Geotechnical Engineer

Location: Glasgow || Contract: Permanent || Salary: Competitive

Only a 2-minute walk from Buchanan Street, George Square and Queen Street Station, our Glasgow office is an airy, sophisticated, open plan space. The office is conveniently placed in the centre of Glasgow’s prime retailing core and restaurant circuit. With modern, ergonomically enhanced workspaces and barista style coffee machine, the office is a hub for focussed working and productivity.

Purpose

You will be an ambitious and enthusiastic individual who is keen to develop their geological and engineering skills across a variety of projects. You will be comfortable working independently and as part our Glasgow based team working on projects across Scotland and the wider United Kingdom.

The position requires good communication skills and to develop and maintain good relationships with your colleagues, technicians and external parties. You will be representing Harley Haddow through direct contact with clients and other design team members on the projects you will contribute to.

Your responsibilities will include a combination of site and office based work. Site work will comprise of (but not limited to) trial pitting, gas monitoring, mine entry investigations as well as supervising contractors undertaking a variety of tasks. Office based work will involve interpreting site investigation data, analysis of geoenvironmental and geotechnical laboratory test results, production of ground models as well as the preparation of factual and interpretive reports.

You will be responsible for managing your own projects as well as working collaboratively with your teammates for larger projects. You will receive support from senior staff members, although you will be encouraged to take ownership of your work and take opportunities to develop further.

You will also be encouraged to attend lectures, seminars and other relevant industry functions as well as training courses with prior approval of the Departmental Director in order to progress your learning and career goals.

Roles and Responsibilities

• A desire to gain experience and knowledge to develop your geologic and engineering skills
• Conduct site investigations including supervision, logging and sampling
• Assist in designing site investigation strategies for a variety of sites and for a wide range of developments with support from experienced staff members
• Development and preparation of sketches, diagrams and drawings to communicate geologic and engineering concepts
• Apply concepts and analysis techniques to interpret data from site investigations
• Ability to interpret geologic mapping and data
• Attend internal and external reviews and meetings as required with clients and design team members
• Assist in the production of factual and interpretive geotechnical/geoenvironmental engineering reports
• Ability to manage and deliver multiple projects within allotted timescales
• Adhere to company quality, environment and H&S accredited standards as required for your role
• Undertake general administrative duties as and when required
• Ensure QA procedures are followed and documented
• Ensure all of your work is reviewed and approved by a minimum of Senior Engineer prior to any documentation issue

Role Requirements

Qualifications

• Degree qualified Batchelor/Masters in Geology, Environmental Science, Engineering Geology, Geotechnical or Geoenvironmental Engineering

Minimum Requirements

• 2-5 No. years of relevant experience in a site/ground investigation consultancy/contractor
• Capable of working independently and as part of a team
• Right to work in the UK
• Hold a valid full UK Driving Licence
• Hold a valid CSCS card
• Hold a valid CAT/Genny training certification
• Ownership of or access to a vehicle for travel between sites
• Be prepared to travel to sites as necessary. Generally local to contracted office, but occasional work in other parts of UK that may necessitate an overnight stay.

Take your career to the next level and apply now!

Working in a medium-sized consultancy offers the unique opportunity to be involved in projects of all sizes from start to finish — taking part in concept design, technical development, and seeing your designs come to life through to construction and completion.

We offer an industry-leading environment of engineering experts and the chance to work on a huge range of projects and sectors throughout the UK.