Geotechnical Engineer

Job Description

Wood in Reading are recruiting for a Geotechnical Engineer to join them on a staff basis working on a range of ground breaking best in class projects. If you are looking to work with some of the best teams in the business and are keen to develop your career in a collaborative forward looking business this may be the role for you.

You will have experience scoping and overseeing work as partner with specialist consultants and GI contractors and be comfortable supporting the work of other disciplines with Geotechnical input.

Responsibilities

• Excellent geotechnical / engineering geology skills, experienced across a wide variety of ground conditions and environments.
• Used to work efficiently within a given budget and schedule.
• Comfortable to support and work with other disciplines, providing geotechnical input (recommendations, design parameters) suited to the different phases of a project.
• Scoping, overseeing work and reviewing output of geotechnical specialist consultants and GI contractors
• Client management and project briefing activities.
• Availability for travel (inside UK and internationally).
  
  

Qualifications

• Chartered status (Geologist or Civil Engineer).
• Ground investigation scoping, specification, supervision and interpretation for industrial developments (e.g. processing facilities, refineries) and linear projects (e.g. pipelines, roads, railways). Offshore experience an advantage.
• Preparation of desktop studies.
• Preparation of geohazard assessments an advantage.
• Preparation of earthworks specifications and site supervision and advantage.
• Familiar with ICE specification documents format (ground investigation, piling).
• Working knowledge of geotechnical British and American standards.
• Working knowledge of relevant aspects of Eurocode 7 and ASCE 7.
• Working knowledge of seismic design codes an advantage.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office and basic geotechnical software (e.g. Leapfrog, GeoStudio).
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Full UK driving license holder.
  
  

About Us

Wood is a global leader in consulting and engineering, helping to unlock solutions to critical challenges in energy and materials markets. We provide consulting, projects and operations solutions in 60 countries, employing around 35,000 people. www.woodplc.com

Diversity Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.