Senior Geo-Environmental Project Engineer - Cheshire

|  NORTHWICH  |

Responsibilities

• Helping to spread knowledge of standards, guidance and legislative background relevant to the geoenvironmental and geotechnical industry within the company to junior staff.   
• Implement and maintain health and safety standards across the business.
• Display a high familiarity of and background in conducting ground investigations involving various techniques, taking on the role of Project Manager for various schemes and delegating work to junior staff as and when required.
• Produce project fee proposals and tenders.
• Employ an understanding of commercial aspects of business and take responsibility for project finances, with the potential responsibility for invoicing projects.
• Attend meetings, site visits and site work as required.
• Manage workload and prioritise tasks to achieve objectives and meet deadlines.
• Develop client relationships.
• Check and approve the work of more junior staff including health and safety documentation, drawings, logs, calculations, factual and interpretive reports.
• Help produce guides, template masters, identify and develop tools to improve quality and efficiency.
• Pass knowledge on and mentor junior staff.
• Write Interpretive reports (including Phase I/ II geo-environmental assessment, qualitative and generic quantitative risk assessment, ground gas assessment, geotechnical assessments).
• Write bespoke and complex technical assessments.
• Prepare outline and detailed remediation strategies with knowledge of a range of remediation techniques.
• Remediation verification and reporting.
• Earthworks and materials/waste management including knowledge of MMPs under the CL:AIRE DoWCoP.
• Liaise and negotiate with regulators.
• Comply with and assist with updating/producing internal policies and procedures within ISO standards.
• Positively contribute to the office culture, with excellent conduct and discipline to encourage a productive, efficient and enjoyable workplace for all staff.

Requirements

• Approximately 5+ years relevant industry background.
• Undergraduate Degree (2:1 or above) in relevant subject (geology, environmental science, geotechnical engineering, civil engineering, physical geography etc).
• Postgraduate Degree or Masters in relevant subject (desirable, not essential).
• Chartered Status (desirable, not essential).
• A detailed knowledge of soil mechanics, determining characteristic values and calculation of foundation bearing capacities (shallow and deep foundations) and settlements.
• A high familiarity of and background in conducting ground investigations involving various techniques
• A high familiarity with the relevant standards, guidance and legislative background to the geoenvironmental and geotechnical industry
• Be an excellent written and verbal communicator.
• Excellent IT skills and highly competent with MS Office, alongside other software packages such as AutoCAD, Holebase, Surfer, Geo5 etc (others not essential, but desirable and training can be provided).
• Excellent problem solving/contingency planning skills with ability to adapt, finding quick, innovative and practical solutions for clients.
• A strong and exemplary work ethic, able to work effectively either alone or as part of a team.
• Full UK driving license (manual transmission).

On offer

• Salary £35,000 – £45,000
• Twice a year reviews/appraisals with salary reviews as you become more experienced.
• 23 days paid annual leave, plus bank holidays (3 days reserved over Christmas shutdown) Holidays increase with time spent at BSL/with promotions.
• Every second Friday off work (2FF scheme, opt out available) giving an extra circa 26 days off per year on top of paid annual leave.
• Overnight stay allowance (£25 per night, on top of regular expenses incurred for food etc).
• Inclusion on their company profit share scheme.
• Company pension with an enhanced 4% employer contribution.
• Inclusion in their Employee Assistance (EAP) Programme for wellbeing and mental health, with access to counselling.
• Professional fees covered (for two bodies).
• Bonus paid on attaining chartership of £1000 (one body only)
• Provision of internal and external training where required to help further your career
• Family Friendly suite of policies, including enhanced maternity/paternity leave, adoption and shared parental leave, alongside a cycle to work scheme.
• Provision of a laptop/PC, mobile phone, and access to company vehicles.

To apply for the position of Senior Geo-Environmental Project 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.

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