Senior Geotechnical Engineer

June 13, 2022 | Comments Off on Senior Geotechnical Engineer

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Job Title: Senior Geotechnical Engineer

Location: Waterbeach, Cambridge

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 + benefits

Kier Group is many things to many people. We're a leading Regional Builder, the UK's No. 1 Highways service team 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 are now recruiting for a experienced Senior Geotechnical Engineer to join our Highways team in Cambridge to design and maintain geotechnical assets on the road network. The role involves extensive fieldwork, so you will need to be able to work outdoors for extended periods.

Key Responsibilities

As Senior Engineer this is a leading role in a small team. You will be providing a guiding role in producing geotechnical appraisals, designs, reports, and specifications. Works may include ground investigations; repair works or 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 following: application of the Design Manual for Roads & Bridges and the Specification for Highways Works and experience of ground investigation process; AutoCAD and / or HoleBase (or other geotechnical databases); design of slope & retaining walls, foundations, road pavement and reinforced earth design; rock slope management and a full UK driving licence.

At Kier, we're proud to be able to offer our fantastic employees a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs.

  • 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!
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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: 11th 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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