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£31k – £42k

Our clients Rivers and Coastal Division has an expanding project load, working with a range of public and private clients in the UK and overseas along with a considerable internal market. Their current diverse workload comprises studies spanning the whole life cycle of projects. They need a Chartered Engineer with a good track record in successful project delivery to join their existing teams in Warrington and Leeds.

Assignments will cover strategy and feasibility studies, design, construction supervision and asset management predominantly in the UK but potentially overseas. The position presents exciting opportunities in an expanding business environment as part of a dynamic team and offers excellent prospects for personal development and career progression.

The ideal candidate for this role would be a recently Chartered Engineer with appropriate amount of river engineering experience. You should have a good understanding of the river environment, processes and engineering design issues and will also have some client-facing experience.

In addition to the above, some experience of other areas such as flood risk assessment, economic appraisal, geotechnics, structural design and some understanding of NEECA could be advantageous.

The role will include responsibility for:

• Project managing a variety of river engineering projects spanning the whole life cycle of projects including responsibility for client management and financial performance
• Responsibility for design, coordination of multi disciplinary design teams and technical review of engineering input to flood alleviation schemes.
• Acting as the company representative with clients
• Progressing new business by identifying and developing new opportunities

In return our client will offer the successful applicant a salary n the region of £31,000 – £42,000 plus a benefits package which includes;

• 25 days annual leave
• Flexible annual leave scheme
• Contributory Pension Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Share Incentive Plan
• Employee Car Ownership Scheme
• Life Assurance Scheme
• Professional Membership Fees paid
• Personal Accident Cover

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Our client provides Geotechnical and Environmental consulting services to a broad section of UK, European and International public and private sector organisations. They are currently seeking to recruit a Senior Geotechnical Engineer.

The successful candidate will be working predominantly in mines on projects concerned with rock mechanics, such as support and mine design.  The mines are located in the UK and overseas and include both coal and other hard rock mines, extensive underground experience is therefore essential. Occasional work on tunnelling is required, which is currently located in the UK and is mostly rail tunnels; work involves assessment of tunnel lining stability

You will also be involved in projects covering instrumentation, stress measurement, numerical modeling, and underground safety. The successful candidate will be expected to travel extensively (domestically and internationally) for periods of up to 3 weeks at a time; international travel could take up to 30% of the time per year.

The role involves working with a team of highly experienced rock engineers and the successful candidate must have a proven track record of managing consultancy projects The successful candidate must have a post-graduate degree in rock mechanics / mining engineering / engineering geology / geotechnical engineering, along with strong practical experience

Excellent written and spoken skills are required, as is extensive experience of soft rock underground excavations, mining and a proven track record of project management and consultancy at a senior level.

Chartered engineer status and the ability to speak a second language would be desirable

In return our client offers a flexible benefits package including contributory pension, private medical insurance, flexible holidays, competitive salary, profit related pay, and a Company share ownership scheme.

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Our client’s Coastal & Rivers team is continually in demand worldwide for projects involving coastal and river management and the enhancement of the environment. Their broad knowledge and experience enables them to find practical solutions for the most complex of problems, for example flood risk management against the backdrop of climate change and coastal erosion.

They are currently looking to recruit a senior/principal civil engineer to work as part of their Newcastle team. Responsibilities will include:

• Undertaking feasibility studies, detailed design, construction contract preparation and management for flood and coastal management related schemes.
• Supervising graduate engineers
• Managing projects of the above work to budget and programme
• Keeping up to date with advancing technologies in river and coastal engineering
• Assisting with the preparation of prequalification’s, proposals, bid documents and marketing literature
• Construction contract awareness / administration
• Sharing knowledge and expertise
• Mentoring role for graduate development, and actively link with scientists and engineers in other offices
• Communicating and co-operating with colleagues and project team members
• Maintaining up to date professional knowledge

The ideal candidate will be a Chartered, or near Chartered Civil Engineer (ICE or CIWEM) with either a river and/or coastal engineering background focused on design, construction and management of construction works. An interest /experience in ‘soft engineering’ approaches would be desirable.

