Geotechnical Manager

Job Description

Skills

• Experience in geotechnical design of earthworks, slopes, retaining walls, underground structures, port structures, building structures, ideally in a variety of sectors. Experience in the Transportation sector would be a particular advantage.
• Experience in designing and delivering ground improvement methods in wide variety of environments.
• Experience in preparation and checking of well-presented design calculations, notes, reports, and general correspondence.
• Conversant with IS, IRC & relevant international codes and leading industry analysis and software for the design of slopes, retaining walls and foundations.
• Experience in preparing, running, and interpreting finite element packages such as 'PLAXIS' would be a distinct advantage.
• Experience and understanding of the multi-disciplinary design process.
• Knowledge of practices and procedures used within the water, transportation, and/or energy sectors would be an advantage.
• Experience of managing small projects independently.
• Supervising, mentoring, or developing less experienced engineers.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively in a collaborative environment.
• Commercial awareness in dealings with clients, proposals, and projects.
• Learning agility, actively learning through experimentation and experience, and seeking ways to grow and to be challenged.

Responsibilities

• Geotechnical design, preparation of supporting calculations, reports, and specifications related to foundation design, earthworks, slope engineering, retaining wall design, underground excavations, ground treatment, and ground investigation.
• Responsibility for small projects and reviewing the work of externally procured consultants working on larger, more complex projects.
• Coordinates and supervises the daily activities of a project team, including allocating and checking work and providing feedback on performance.
• Coordinates activities with colleagues and team members to meet deadlines and achieve set targets in the most effective and efficient way.
• Ensures junior team members are adhering to delivery standards and ensures essential procedures are followed based on knowledge of the industry.
• Provides recommendations on resourcing (people) requirements for specific projects to more senior team members.
• Leads the development and submission of proposals for routine, low-risk projects and contributes to the development of proposals for moderately complex projects.
• Supports in development of business by maintaining client relationships and ensuring client loyalty and repeat work through excellent customer service and delivery.

Qualifications

• First degree in a relevant engineering/geological field, together with a recognized postgraduate geotechnical qualification or doctorate in relevant field
• Take responsibility for technical & administrative development and support the learning of sub-ordinates.
• Minimum 7 to 12 years of experience in the field of geotechnical engineering.

Additional Information

We are committed to equal treatment of candidates and promote, as well as foster all forms of diversity within our company. We believe that bringing together people with different backgrounds and perspectives is essential for creating innovative and impactful solutions. Skills, talent, and our people’s ability to dare are the only things that matter !. Bring your unique contributions and help us shape the future.