Description
We are currently looking for a Principal Geotechnical Engineer to work in either our Dublin or Naas offices. This role is available on either a full-time or a part-time basis.
The successful candidate will be responsible for:
- Developing professional and technically competent reports and liaising with specialists and clients across a wide range of sectors
- Producing compelling proposals to secure new business and project opportunities
- Effectively managing and delivering project work with robust project financial management
- Assisting in the management of team resources and allocation of appropriate project resources
- Managing, motivating, mentoring and developing professional staff
- Providing support in all aspects of project delivery including client liaison, contractors and sub-consultants, public and statutory body consultation, quality control and management of specialists
The ideal candidate will have:
- Technical expertise in geotechnical engineering with a demonstrable understanding of the underlying principles
- Consultancy experience with demonstrably good commercial awareness and relationships with clients and contractors
- Flexibility to adapt to projects of every size, from minor tasks to large programmes
- Chartered professional qualification and significant post-qualification experience
- Experience in the delivery of geotechnical, engineering geology and other ground engineering projects, including preparing reports to a high technical level
- An understanding of client requirements and the ability to influence contract specifications
- Experience of being part of or leading delivery teams that are effective in delivering short to medium-term projects from inception to construction
- Excellent report-writing and client liaison skills
- Proven previous experience of undertaking and managing: desk studies; designing, procuring and supervising Ground Investigations (GIs); checking Ground Investigation Reports and Geotechnical Design Reports in accordance with the requirements of Eurocode 7: Part 1
- Working knowledge of Eurocode 7 and ground investigation and construction contracts and specifications
- Familiarity and an ability to interrogate a wide range of geotechnical software for the design of civil engineering projects including deep and shallow foundations, embedded and gravity retaining walls, earthworks/slope stability and reinforced earthworks
- The skills to check and critically evaluate the work done by others, be it drawings, calculations or reports, and have a proven track record of doing so