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Senior Geotechnical Engineer
June 16, 2022 | Comments Off on Senior Geotechnical Engineer
Job Title: Senior Geotechnical Engineer
Location: This is an agile role where you will be based out of one of our Midlands, SW or South Wales offices, with home working available and some travel to other offices and sites
Business area: Highways
Contract / Hours: Permanent, we can offer this role as either full time or part time, please specify in your application
Salary: up to £48k + Private Healthcare + Pension +
Kier Group is many things to many people. We're the UK's No. 1 Highways service team, a leading Regional Builder and a Top-Three Utility & Power provider. We're an industry-leader in health and safety at work - and a responsible citizen who adds billions of pounds of social value to the communities where we do business. Above all, we're a team of people built on many backgrounds and experiences, a company that values you for who you are and what you do.
We design, manage and maintain geotechnical assets on the road network. As part of our in-house road designer team, we also have access to construction professionals and therefore a unique perspective on how things get built and the practicality of design for construction.
We are now recruiting for an experienced Senior Geotechnical Engineer to join our Highways team. Our team is dispersed across a number of offices in the southern half of England and Wales, where the successful candidate could be based. Note that the role involves some fieldwork, so you will need to be able to work outdoors for extended periods.
If you want to work in a supportive environment in a collaborative and ambitious design team, then we want to hear from you!
Key Responsibilities
The Senior Engineer this is a leading role in a small team. You will be providing a guiding role in producing designs, reports and specifications for new construction, plus geotechnical appraisals of defects and repairs. Works may include ground investigations; repair works or design of new construction.
You will be working directly with clients and project managers to develop scheme briefs and budgets. You'll also be supporting the client's geotechnical advisors and lead the inspection of the earthworks asset. You will be expected to support the development of junior colleagues within the geotechnical team.
What do we need from you?
- Minimum of BEng Civil Engineering or BSc Geology / Earth Science or related subjects
- Experience in the application of the Design Manual for Roads & Bridges and the Specification for Highways Works and experience of ground investigation process
- Experience with AutoCAD Civils3D and / or OpenGround (or other geotechnical databases)
- Knowledge of the design of slope & retaining walls, foundations, road pavement and reinforced earth design; rock slope management
- A full UK driving licence
- New and enhanced family friendly policies with 8 weeks paternity leave, 26 weeks maternity leave, pregnancy loss leave, surrogacy leave and important guidance on the menopause and the support we can offer
- A competitive annual holiday entitlement with opportunities to buy/sell leave.
- A fantastic, matched pension scheme
- Share in the success you help to create by investing in Kier through our Sharesave and Share Incentive Plans.
- 24/7 virtual GP service for you and your family
- Kier's Green Car Scheme
- A huge range of deals and discounts at many your favourite brands
- And many many more!
Kier is committed to creating supportive and inclusive opportunities for all our applicants and employees. We appreciate applicants from all backgrounds and we specifically encourage those from underrepresented communities to apply. Take a look to learn more about our commitments to diversity and inclusion. If you require any reasonable adjustments during any part of the application process, please let us know so we can discuss and arrange these by emailing .
Closing Date: 14th July 2022
Please note, interviews may take place before the closing date, and we reserve the right to close applications early.
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