Senior Geotechnical Design Engineer

Derby, England, United Kingdom

12/20/2024

About the role

Balfour Beatty is currently recruiting a Senior Geotechnical Design Engineer to join the Power T&D team based in Derby.

The main function of the role will be to:

• Take responsibility for the design delivery and design suitability for works across Power T&D construction projects with particular focus geotechnical delivery.
• Provide advice as to the constructability and sequencing of civil design and temporary works designs for Power T&D business. 
• Provide geotechnical support across the range of PT&D workstreams. Engage in bid development, tendering and innovation projects alongside the Team Lead and Design Delivery Manager.
• Work closely with project team, designers, and subcontractors through the design phase to deliver the safe and suitable scope of works in line with the project objectives.

What you'll be doing

Key Accountabilities:   

• To undertake the design and co-ordination of foundation and geotechnical designs from the initial feasibility assessment, through development to detail design & delivery phase and scheme close ensuring completion in accordance with programme, cost and quality requirements.       
• Ensure the timely delivery and quality of designs. Preparation and checking of reports, calculations and drawings to a high technical level which are compliant with the required Client and national technical standards (BS/Eurocodes/ENA).

• Understand and be able to capture Client requirements, including those not explicitly stated within the contract. Able to contribute to the generation of robust pricing and design delivery solutions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Specify ground investigation and testing, piling works and other works.
• Provide on site assessment of geological conditions resulting in design decisions for applicable engineering solutions
• Undertake geotechnical desktop assessments, foundation capacity checks and geotechnical risk assessments including the interpretation of ground investigation information.
• Support the provision of designs, volumes and quantities as required for tender submissions such that upon contract award, the budget, programme and specification can be achieved.
• Attend testing and undertake supervision of installation as required to verify the suitability of design and quality of construction. 
• Working closely with Project Teams to determine and maintain common objectives and to ensure work undertaken is appropriate and in accordance with project priorities.
• Liaise with appropriate personnel to achieve optimum installation procedures. Undertake site visits as necessary to plan and inspect foundation or geotechnical works.
• Embed “Safety by Design” principles in all activities, including managing safety through appropriate life cycle designs that minimise risks to personnel and property, by ensuring that Health & Safety Regulations and Balfour Beatty procedures and requirements are followed in the design of foundation or geotechnical works.
• Analyse contract documents to ensure correct interpretation of customers/consultant’s intentions.
• Correspond as directed with the Business Units, customer, consultant, vendor (sub-contractor) to ensure the achievement of satisfactory progress and quality.  Visit sites and offices to discuss and solve problem issues, as appropriate.
• Assist in training of new designers and/or trainees.
• Undertake other such duties as may be required by the Team Lead or Design Delivery Manager.
• Maintain compliance of CDM regulations and all other legal and regulatory requirements associated with the nature of designs output by the team.

Who we're looking for

Skills Required:

• Degree level education or equivalent with formal training in civil engineering and/or geotechnical engineering.
• Professional membership with either the ICE or Geol Soc & working towards Chartered Engineer status.
• Strong, proven post-graduate experience in the civil engineering industry
• Experience of the supervision of sub-consultants or subcontractors
• Proven experience of the design of civil engineering works
• Strong, proven experience of the management of design of civil or geotechnical engineering works
• IT Literate (Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, CAD)
• Extensive experience of geotechnical design

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver amazing projects in challenging conditions; developing, managing and maintaining the vital infrastructure and public spaces that modern economies, societies and communities rely on.

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

 - Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.

 - 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)

 - Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave

 - Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more…

About us

Our skilled and dedicated teams deliver a range of proactive and reactive services which support a reliable and safe supply of power flowing to millions of homes and businesses around the world. Our contracts range from 50,000 schemes to 100 million plus major projects.

Balfour Beatty’s Power Transmission & Distribution teams work with regional, national and international electricity network owners and operators to provide technical engineering solutions. With experience and expertise across the full spectrum of the electricity grid our teams have capability across overhead lines, cable tunnels, distribution networks and substations. From scoping and feasibility, to design, construction and on-going maintenance, our in-house experts, flexible resources and industry-leading innovations support clients in the development of some of the world’s most ambitious power transmission and distribution projects.

At Balfour Beatty we are committed to creating a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential, not only because this is the right thing to do, but because it makes us a better business. To ensure we deliver on this commitment, we have a UK Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan which sets out the wide range of targeted, proactive, measurable steps we are taking to make this a reality. You can read our UK Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan in full at www.balfourbeatty.com/value_everyone

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and Women into Construction. In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role.

Further information on Disability Confident can be found at: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/

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