Senior Geotechnical Engineer

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Job Description

Are you ready to lead a team of talented engineers and shape the future of Ground Engineering?

AECOM UK & Ireland Ground Engineering Practice has a Principal Geotechnical Engineer /Engineering Geologist level vacancy in our Belfast office, on a full or part time basis.

Our Ground Engineering Practice covers all elements of Ground Engineering serving a wide range of end markets including the energy, water, defence, highway and railway sectors. We provide one-stop access to services in feasibility and desktop studies, ground investigation, interpretation, detailed design, contract administration, technical advisory and construction supervision for geotechnical works. We work for leading UK, Irish and international clients and have commissions of varying scale across all sectors.

What can we offer?

Our Belfast Ground Engineering team is currently managing geotechnical input on projects across the Island of Ireland including:

• Coolree Reservoir
• N21 Adare Bypass
• Royal Victoria Hospital
• Santry Wastewater Treatment Plant
• Poolbeg West Wastewater Treatment Plant

We also support on projects across the UK and internationally. We have a stable workflow with commissions on several frameworks, including the Department for Infrastructure (DfI), Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), Northen Ireland Water and Uisce Éireann.

We require ambitious team players with the technical and commercial skills, knowledge and experience to take day-to-day responsibility for delivery of projects, ensuring technical quality and adherence to budget and programme. The position will suit a candidate who has experience in geotechnical design, can work with a high degree of independence, can support junior team members, can budget/programme deliverables and lead the geotechnical input to projects from desk study/feasibility through ground investigation and interpretation to final design.

You will be joining an established team of Ground Engineers within the Scotland and Ireland region, will be based in the AECOM Belfast Office and will work closely with colleagues across the UK & Ireland.

Job Duties include:

Deliver: Preparing, checking and reviewing a wide range of geotechnical documents, including desk studies, interpretative reports, specifications, construction drawings and design reports.

Provide Expertise: Active input to team/client technical review meetings, being prepared to own decisions and put forward alternative ideas and concepts. Preparing bids and proposals for internal and external clients.

Mentoring: Owning personal and professional development and on the job mentoring of junior staff.

Come grow with us.

We develop projects from concept through operation providing engineering and construction services for multiyear, multimillion-dollar projects for major rail and transit agencies. Our specialists provide analytical and strategic expertise for every stage of a project

And let's not forget about the perks at AECOM. You'll enjoy a range of core and personalised benefits designed to support your future and well-being, customized to fit your lifestyle. Take advantage of career development opportunities, our flexible hybrid working model to ensure a work-life balance that suits your lifestyle, technical practice networks, AECOM University, and volunteering days.

Qualifications

Ready to push the limits of what’s possible?

Here’s what we’re looking for:

• BEng / MEng in Civil Engineering, BSc / MSc in Geology, Engineering Geology or Earth Science or MSc in Geotechnical Engineering or Engineering Geology is desirable.
• Chartered Engineer (IEng/CEng) or Geologist (CGeol) status is preferred or on track to achieve this within the next year. The team will provide the necessary support to achieve this.
• Strong knowledge of UK and Irish ground conditions and ground investigation practices.
• Knowledge of typical ground conditions interpretation/parametric assessment and correlation methods applicable to common geotechnical design problems.
• Familiarity with data management software (e.g. OpenGround) would be advantageous
• Well-rounded experience in geotechnical design (e.g. earthworks, foundations, retaining structures, slope stabilisation) with strong analytical skills and confidence in the use of relevant design software (e.g. Slope/W, Wallap).
• Familiarity with the production of geotechnical analysis and design packages, including drawings, risk assessments, specifications and design reports.
• Good knowledge of relevant Eurocode, British and Irish Standards is required.
• Application of CDM Regulations / Safety in Design in a design and ground investigation environment.
• Experience with standards and processes in a specialised fields (e.g. highways, railways) is desirable.
• Experience and understanding of the needs and approaches to the engineering consultancy and design markets, including building and maintaining relationships with clients, work planning and commercial management.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to write clear and concise technical reports and documents and make high quality confident presentations in-person or remotely using collaboration software.
• Clean driving licence.
• Candidates should be willing to travel throughout Ireland and on occasions within the UK.

We celebrate diversity, including neurodiversity, and believe it enriches our team. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and abilities. If you are an applicant with a disability that requires reasonable accommodation to complete the application process, please contact us at View email address on jobs.smartrecruiters.com

At AECOM, we value everyone's unique contributions and perspectives.

If you meet some of the requirements above or have transferable skills you believe would benefit us, we would be delighted to hear from you!

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About AECOM

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You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.

Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.

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