Job Description
Senior Geotechnical Engineer - Road/Rail Projects
Location: Sandyford, Dublin
Employment Type: Permanent
Work Location: Office Based / Hybrid
Pay: Salary Negotiable
Experience: 5+ years
Visa: EU passport or Stamp 4 visa required
Our client is an award-winning international engineering consultancy, currently undergoing rapid growth.
Key Responsibilities:
- Identifying preliminary geotechnical risks for projects and option selection analysis
- Planning, procuring and controlling site investigation contracts for major infrastructure and commercial development projects to manage geotechnical risks
- Advising the structures teams on the design parameters for shallow and deep foundations for buildings, bridges, etc.
- Designing complex foundations to Eurocode EC7, including pile groups and soil-structure interaction problems
- Interacting with transportation and environmental colleagues to improve routes, drainage requirements, flood defences, and coastal protection works
- Preparing the earthworks to Eurocode EC7 by producing contract documents, including specifications, design drawings and reports
- Supporting Category 3 check designs of geotechnical design packages
- Assessing borrow and quarry materials for reuse as embankment fill, drainage, concrete, and pavement aggregates for mass haul analysis
- Pavement foundation design in accordance with TII / UK DMRB
- Assessing and designing soil improvement techniques for soft ground, including surcharge, vertical drains, vibroflotation, geosynthetic reinforcement, geosynthetic encased columns, piled embankments, mass stabilization, rolling dynamic compaction, lime/concrete subgrade stabilization
- Assessing peat stability and access road drainage and services for upland developments, such as windfarms, etc.
Requirements:
- B.Sc in civil engineering/engineering geology
- Minimum of 5 years experience in Irish/UK glacial till soils, including major road/rail projects
- Knowledge of construction techniques for piles and retaining walls is essential
- Proficient knowledge and work experience using finite element modeling of soil-structure interaction problems (Plaxis)
- Knowledge of quarry/borrow materials used as aggregates and pavement design
- Construction experience in earthworks, soil improvement, and deep foundations
Desirable Qualifications:
- Post graduate qualification MSc or PhD in geotechnical engineering or related field
- Chartered Engineer
- Membership of a recognised professional body in the geotechnical field in UK/Ireland
- Full Driving Licence
Package:
Competitive Salary, negotiable for the right candidates.
Contact:
Andrew Taylor is the consultant managing this position. If you are a Geotechnical Engineer and are interested in roles based in Sandyford, Dublin, you can contact Andrew by e-mail at or phone for a confidential chat.
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EU passport or Stamp 4 visa required.