In return, our client will offer the successful applicant competitive salary plus a range of benefits including a contributory pension, discretionary company bonus, Health and Dental care, Life Insurance, 25 days holiday and a flexible working policy.

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Our client is a large multi-disciplinary consultancy working on prestige projects around the globe. They are currently seeking a Geotechnical Engineer to join them in Leeds. It is expected that the successful applicant would bring a breadth of Geotechnical experience to the existing team and to be able to manage and deliver projects albeit under the support and guidance of the Geotechnical Associate.

The role will involve managing relationships with both current and potential Clients. There is also potential for the post holder to take significant responsibility within the teams.

If successful, the candidate would be expected to:

• Undertake desk studies and ground investigations
• Complete geotechnical designs
• Design foundations and substructures
• Design slopes and assess stability
• Design earthworks
• Design reinforced earth structures
• Undertake budgeting and cost control
• Produce tender documentation

Report production and project management will be required, as will liaison with external clients. The post holder will be presented with varied and exciting career opportunities within a dynamic team.

Candidates should demonstrate the following criteria:
Essential requirements:

• Degree in Civil Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, Geology or Engineering Geology or equivalent
• Chartered Engineer or approaching Chartership
• Significant experience in Geotechnical design
• Team leading experience
• Client liaison experience
• Project management experience
• The ability to communicate effectively and professionally with all levels of staff and clients (both written and orally)

Desirable requirements:

• Masters in Civil Engineering or Engineering Geology or equivalent
• Experience of Geotechnical software and numerical analysis experience (Plaxis or Flac) would be desirable

Our client offers a competitive salary and monthly profit share scheme. There are additional benefits in keeping with the company’s status as an International Engineering and Management Consultancy.

• Market leading Profit Share scheme
• Contributory Pension scheme
• Life insurance scheme
• Meritocratic bonus and rewards
• Extensive training and development support

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Our client, one of the UK's leading firms of consulting engineers, is seeking a Senior and Principal Engineer to deliver designs for bridges, culverts, earthworks and other rail sector structures. Ideal candidates will have a combination of strong technical ability and commercial awareness with good communication skills.

The ideal candidate will have the following qualifications;

• BEng / MEng Civils Engineering (Highways / Bridges)
• Corporate member of the ICE or IStructE.
• Minimum 10 years relevant post graduate experience.
• Clean UK driving licence.
• CSCS card and PTS/COSS/Track accustomed an advantage.
• Must pass fit for PTS medical and PTS course. Post subject to random drug and alcohol screening

Other requirements and details are;

• Enthusiastic and positive engineer to build up team of engineers to fit into a dynamic and growing organisation.
• Capable of working on their own this individual will also; run, mentor and motivate the teams of rail engineers and technicians
• Provide guidance, advice and share technical expertise
• Project manager role where appropriate
• Build and maintain good working relationships with clients
• Development of rail related projects across the NW.
• Maintain a strong understanding of all relevant industry standards; Codes of Practice, Health & Safety legislation and current relevant design methods
• Excellent written and spoken English.
• Responsible for the delivery of his/her team with respect to quality, budget and programme.
• Knowledge of LUSAS / Superstress
• Jointly responsible with line manager for recruitment of team.
• Production of and supervision of calculations, drawings and specifications required on project by project basis
• Provide leadership and guidance to immediate team of chartered and graduate engineers
• Willingness to work both in the North-west and further a field.
• Commitment to over-time will be reviewed, with annual bonus reward scheme and salary reviews

Our client actively encourages training and provides support towards professional membership. They believe in rewarding hard work and achievement and promoting from within.

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Our client is a leading consultancy to the environmental, engineering and planning sectors providing professional services across the UK and internationally. Due to a growing workload they are looking to continue the growth of their Geotechnical team in Cheshire by adding Senior Geotechnical Engineers.

Applications are welcome from candidates with a degree in civil engineering or geology related subject preferably with a relevant MSc.

The successful applicant will be experienced in geotechnical consultancy work, with a proven track record in site investigations, geotechnical reporting and design together with knowledge of geotechnical software e.g Slope W and PLAXIS.

