Working from home this challenging and exciting opportunity requires an ambitious Geotechnical Design Engineer with experience working in a design capacity within the piling, foundations or ground engineering sector.
Our client is a leading specialist civil and ground engineering contractor, and has earned an enviable reputation for quality, innovation and customer service. The company offers a range of geotechnical, piling and foundation engineering design and construction services to clients within highways and roads, rail, energy, environmental, civil engineering, infrastructure and multi-utilities. Our client works collaboratively and takes pride in maintaining exceptionally high standards in technical ability, quality management, safety, training and environmental practice. In turn, this enables the company to provide all their clients with the most efficient, reliable and value-engineered solution, regardless of a project size or location.
Due to continued growth and an ambitious expansion plan, we now have an exciting opportunity for a Geotechnical Design Engineer to join the business. Working from home, the successful candidate will get the opportunity to work within a dynamic team on a wide range of infrastructure, civil engineering, roads, rail, energy, nuclear and telecom projects.
The Role
* Accountable for a broad base of design including deep foundations, steel and concrete piled foundations, retaining structures, and slope stability analysis and design
* Liaise with clients and external consultants to successfully deliver projects to a high standard from concept stage to construction
* Actively promote and demonstrate the group’s core values through your daily work, and look to co-operate and communicate with other staff across the business and all relevant teams in the ideology of adding most value in every area to assist in the efficient and successful design of all schemes
* Participate in regular review meetings with the relevant teams, developing a pro-active focus upon client expectations and contract design delivery
* Ensure that designs adhere to policies in line with business objectives, and ensure the company complies with legal requirements and best practice procedures
The Person
* An enthusiastic, motivated and professional qualified Engineer striving for geotechnical excellence in the sector, possessing experience in the design of piled foundations, piling and retaining structures projects
* You will possess a good knowledge of piling, and deep and shallow foundation designs to Eurocode 7, and have excellent written and verbal communication skills, ideally working towards chartered status
* Experience of utilising industry piling, and foundation design software would be advantageous
An attractive basic salary plus extensive benefits package is on offer for the successful candidate, along with security of work given the company’s commitment to growth and a forward order workload.
We are committed to equal opportunities. We wish to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and appointed solely on their suitability for the post irrespective of race, gender, age, disability, caring responsibilities, sexual orientation, marital/civil partnership status, religion/belief or nationality
Feb 03, 2023
Permanent
Working from home this challenging and exciting opportunity requires an ambitious Geotechnical Design Engineer with experience working in a design capacity within the piling, foundations or ground engineering sector.
Our client is a leading specialist civil and ground engineering contractor, and has earned an enviable reputation for quality, innovation and customer service. The company offers a range of geotechnical, piling and foundation engineering design and construction services to clients within highways and roads, rail, energy, environmental, civil engineering, infrastructure and multi-utilities. Our client works collaboratively and takes pride in maintaining exceptionally high standards in technical ability, quality management, safety, training and environmental practice. In turn, this enables the company to provide all their clients with the most efficient, reliable and value-engineered solution, regardless of a project size or location.
Due to continued growth and an ambitious expansion plan, we now have an exciting opportunity for a Geotechnical Design Engineer to join the business. Working from home, the successful candidate will get the opportunity to work within a dynamic team on a wide range of infrastructure, civil engineering, roads, rail, energy, nuclear and telecom projects.
The Role
* Accountable for a broad base of design including deep foundations, steel and concrete piled foundations, retaining structures, and slope stability analysis and design
* Liaise with clients and external consultants to successfully deliver projects to a high standard from concept stage to construction
* Actively promote and demonstrate the group’s core values through your daily work, and look to co-operate and communicate with other staff across the business and all relevant teams in the ideology of adding most value in every area to assist in the efficient and successful design of all schemes
* Participate in regular review meetings with the relevant teams, developing a pro-active focus upon client expectations and contract design delivery
* Ensure that designs adhere to policies in line with business objectives, and ensure the company complies with legal requirements and best practice procedures
The Person
* An enthusiastic, motivated and professional qualified Engineer striving for geotechnical excellence in the sector, possessing experience in the design of piled foundations, piling and retaining structures projects
* You will possess a good knowledge of piling, and deep and shallow foundation designs to Eurocode 7, and have excellent written and verbal communication skills, ideally working towards chartered status
* Experience of utilising industry piling, and foundation design software would be advantageous
An attractive basic salary plus extensive benefits package is on offer for the successful candidate, along with security of work given the company’s commitment to growth and a forward order workload.
