Senior Geotechnical Engineer - London/South East

Recruiter:	ATKINS	Visit Corporate Page View all vacancies for this Recruiter
Job Reference:	JEx-1820-43203-DE3446
Date Advertised:	01 August 2007
Expiry Date:	11 December 2008
Duration of Employment:	Permanent
Start Date:	ASAP
Location:	London/South East
Salary / Hourly Rate:	35000 - 45000

Job Description
This is a Senior role building on the geotechnical presence already established in Oxford. The profile of this role is to:

Establish and lead a team in our Oxford office
Take a lead technical role on existing projects
Work closely with our Structures team to provide integrated geotechnical design services on UK and overseas projects
Co-ordinate and manage environmental/geoenvironmental input to projects
Provide support to geotechnical teams in Bristol, Swindon, Birmingham and Cardiff

Requirements
We are looking for a strong technical candidate, with relevant experience in geotechnical engineering. We are keen to meet individuals who feel they can deliver the role described above, whether their experience has been gained in civil engineering consultancy, as a ground investigation / ground engineering contractor, or as a geotechnical specialist in academia. Candidates will be asked to show how their experience demonstrates ability to:

Design foundations and retaining walls
Conduct ground investigations
Develop long term relationships with clients at the highest level to ensure the commercial and technical success of projects
Deliver strong project management
Review complex schemes

Responsibilities
The Atkins office in Oxford is a major centre for building design in the UK and overseas. We are looking to appoint a client focussed geotechnical engineer to work closely with the structures team to provide geotechnical input and co-ordinate input from other geotechnical and environmental teams. The key responsibilities will be:

Establish and lead a new team in Oxford
Take a senior role in the development of the geotechnical and environmental input into structures projects
Project management
Take the role of design team leader on projects
Manage delivery of projects, including management of staff resource to meet workload, and ensuring staff with appropriate experience are utilised
Ensure that technical checks and reviews of designs are undertaken
Assist with the professional development of junior staff within the team
Co-operate with other Atkins divisions in order to add maximum value

The Individual

A capable geotechnical specialist
Enthusiastic and confident about ground engineering
Client driven
Good at integrating with other parts of the Atkins business
Flexible and innovative
Good communicator
Able to plan and prioritise workload
Commercially aware
Excellent presentation and report writing skills
Willing to travel within the UK and overseas for projects

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