/ civil engineering BEng, BSc or equivalent
• MSc in Geotechnical engineering or Engineering Geology
• Working towards chartered status
• +3 years experience in a relevant civil engineering/ geotechnical engineering field
• Knowledge of computer software 
• Experience in AutoCAD
• Practical knowledge of geotechnical properties, ground investigation and geotechnical report writing
• Knowledge of Eurocode/ British standard compliant design preferably with respect to retaining walls

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