We are committed to equal opportunities. We wish to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and appointed solely on their suitability for the post irrespective of race, gender, age, disability, caring responsibilities, sexual orientation, marital/civil partnership status, religion/belief or nationality
NT11033
Piling Engineer - Leeds - £26,000 - £36,000
Penguin Recruitment are pleased to be working alongside a world leading Geotechnical Contractor to assist in the acquisition an experienced Piling Engineer to work on a number of newly acquired large projects.
The company in question specialises in Geotechnics and Foundation Engineering, encompassing mini piling, grouting, Ground Improvements and Environmental Engineering etc.
As a Piling Engineer, you will help strengthen the existing team, supporting all aspects of site delivery, ensuring contracts are completed to a high standard, whilst managing sites safely and efficiently.
An overview of Key responsibilities are as follows:
Management of the technical and commercial aspects of the project
Budget preparation
Prepare ITPs & RAMs
Responsible for ensuring design requirements are followed
Ensure Ground conditions match design calculations
Responsible for the acquisition of an adequate on-site workforce and sub-contractors
Technical Support to all staff to be successful in your application, you will need to demonstrate the following:
Understanding of CFA, LDA, Secant and fluid piling techniques
Good understanding of Geotechnics and Pile Design
Commercial awareness and experience
This role offers a competitive salary and benefits package which includes a company car and private medical insurance.
For more information and an informal chat about the role, please contact us on (phone number removed) or email (url removed)
Sep 09, 2020
Permanent
NT11033
Piling Engineer - Leeds - £26,000 - £36,000
Penguin Recruitment are pleased to be working alongside a world leading Geotechnical Contractor to assist in the acquisition an experienced Piling Engineer to work on a number of newly acquired large projects.
The company in question specialises in Geotechnics and Foundation Engineering, encompassing mini piling, grouting, Ground Improvements and Environmental Engineering etc.
As a Piling Engineer, you will help strengthen the existing team, supporting all aspects of site delivery, ensuring contracts are completed to a high standard, whilst managing sites safely and efficiently.
An overview of Key responsibilities are as follows:
Management of the technical and commercial aspects of the project
Budget preparation
Prepare ITPs & RAMs
Responsible for ensuring design requirements are followed
Ensure Ground conditions match design calculations
Responsible for the acquisition of an adequate on-site workforce and sub-contractors
Technical Support to all staff to be successful in your application, you will need to demonstrate the following:
Understanding of CFA, LDA, Secant and fluid piling techniques
Good understanding of Geotechnics and Pile Design
Commercial awareness and experience
This role offers a competitive salary and benefits package which includes a company car and private medical insurance.
For more information and an informal chat about the role, please contact us on (phone number removed) or email (url removed)
Geotechnical Group Engineer City Development Department - Highways and Transportation - Leeds City Council
£37,849 - £40,760 per annum plus excellent benefits
Geotechnical engineering is really at the heart of the department, and if you are someone who likes to be involved in large and complex projects that will underpin the infrastructure of the Leeds City Region, then we want to speak to you.
Leeds City Council is the second largest Local Authority in the country, and our ambition for Leeds is to have a strong economy within a compassionate city.
It is an exciting time in the Leeds City Region and the infrastructure and highways network is imperative when it comes to keeping communities and businesses connected.
About the role
The Site Developments Service plays a vital role in supporting the delivery of regeneration and new development projects, and are in the process of restructuring and reshaping service delivery. You will have an opportunity to participate and influence the development of services, supporting the delivery of some flagship projects both within Leeds and the surrounding areas.
Managing a small but highly skilled team, you will be involved in a diverse range of geotechnical projects that will help transform the city and surrounding areas. The primary focus will be on highways and infrastructure and your team will deliver ground investigations and land appraisals.
Design and conduct groundwork investigations
Draw up work programmes and allocate work to staff and sub-contractors
Author geotechnical and geo-environmental interpretative reports, including all calculations
Prepare estimates, monitor performance against budget and compile reports
Provide clients with verbal advice in respect to current and future projects, including interim technical opinion and advice
Liaise with clients, landowners, police and any other interested parties with regard to implementation of site investigation works
Maintain good technical knowledge of appropriate specifications, codes of practice and manuals, including those relating to contaminated land.
About you
You will be a highly motivated engineer who can already demonstrate a successful career to date in the geotechnical field. It is imperative that you have strong technical knowledge, excellent report writing skills and the ability to interpret complex data. In addition, we are seeking applications from candidates who have excellent commercial awareness and who will thrive in a people role. Building relationships internally and externally is crucial, so your ability to communicate effectively is very important.
