Friday, August 29, 2008

ATKINS Geotechnical/Senior Geotechnical Engineer

Recruiter: ATKINS
Job Reference: JRx-1832-43203-DE3446
Date Advertised: 28 January 2008
Duration of Employment: Permanent
Start Date: ASAP
Location: London/South East
Salary / Hourly Rate: 38000 - 51000

Job Description

This is a Senior role within the Geotechnics team based in Oxford. The profile of this role is to:

* Establish and lead a new team in our Oxford office
* Take a lead technical role on existing projects
* Work closely with our Structures team to provide integrated geotechnical design services on UK and overseas projects
* Co-ordinate and manage environmental/geoenvironmental input to projects
* Provide support to geotechnical teams in Bristol, Swindon, Birmingham and Cardiff

Requirements

We are looking for a strong technical candidate, with relevant experience in geotechnical engineering. We are keen to meet individuals who feel they can deliver the role described above, whether their experience has been gained in civil engineering consultancy, as a ground investigation / ground engineering contractor, or as a geotechnical specialist in academia. Candidates will be asked to show how their experience demonstrates ability to:

* Design foundations and retaining walls
* Conduct ground investigations
* Develop long term relationships with clients at the highest level to ensure the commercial and technical success of projects
* Deliver strong project management
* Review complex schemes

Responsibilities

The Atkins office in Oxford is a major centre for building design in the UK and overseas. We are looking to appoint a client focussed geotechnical engineer to work closely with the structures team to provide geotechnical input and co-ordinate input from other geotechnical and environmental teams. The key responsibilities will be:

* Establish and lead a new team in Oxford
* Take a senior role in the development of the geotechnical and environmental input into structures projects
* Project management
* Take the role of design team leader on projects
* Manage delivery of projects, including management of staff resource to meet workload, and ensuring staff with appropriate experience are utilised
* Ensure that technical checks and reviews of designs are undertaken
* Assist with the professional development of junior staff within the team
* Co-operate with other Atkins divisions in order to add maximum value

The Individual

* A capable geotechnical specialist
* Enthusiastic and confident about ground engineering
* Client driven
* Good at integrating with other parts of the Atkins business
* Flexible and innovative
* Good communicator
* Able to plan and prioritise workload
* Commercially aware
* Excellent presentation and report writing skills
* Willing to travel within the UK and overseas for projects

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