# Principal / Associate Tunnelling Engineer

**Company**: WSP
**Location**: Guildford, Surrey
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Consulting

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## Description

We are currently looking for a Principal or Associate Tunnelling Engineer, to join our Geotechnical  and Tunnelling business to contribute to the growth of the team and diversification into new markets and sectors.

**A little more about your role…**

- Producing, checking and approving engineering deliverables including reports, presentations, design calculations and drawings associated with the design of tunnels and shafts.

- Work as part of a dynamic team of tunnelling and geotechnical engineers on diverse projects ranging from micro-tunnels and trenchless solutions to major road and rail schemes at all stages of delivery from feasibility through to construction.

- 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.

- Carry out business development activities including preparation of technical proposals.

**What we will be looking for you to demonstrate…**

- Experience in the management and delivery of tunnelling projects, ideally including multi-disciplinary design coordination, project management, engineering management, programming and preparing deliverables to a high technical level.

- Technical expertise in civil/structural and geotechnical engineering with a demonstrable understanding of the underlying principles as applied to tunnelling schemes.

- Consultancy experience with demonstrably good commercial awareness and relationships with clients & contractors.

- Degree in Civil Engineering, Engineering Geology or Structural Engineering

- Chartered Engineer or equivalent registration with a relevant professional institution.

- Experience working with Eurocodes and other design standards

- 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.

- Proficiency in Microsoft Office packages and familiarity with other software packages relevant to tunnelling and geotechnical engineering, such as CAD, Ground Movement Analysis and design packages.

- 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.

## Skills

### Required
- Civil Engineering
- Structural Engineering
- Geotechnical Engineering
- Tunnelling
- Project Management
- Eurocodes
- CAD
- Ground Movement Analysis

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