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Principal Geotechnical Engineer also sought at this award-winning Geotechnical and Geo-Environmental Consultancy, based in Godalming.
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Overview
Our client is a specialist geotechnical and geo-environmental consultancy in the UK and Ireland with clients in residential, commercial, and public sectors. They provide advice and solutions on a range of ground-related issues, working directly with site developers or their design and construction teams.
They are seeking a proactive and delivery focussed professional to join their Ground Engineering consultancy to provide project and staff line management within their South Central region. The successful candidate will have a proven track record in technical project delivery, within the geotechnical / geo-structural or ground engineering fields and an ability to manage a team of consultancy staff.
Reporting to the Regional Manager and Project Directors, you will be responsible for the technical delivery and financial success of their projects alongside maintaining and developing client relations within one or more of the company’s key market sectors and supporting and developing a team of early career engineers.
Our client’s philosophy has always been to look at what they do from a client’s perspective, with an understanding of the importance of reliability in delivery and certainty of advice, and you’ll be joining a company who are proud to be still working with clients who first engaged with them when the company began in the 1990s.
Responsibilities
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Undertake the role of Project Manager for a portfolio of different projects (typically ≤£100k in value) to include managing project risk and change effectively to deliver to regional commercial targets, technical standards and programme
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Complete and maintain project financial reporting to track project performance / health and regularly update pipeline forecasting keeping Project Directors, the Regional Manager and Commercial Lead informed
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To be a competent technical report author producing deliverables that are factually accurate and with defensible recommendations and conclusions, within your specialist area, and be able to withstand reasonable technical scrutiny from senior staff / approvers within the team
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Undertake checks of project technical deliverables, within your area of expertise, to include factual and interpretative reports, risk assessments, analytical calculations, testing schedules, ground models and design recommendations such that minimal changes are required following review
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To demonstrate technical competence and confidence in meetings with clients, regulators, co-consultants and other stakeholders and to be able to lead these meetings, acting as the technical specialist, where required
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Scope, price and produce technically robust bids and proposals, within your area of expertise, in combination with review and negotiation of contractual terms, supported by the Project Director and Commercial Lead, to meet tendering requirements and to help secure relevant projects and frameworks for the region
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To be a competent line manager for a small team of geotechnical engineers / engineering geologists and geo-environmental engineers, graduate engineers and senior engineers. Includes resourcing your team to maintain staff utilisation, undertaking annual and mid-year appraisals and performance reviews, checking and approval of timesheets and expense claims and support with day-to-day pastoral care for those within your team
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Support the Regional Manager and Commercial Lead with business development activities to include maintaining and expanding existing key accounts and client offerings and identifying new clients / markets for the region
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Contribute to the professional awareness of the company by the industry through publishing of papers, presentation of CPD to external parties, generating and posting appropriate content for social media feeds
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Prepare health & safety RAMS for projects, identify and record near misses and incidents and support your team with the timely reporting of such via the company’s systems. Liaise with Project Directors and SHEQ management with respect to health & safety and quality issues and enact appropriate mitigation measures
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Act as a role model and mentor for the development of less experienced staff and be a technical ‘sounding board’ for staff in your area of recognised specialism
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Support the company’s culture of excellence in delivery, seeking opportunities for continuous improvement of standards and governance procedures, mitigating technical, commercial and H&S risks
Requirements
The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate the following skills and background:
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Background as Project Manager with a sound knowledge of managing risk and change control, programme and resource management and with a track record in delivering to budget, margins and deadlines
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Demonstrable background in slope stability assessment and remediation, ground movement analysis including basement impact assessment and consolidation, foundation design and temporary works Background in earthworks design and verification also preferred
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Background with relevant geotechnical software including Oasys PDisp, Greta, and Slope, Rocscience Slide, WALLAP and Tekla Tedds. Familiarity with Plaxis 2D and 3D software also beneficial
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Technical proficiency and background in authoring and checking key deliverables in the ground engineering / geotechnical or geo-structural engineering fields.
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Knowledge of relevant standards, regulations and guidance in the ground engineering industry
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Background in business development and Client relationship management; successful in developing winning bids and proposals to drive work intake
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Background in key contractual issues with respect to preparing and negotiating bids and administering projects, ideally including knowledge of the NEC suite of contracts
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Excellent communicator, able to connect with staff, clients, contractors and other stakeholders at various levels
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Background in line management and/or staff mentoring ideally including completion of annual appraisals, performance and probation reviews and pastoral care
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Demonstrate a contribution to safe working and SHEQ culture and support to senior colleagues in this work
Qualifications
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Bachelor’s and advanced degrees in ground engineering or a related field
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Chartership through a recognised relevant body ideally CEng or CGeol
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Full UK Driving Licence, with ability and willingness to travel to other company / Client offices and work sites
On offer
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To apply for the position of Principal Geotechnical Engineer, please submit your current CV (ideally in Word format).
Due to high volume, we are unable to acknowledge every application. Bear in mind that if you are shortlisted you will be contacted in 7 days.
All Evan Craig vacancies require right to work in the UK.
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