Opportunity: Senior Geotechnical Engineer
Location: Manchester 3 days / remote 2 days
Rate: Negotiable and Competitive
Duration: 12 months
IR35: Inside
We are seeking an experienced Geotechnical Engineer with experience in producing Civil / Geotechnical designs for rail schemes
Responsibilities:
- Manage the production of the development remits for proposals so that the engineering
- requirements, scope, possibilities and operational performance targets are accurately described.
- Manage all engineering and development activities so that they result in schemes that are affordable and that meet programme requirements in a safe and environmentally responsible manner for time cost and quality.
- Review compliance with standards and maintain designer’s competency.
- Maintain strict change control on scope development; evaluate cost, time and performance impacts in conjunction with development management.
- Prepare the full engineering data package required for commencement of the detailed design and participate in answering on-going clarifications/queries as needed. Where applicable, manage independent checking of safety critical design documentation.
- Support the Construction Design Management (CDM) Planning Supervisor during GRIP stages 2 to 4 in all associated duties and carry out or monitor cross-discipline engineering checks of all relevant aspects of the proposal.
- Resource adequately the feasibility stages of project development, in both the quality and quantity of staff, and in the use of the most appropriate support equipment.
- Manage the engineering interfaces of allocated proposals with concurrent work in other disciplines, or within other programmes.
- Act as or liaise with, the appropriate Project Engineer so that method statements for site works and surveys are produced and accepted to the required standards.
Typical schemes will include:
· Embankment and cutting stabilisation.
· Design of Retaining structures
· Pile Design
· Scour Protection and Sea Defence
· Culvert lining and replacement
· Temporary works (temporary slope stability, Crane pads)
· Lineside structures
Qualifications and Certificates:
Essential
· An engineering degree or equivalent industry-recognised training qualification.
· 5 years’ relevant post-graduate experience of producing Civil / Geotechnical designs
· A working knowledge of rail engineering
· A demonstrable aptitude for option development.
· Strong evaluation and decision-making skills.
· Knowledge of CDM and Risk assessment
· Full UK Driving Licence and be able to attend sites in the NW&C region,
· An excellent command of written and spoken English.
· Excellent Report writing skills.
· Ability to produce and maintain Programmes and Estimates
· Client liaison skills
· Be able to liaise with our internal Contractor
· Be able to manage, mentor and develop Assistant Engineers and Draughtsmen
· Good attitude
· Live locally to South Manchester and able to work from the office in Heaton Mersey
· Act as CRE on Schemes
Desirable
· CEng or IEng in a relevant engineering professional institution.