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Senior Geotechnical Engineer

October 18, 2022 | Comments Off on Senior Geotechnical Engineer

We're looking for an experienced Senior Geotechnical Engineer to join our Highways team based 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. Within this role, you can enjoy private healthcare, a competitive annual holiday entitlement with opportunities to buy/sell leave, one paid professional subscription per year and even more

Location: Waterbeach Cambridge - remote working available, with travel to the office

Contract: Permanent - flexible and part-time hours available if desired, just let us know

Salary: up to £48k FTE

Responsibilities

As a Senior Geotechnical Engineer, you'll be working within the Highways team. You will be working directly with clients and project managers to develop scheme briefs and budgets. You will also be supporting the client's geotechnical advisors and lead the inspection of the earthworks asset.

Your day to day will include:
  • Take a leading role in producing geotechnical designs, reports and documentation in accordance with the scheme brief and in line with the time and budgetary allocations
  • Assist in the overall delivery of the workload of the Geotechnical team within the Design Services office including feasibility reports, designs specifications and reviews of third-party designers
  • Aid the development of junior colleagues within the geotechnical team
Who are we looking for?

This role of Senior Geotechnical Engineer is great for you if:
  • Minimum of BEng Civil Engineering or BSc Geology / Earth Science or related subjects
  • AutoCAD and / or HoleBase (or other geotechnical databases)
  • Full driving licence
We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferable skills are always welcome! So even if you don't tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat. We want to hear from candidates from all backgrounds and experiences, and we especially encourage those from underrepresented communities to get in touch with us.

If you require any reasonable adjustments during any part of the application process, please get in touch at InclusiveRecruitment@kier.co.uk to discuss and arrange these.

Benefits 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. Some of our favourites include:
  • new and enhanced family friendly policies, including eight weeks paternity leave, 26 weeks maternity leave, pregnancy loss leave, surrogacy leave, menopause guidance and more
  • A fantastic matched pension scheme
  • Life Assurance
  • 24/7 virtual GP service for you and your family
  • Kier's Green Car Scheme
And so much more! You can read the full details of all of our benefits on our website: kier.co.uk/careers/rewards-benefits


Who is Kier?

We're made up of six business units, Group Functions, Construction, Highways, Infrastructure, Utilities and Property, and as a group, our purpose is to sustainably deliver construction and infrastructure services which are vital to the UK. Take a look at our sustainability objectives: kier.co.uk/sustainability/

At the core of all our projects is technical excellence, utilising the latest building methods and innovations to ensure we offer the best value to our clients as sustainably as possible.

Our projects are those that support the local communities we work in, helping them thrive and progress. We are collaborative, trusted and focussed in all that we do, and our people are essential in helping us achieve our goals.

Diversity and inclusion

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion (D&I) initiatives, and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies and initiatives.

You can see more about our D&I action plan here: kier.co.uk/media/6668/di-roadmap-2021.pdf


Closing date: 15 November 2022

Please note, interviews may take place before the closing date, and we reserve the right to close applications early.

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