Senior Geotechnical Engineer
This is a Permanent, Full Time or Part Time vacancy that will close in {x} days at {xx:xx} BST.
The Role
Are you an experienced Geotechnical Engineer with proven experience in analyses and design on infrastructure schemes?
Are you looking to develop your career within a leading employee owned engineering consultancy?
We are seeking an enthusiastic Geotechnical Engineer with proven consultancy experience in geotechnical engineering design to join our existing team. The successful candidate will report to our Geotechnical Technical Director and provide geotechnical input to civil/structural engineering projects across the JBA business. We have opportunities across several office locations but would be particularly keen for applications to be based in our Haywards Heath or Portsmouth offices.
You’ll be joining an established environmental and engineering consultancy who put sustainability and resilience to climate change at the heart of our company strategy. With offices in nine countries around the world and across the UK and Ireland, we like to think we make a difference. We are independent and employee-owned allowing us the freedom to focus on innovation and our commitment to exceptional client service. Our workforce is central to our success, and we invest heavily in supporting staff development. We are great people to work for. Visit https://www.jbaconsulting.com/ to find out more about what we do.
Your role
Our workload is primarily focused on coastal and flood risk management projects, that involve a full life cycle of geotechnical involvement from desk studies, planning and supervising GIs, ground modelling to undertaking concept to detailed designs. Our design focus includes gravity and embedded retaining walls, foundation designs/piling, coastal protection structures such as groynes, breakwaters, and rock armour revetments in a dynamic coastal environment. Our engineers work within multi-disciplinary project teams helping us to find the most economic and sustainable design solutions. In addition to the flood risk management work, we also provide support to Network Rail and various local authorities in relation to slope stability investigation and design for road and rail infrastructure.
The main aspects of the role include:
• Delivery of a range of flood risk engineering and environmental improvement projects, including soil-structure interactions.
• Geotechnical modelling for retaining walls, slopes, piling and foundations.
• Geotechnical design and designers risk assessment.
• Ground investigation planning and supervision.
• Ground Model assessment, writing geotechnical interpretative and design reports, construction specification for piling & retaining walls/ earthworks.
• Finite element modelling skills would be desirable (but not essential).
The team member we’re looking for
We are looking for an individual who has consultancy experience in the UK, with knowledge of geotechnical design and analysis for Flood and Coastal Risk Management projects. It is expected that the role will involve a significant degree of cross team working, involve collaboration with clients and supply chain and involve mentoring and professional development of junior staff.
Qualifications
A degree (or equivalent) in civil or geotechnical engineering is essential. The right candidate is expected to progress towards, or already hold, membership of the ICE or other appropriate institutions.
Essential attributes for the role
• Proven design consultancy experience.
• Experience of working in a client-focussed organisation.
• Effective report writing and communication skills.
• A sound appreciation for engineering principles and good analytical skills for problem solving.
• Self-motivation and a high degree of organisation.
• Ability to interpret sound ground model/s and produce geotechnical designs with minimal supervision. Experience in slope stability, foundations and retaining wall designs. Working knowledge of industry software Wallap, GeoStudio SlopeW, SeepW, Settle or equivalent.
Demonstrable experience of geotechnical design and numerical modelling with a variety of design packages is considered essential, in particular PLAXIS 3D/2D.
Desirable attributes for the role
Experience using WALLAP and GeoStudio or similar retaining wall design and slope stability/seepage software would be of interest. Site experience including Ground Investigations, Asset management and/or construction supervision would be beneficial.
Location and contact
JBA supports hybrid working which provides for greater flexibility with the way that we work.
The role will be based at our modern and contemporary Haywards Heath office located on Perrymount Road. As well as boasting a city centre location, the Haywards Heath office is ideally located near to all transport networks and local amenities, including Haywards Heath train station which is only a 5-minute walk away. Situated a short drive away from the M23 and the nearest EV charging facilities, there is plenty of free on-street parking nearby for those travelling by road.
For further information or an informal discussion about this position, please contact Bhagi Hegde on bhagi.hegde@jbaconsulting.com
The JBA Family
The JBA Group is a family of environmental, engineering and risk management companies committed to exceptional service and helping clients and communities build resilience to flood and environmental risk in a changing climate. We're leading the way to integrate science and technology to provide our clients with a forward-thinking view of climate resilience.
We can only do this through our fantastic team, and we believe in providing a competitive salary, flexible working conditions and the best benefits package we can. We’re an employee-owned organisation and have no external shareholders to pay, meaning all our staff benefit directly from our profits through our annual Employee-Owned Benefit scheme.
Alongside this, we’re focused on helping our staff develop their skills and offer a generous training budget to every member of staff, as well as a professional development programme and support in the attainment of professional qualifications including chartered membership.
We invest in our staff’s mental health and wellbeing, encouraging our staff to maintain a healthy work-life balance and organising social activities from bake sales and book clubs to badminton. We also invest in the wider community by funding our own charitable foundation, the JBA Trust, supporting sustainability initiatives such as tree planting, and facilitating outreach visits by our team of STEM ambassadors.
JBA is committed to creating and sustaining a working environment in which everyone has an equal opportunity to fulfil their potential and we welcome applications from suitably qualified people from all sections of the community. We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, support veterans of the defence forces back into work, and promote a menopause-friendly workplace, having signed the Menopause Workplace Pledge.
All roles will be considered for part-time or flexible working, and we encourage applications from candidates who may be returning to work after a career break for any reason, or who are looking to change industry.
No unsolicited CVs from Agencies. All Agencies should note that if JBA receives an application via other means - even if it comes after your first contact with us - there will be no contractual entitlement to an introduction fee or other fees. In sending us any applications you are deemed to have agreed to these terms.
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