Geotechnical Engineer

Bath, England, United Kingdom

11/28/2024

Want to work with the most sought-after minds and most-talked about projects? Your skills and experience in geotechnical engineering might just make you our new Geotechnical Engineer.

As a Geotechnical Engineer, this role will see you working amongst a diverse and talented Ground Engineering team to design innovative and efficient ground engineering solutions for projects across a variety of sectors and scales - including sports stadia, masterplans, bridges, foundation reuse projects, and more.

Your next role:

• Providing high-quality geotechnical support to our clients in the development of bespoke, sustainable, structural engineering and infrastructure projects in the UK and overseas.
• Scoping, specification, management and supervision of geotechnical site investigations.
• Site characterisation including ground modelling and geotechnical parameter interpretation.
• Soil structure interaction and geotechnical substructure design including shallow and piled foundations, retaining structures, deep basements, ground improvement and slope stability assessment.
• Liaise with other disciplines to support development of substructure solutions
• Undertake numerical modelling including foundation, retaining wall and slope analysis.
• Data review and analysis including interpretation and input into technical design reports and specifications in accordance with relevant standards and codes of practice.
  
  
  

Your skills and experience:

• 3-4 years post graduate experience within a consulting design practice
• Proven experience in specifying and reviewing ground investigations, geotechnical interpretation and soil structure interaction design methodologies.
• Have proven experience of advanced numerical modelling and knowledge of alternative constitutive models in respect to deep foundations, retaining structures and slope stability.
• Have enthusiasm and geotechnical expertise to develop and communicate concepts.
• Approaching Chartered Engineer status.
• Lead and develop design capabilities.
• Possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to liaise with clients and other consultants effectively.
• You will be used to taking the initiative and responsibility for your assignments and you have an ability to achieve excellent results through teamwork.
• You will hold a master's degree in civil or geotechnical engineering or equivalent and will have a strong desire and drive to deliver quality projects and achieve excellent results.
• We have a diverse and inclusive team and you will be comfortable working within a multi-cultural and multi-disciplinary environment and be able to speak and write English fluently.
  
  
  

What we offer you:

• Hybrid working arrangements.
• Attractive salary and benefits package.
• Holiday entitlement of 25 days per annum (exclusive of bank holidays) and flexible holiday arrangements.
• Generous company pension scheme.
• Flexible benefits including cycle scheme, dental insurance, optical cover, travel insurance, season ticket loans, and corporate discounts
• Enhanced parenthood leave policies
• A strong commitment to your continuous development. Whatever stage in your career, we have a learning and development programme that will enable and empower you.
• Entitlement to two memberships to professional bodies or subscriptions
• A commitment to your wellbeing through a comprehensive employee assistance programme and wellbeing activities.
• An international culture that wherever your career takes you at Buro Happold, you won’t be far from the exceptional.
  
  
  

We value flexible working and welcome applications from those who are seeking this in their careers. This opening is available for our UK office based in Bath, however it can be a mixture of working in-office and from home.

Ready for something a little less ordinary?

Apply now to start your career journey with us.

A place for everyone

Buro Happold values an individual's flexible approaches to working patterns as an important part of how you work and achieve balance. We welcome applications from those who are seeking flexibility in their careers.

Our exceptional portfolio of projects is the result of the diversity of thought, identities, backgrounds, and experiences that shape us. Appreciating each other’s differences is key, we want employees to feel they don’t have to mask elements of their identity to thrive.

We are working to change the lack of representation of marginalised groups in the built environment. We are particularly keen to hear from anyone who feels they are underrepresented in the industry. We have much to learn from one another. Embracing differences allows us to develop the most innovative and elegant solutions.

Please let us know if there are any adjustments we could make to the application process to make it easier and more comfortable for you. Contact recruitment@burohappold.com so we can work with you to support you throughout your application.