Excellent verbal and written communication skills as well as the ability to be able to work effectively in a team environment as well as being able to progress projects under your own initiative is essential. A full UK driving licence is required.

In return our client will offer the successful applicant a salary in the region of £24-£32k + car allowance and benefits.

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A Principal Geotechnical Engineer is required to join our client’s ground technologies division of the North (Leeds based). The successful applicant will form part of a busy team in a vibrant office with plenty of scope to develop their career.

Duties will include the following:

• Carry out geotechnical design tasks such as slope stability analysis, earth retaining structures, pile design, foundation parameters and retaining wall design etc.
• Project Management
• Mentor and train more junior staff
• Communicate effectively with clients and contactors
• Compile factual and interpretative reports
• Compile earthworks specifications
• Finite Element Analysis

Skills:

• Able to log both soil and rock to BS 5930
• Scheduling and testing to BS1377
• Able to work to budget and timescales

Qualifications:

• Graduate engineers qualified to BSc (Hons) in Geology, B Eng Civil Engineering or relevant environmental disciplines are required
• Preferably an MSc in Engineering Geology or Geotechnical Engineering

Personal Qualities:

• Self motivated
• Ambitious team player with the ability to work on their own
• Reliable, responsible
• Desk studies
• Site investigation
• Logging soils and rocks to BS5930
• Lab test scheduling
• SI design and management in the UK,
• Contaminated Land/Brownfield investigations and remediation experience preferably
• Interpretative reporting,
• Financial control of projects
• Monitoring protocols
• Sampling protocols
• Slope Stability Analysis
• Use or knowledge of Holebase III
• Use of knowledge of FE Packages, SlopeW, WALLOP etc
• Geotechnical Design

In return our client will offer the successful applicant a highly competitive salary along with a comprehensive benefits package.

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Our client is seeking to appoint a Senior Engineer to work within their established teams in either Edinburgh or Glasgow.

The Geotechnical team are a group of highly qualified individuals with extensive experience; particularly in waters edge projects (maritime, coastal, estuarine and rivers).

As a Senior Geotechnical Engineer you will carry out geotechnical analysis and design, and provide expert technical advice on the design of foundations and retaining walls, earth works and slopes. Key duties will include:

• To liaise with clients for the purpose of providing geotechnical support and advice
• To organise and direct junior staff / check and review the work of others
• To manage projects both technically and financially as required
• To develop and extend the technical capabilities of the Geotechnical Division
• To advertise and publicise the work of the Geotechnical Division through technical publications and papers

The applicant we are seeking will be a Chartered Engineer with a minimum of 6 years experience in Geotechnical or Civil Engineering.

Our client offers a competitive salary plus a range of benefits including a contributory pension, discretionary company bonus, Health and Dental care, Life Insurance, 25 days holiday and a flexible working policy.

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Up to £55k + Benefits

This independent established firm of Environmental Engineers and Geologists are seeking to appoint a Technical Director to lead on the technical quality and development of Engineering Services within the Geotechnics division.

Key duties:

• To provide direction and support to consultants in the management and undertaking of the above service.
• Representative of H&S Committee for Geotechnical Department
• As a key member of the company you will be expected to play a proactive role in company performance and management and development of new business opportunities for strategic growth and development of the company
• Attendance at Technical Directors meetings
• To provide technical input to the Geotechnical department through landfill stability assessment and design, mineral extraction stability assessment and design, contaminated land investigation and remediation design and environmental management projects
• Responsibility for supervision and undertaking landfill site design including groundwater and leachate control infrastructure and landfill lining systems and for slope stability analyses using computerised modelling techniques including for circular and translational slip investigations
• Liaise with clients and regulatory authorities during projects
• Control the quality, progress and costs of projects
• Oversee workload for the Geotechnical department
• Line management responsibilities to include timely completion of review meetings, annual appraisals, support in completion of individual CPD records, provide training, direction and support to the department as necessary, authorisation of annual leave and salary reviews for staff
• Timely preparation of invoices to clients and chasing settlement when appropriate
• Responsibility for the HR recruitment plan for staff and to play a proactive part in the recruitment and selection of staff in liaison with the personnel department and the finance manager
• Weekly check of timesheets for departmental staff
• To undertake responsibility for project performance and control including research and development work
• To work as necessary as part of project teams

