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Geotechnical Design Engineer

Location

London

Department

Geo-Environmental / Geotechnical

Employment type

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Geotechnical Design Engineers

We have an exciting opportunity for a Geotechnical Design Engineer to join our growing Geo team. This is a unique opportunity for a Geotechnical Design Engineer to work from any of our Geo-Offices; this includes: Newcastle, Leeds, Birmingham, Northampton, Cardiff, Bristol, London, Plymouth, Southampton or more!

We are also keen to be speaking to people of a vast range of grades, from Engineer to Associate level!

We are looking for talented engineers and designers who will be stimulated by working on complex projects such as data centres, ports & harbours, strategic land, logistics and distribution sites.  We also work on more conventional residential high-rise developments and mixed-use schemes.   

Our geotechnical design team advise on scoping of site investigations, interpretation of field data, production of geotechnical design report and construction phase support.  A number of our forthcoming projects involve large scale earthworks, including surcharging, ground improvements and interactions with our remediation team.  We also develop optioneering systems and promote viable alternatives to the standard approaches which includes challenging brownfield sites. 

Geotechnics is one of our core disciplines at Hydrock, now Stantec. The division has remained very busy throughout the pandemic and with a growing order book, it’s time to invest in additional geotechnical colleagues. 

What skills and attributes are we looking for?

  • Geotechnical practitioners with substantial design experience gained in the UK.  
  • Strong understanding of soil mechanics and soil/structure interaction
  • Significant geotechnical design experience including writing GDR and EWS (to CD622 and EC7). 
  • BEng, BSc or higher qualification in Geotechnical or Civil Engineering and Chartered Member of a relevant institution. Alternatively, a first degree in Geology with an Msc in Geotechnical Engineering or equivalent.  
  • Thorough understanding of ground investigation techniques and experience in specifying geotechnical testing (in-situ and laboratory) while interpreting results accurately.
  • Experience in the specification and design of geotechnical structures (foundations, earthworks, ground improvement, slopes, embankments, gravity structures, nails, anchors, embedded walls etc).
  • Experience in the design, supervision and verification of earthworks projects is highly desirable.  
  • A working knowledge of software tools such as Oasys Pile, Alp, PDisp, Adsec, ADC, Rocscience Slide, WALLAP, AutoCAD, and Excel. Some experience in the use of Plaxis 3D or other FE software would be desirable .
  • Experienced in writing interpretive geotechnical reports.
  • Self-motivated team player with good people skills.
  • Integrity and credibility. People want to work with you (customers and colleagues).
  • Believes in our ethos

What's great about Hydrock, now Stantec

We are a multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy of over 900 staff in 21 offices across the UK. Our driving motivation is to be a ‘Force for Good’, as it is our aim to improve the quality of people’s lives from our employees to our clients, through to the communities we work in and our planet as a whole through the work we do.  

From the buildings that surround you, the roads and bridges you cross, all related to the infrastructure that we create, we aim to offer the most sustainable possibilities to shape the places, communities and society that we live in through meeting our client’s needs. Through the path we are on to delivering a green future, the result is something that everyone can be proud of. 

Named as Building’s Engineering Consultant of the Year in 2023, we’re known for delivering outstanding sustainable projects for our communities, planet, and society.

 Some of these projects have recently received industry accolades, including Cleveland Pools winning the Conservation and Regeneration category at the Construction Excellence South West Awards 2023; Bay Technology Centre named Commercial Project of the Year at the British Construction Industry Awards 2022; YGG Tan-y-Lan picked out in the Integration and Collaborative Working category at Construction Excellence Wales Awards 2022; The Deaf Academy singled out for its Universal Design at the Civic Trust Awards 2022; and Bristol’s iconic waterfront Wapping Wharf Living sweeping up at the Bristol Property Awards.

 Take a look at our 2023 end of year film and get a feel for what we’re all about. 

  What we can offer you: 

  • Inspiring and supportive colleagues 
  • Reward for progression and hard work 
  • An opportunity to develop your soft skills, as well your technical skills
  • Competitive starting salary 
  • Excellent health benefits 25 days of holiday (buy/sell up to five days), accrue 1 day extra every 2 years, with bonus holidays too!
  • An earlier finish on Friday (4pm!) 
  • An opportunity to give back: “Day off for good cause” (on a workday) 
  • A huge range of flexible benefits, including climate perks and an EV car leasing scheme 

  A place to feel included

We champion diversity, equity and inclusion. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we commit to supporting our employees and ensure we create a safe environment that nurtures you to perform at your best. Offering our people flexibility is an important factor in achieving this aim.  

We consider all application individually with the required qualifications and knowledge without regard to any of the protected characteristics. We would like to provide everyone with a fair selection, assessment and employment experience so we ask with are made aware of any physical or neurodiverse condition within your application for which appropriate reasonable adjustments can be made by us. 

  

Looking for the next steps? 

Once you have completed your application through our careers site, we aim to review and respond to you as soon as your application’s been reviewed.

If shortlisted, a member of our Talent Acquisition Team will call you for an initial pre-screen by phone (typically 30 minutes) to help us assess your motivations and interest in the position and Hydrock, now Stantec. 

If you progress following this telephone pre-screen, you will be invited to attend a formal interview by video conference (Microsoft Teams) or in our offices. 

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