Key skills and experience required:

• A Chartered Engineer with 5 or more years previous experience in a similar role
• Working knowledge of soil mechanics relating to landfills / minerals and contaminated land / slope stability
• Line management / eadership and team building skills
• Good communication skills
• Previous experience of working with Quality Management Systems would be an advantage
• A relevant degree
  

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A position has arisen for an experienced geotechnical engineer to work within the Soil and Groundwater team of an international consultancy in London.

The successful applicant will lead the geotechnical operations of this team. The London office geotechnical team are involved in several world-class oil & gas and heavy industrial projects in locations such as Russia, Italy, Middle East and South America.

Minimum Requirements
The successful candidate for this role must be able to demonstrate the necessary skills and experience required
BSc in Civil Engineering or Engineering Geology and ideally post-graduate qualifications in Geotechnics or Engineering Geology. Professional membership of ICE or Geological Society, Chartered Engineer or Chartered Geologist.

Responsibilities will include: -

. Team Management
. Business Development
. Technical Leadership

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Salary Range Min 45,000 Salary Range Max 60,000
A Business Development Manager is required to develop technical sales through this international consultancy's Middle East business by creating relationships with internal clients in the Region as well as building an external client portfolio through established contacts in existing sectors (such as commercial property and highways) and new clients in sectors not yet exploited (such as industrial and Contractor).

The position would be a UK based package but with significant Middle East travel. You would be responsible to the UK Geosciences Sector Director and have a sales target to deliver.

The role is expected to require the candidate to spend around 2/3rds of their time in the Middle East (although this is expected to be flexible) with the remaining time in the UK, although travel to other Regions should be expected. The right candidate has therefore to be sufficiently flexible to travel and be away from their home base for relatively long periods

Essential Qualifications
. First degree in Civil Engineering, Geotechnics or Engineering Geology
. Higher degree in Geotechnical or other relevant subject
. Preferably Chartered (MICE, C.Geol., MIMM)

Essential Experience
. Post graduation experience with a consulting engineer or contractor
. Flair for winning and developing opportunities (track record preferred) - ability to drive this process
. Experienced in management and direction of geotechnical aspects of building structures, development and infrastructure projects, as well as specialist geotechnical commissions.
. International experience, Middle East highly advantageous

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An established geotechnical team within a top UK consultancy is offering an exciting opportunity for an experienced and enthusiastic senior Geotechnical Engineer to progress their career.

The vacancy is for a senior member of the company's geotechnical team based within the Civil Engineering department. With significant post graduate experience the candidate will be chartered or near chartered and have a detailed understanding of major civil engineering projects and the role of geotechnics within them. Extensive geotechnical design experience will enable the candidate to fully exploit the autonomy and opportunities available within the geotechnical team. The candidate will be expected to provide leadership and design guidance to more junior members of the team as required on a project specific basis.

Requirements
Essential
. Civil Engineering related degree, BEng level minimum
. Chartered, or currently pursuing chartership
. Significant relevant post graduate experience with contractors and / or consultants
. Thorough understanding of geotechnical design principles and their relevant applications
. Capabilities in main geotechnical analysis packages

Desirable
. MEng level degree
. MSc in a Geotechnical subject
. Working with contractors on major Design and Build projects
. Use of Eurocodes and other international design standards
. Clean UK driving licence
. Active within industry Institutions, Forums or Societies
. Keen to understand, investigate and embrace new technologies, design philosophies or construction techniques applicable to Geotechnical Engineering

Responsibilities
The candidate will be expected at times to lead and develop teams of Geotechnical Engineers, Graduate Engineers and Technicians in preparing geotechnical design solutions for major civil engineering structures for highway and railway schemes at preliminary, tender, and detailed design stages.

The Individual
. Good team player within a multi-disciplinary environment, but able to work on own initiative and under pressure when necessary
. Good communicator at all levels, both verbally and in writing
. Accuracy and attention to detail
. Willing to learn and develop new and existing skills
. Proficient in discussing technical issues in non-technical language with graduates and clients
. Dealing with clients in a friendly, efficient and effective way
. Financially aware

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This is an exceptional opportunity for a Project Engineer to help successfully deliver investigation and design on various trackbed projects throughout the UK.

Working within an established rail business, this is an exciting and challenging role within a supportive team, with a buoyant workload and a variety of challenges. The role will involve the following:

• Responsibility for managing a small team of assistant engineers and technicians
• Responsibility for delivering projects concurrently to time and to budget
• Daily management of projects
• Quality, Safety and Environmental management within a railway environment
• Financial reporting and cost control of projects / Fee proposals and tenders
• Client / sub-contractor liaison
• Supervision of site work
• Factual and interpretive reporting
• A working knowledge of Network Rail standards and GRIP procedures

Suitable applicants must demonstrate good leadership skills, be a self-starter and team player. The role demands some flexibility to meet the demands of the rail industry as some night / weekend working will be required.

Candidates must possess practical experience of civil engineering works, preferably within a rail consultancy environment, including:

• Trackbed investigation and / or design
• Geotechnical investigation and / or design
• Permanent Way design and / or assessment
• Drainage and earthworks design and remediation
• Surveying / setting out

You must have a Civil Engineering or related degree (such as Engineering Geology), s trong communication skills and IT skills (including MS Office).

 

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A renowned multi-disciplinary engineering and environmental consultancy is looking to appoint a Principal Geotechnical Engineer to lead a small group of geotechnical engineers in their Kent office.

The ideal candidate will be a chartered civil engineer with a geotechnical or geological second degree. Experience required working in the geotechnical aspects of highways, railways, general foundation design and earthworks or specialist geotechnical contracting is necessary. An ability to communicate with clients and colleagues is essential.

Individuals will be expected to work with the local management team to develop contacts with clients and to market the geotechnical skills.

The company offer a flexible package of benefits that can be tailored to suit personal circumstances. This includes pension, life insurance and private health insurance and gives the option to purchase extra holidays, retail vouchers, a variety of other insurances. They hold annual salary reviews and regularly benchmark employee benefit packages with their competitors to ensure that they remain one of the leading employers in the marketplace.

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Our client’s geotechnical specialists provide a service to other sections of the firm as well as undertaking direct geotechnical commissions for many outside bodies such as government departments, local authorities, financial institutions, other consulting engineers, contracting and commercial organisations and private individuals. Projects range from a foundation assessment for a single building to the geotechnical aspects of major projects such as new towns, highways, prestigious structures, airports and bridges. This is an exciting opportunity for a recently qualified professional to join one of our client’s growing practice areas. 

The role involves being fully competent in your own discipline, being able to work independently with minimal supervision, and being confident to share your expertise with others by providing guidance and support as required.  The jobholder will be highly credible with clients, being able to translate client needs into practical requirements and to communicate effectively the value of services to clients. 

The role involves specific project responsibilities, including monitoring the accuracy of project plans, escalating problems, identifying risks and managing requirement changes.  The jobholder may be required to lead projects and to provide support to team members.  The role also involves documenting and sharing success stories and being confident to apply knowledge across different clients and markets.

The ideal candidate will have a BSc in Applied Geology or related discipline and ideally a further qualification such as MSc Rock Mechanics, Geology, Geotechnical Engineering or similar. The candidate should have significant experience of geotechnical engineering and be a Chartered Engineer, Chartered Geologist or equivalent.

Good verbal and written communication skills are essential for this role as is the ability to lead a design team and liaise with clients.  Candidates should be self motivated and possess exceptional interpersonal and organisational skills. This appointment offers work on challenging and interesting projects with excellent career development opportunities.

In return the successful applicant will be offered a salary in the region of £25,000 to £45,000 depending on experience plus a highly competitive benefits package.