HOW TO APPLY:
Visit the dedicated Recruitment Website: https://(url removed)/web/lcc and go to the Apply section.
Please upload a copy of your CV, along with a covering letter which explains both why you are attracted to this post, and why you are the right person for us. Please limit your covering letter to no more than 1 page.
KEY DATES:
Closing date: 13th July 2020
First stage interviews week beginning 20th July 2020
Final stage interviews 29th - 31ST July
For a confidential discussion contact Karly Clark on:
M: (phone number removed)
OR
E: [mailto:]
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Jun 30, 2020
Permanent
Geotechnical Group Engineer City Development Department - Highways and Transportation - Leeds City Council
£37,849 - £40,760 per annum plus excellent benefits
Geotechnical engineering is really at the heart of the department, and if you are someone who likes to be involved in large and complex projects that will underpin the infrastructure of the Leeds City Region, then we want to speak to you.
Leeds City Council is the second largest Local Authority in the country, and our ambition for Leeds is to have a strong economy within a compassionate city.
It is an exciting time in the Leeds City Region and the infrastructure and highways network is imperative when it comes to keeping communities and businesses connected.
About the role
The Site Developments Service plays a vital role in supporting the delivery of regeneration and new development projects, and are in the process of restructuring and reshaping service delivery. You will have an opportunity to participate and influence the development of services, supporting the delivery of some flagship projects both within Leeds and the surrounding areas.
Managing a small but highly skilled team, you will be involved in a diverse range of geotechnical projects that will help transform the city and surrounding areas. The primary focus will be on highways and infrastructure and your team will deliver ground investigations and land appraisals.
Design and conduct groundwork investigations
Draw up work programmes and allocate work to staff and sub-contractors
Author geotechnical and geo-environmental interpretative reports, including all calculations
Prepare estimates, monitor performance against budget and compile reports
Provide clients with verbal advice in respect to current and future projects, including interim technical opinion and advice
Liaise with clients, landowners, police and any other interested parties with regard to implementation of site investigation works
Maintain good technical knowledge of appropriate specifications, codes of practice and manuals, including those relating to contaminated land.
About you
You will be a highly motivated engineer who can already demonstrate a successful career to date in the geotechnical field. It is imperative that you have strong technical knowledge, excellent report writing skills and the ability to interpret complex data. In addition, we are seeking applications from candidates who have excellent commercial awareness and who will thrive in a people role. Building relationships internally and externally is crucial, so your ability to communicate effectively is very important.
HOW TO APPLY:
Visit the dedicated Recruitment Website: https://(url removed)/web/lcc and go to the Apply section.
Please upload a copy of your CV, along with a covering letter which explains both why you are attracted to this post, and why you are the right person for us. Please limit your covering letter to no more than 1 page.
KEY DATES:
Closing date: 13th July 2020
First stage interviews week beginning 20th July 2020
Final stage interviews 29th - 31ST July
For a confidential discussion contact Karly Clark on:
M: (phone number removed)
OR
E: [mailto:]
Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at (url removed)
This challenging and exciting opportunity, requires an individual with a proven and demonstrable track record of achievement at a senior or managing level of quantity surveying from within any area of the construction, civil engineering, infrastructure, structural or specialist sub-contracting sectors.
Our client is one of the leading independent geotechnical and ground engineering specialists in the UK that enables them to deliver projects nationwide and deliver high quality geotechnical, geo-environmental and ground engineering investigations and services. They operate within a variety of sectors that include high-rise buildings, brownfield and waterside developments, bridges, railways, highways, pipelines, offshore energy and multi-utilities. Projects vary in size and complexity, from small ground investigations to multi-million pound developments for clients including developers, house builders, architects, consultant engineers, central government, local authorities, main contractors and utilities operators.
Overview
The business has a strategy to grow significantly over the next three to five years, coupled with the recent award of several long term major HS2 contracts, resulting in a number of exciting opportunities for a number of Senior Quantity Surveyors Engineers to play a key role in realising this strategy. The successful candidates will assist and lead all commercial and contractual matters, and effectively support the Commercial Director and Management team to ensure successful and profitable delivery of a wide range of technically complex and challenging projects.
The Role
* Overseeing commercial activities and financial governance, working closely with the operations and pre-contract teams
* Risk assessment, identification and management
* Cash flow management, and cost and budget compliance
* Continual review and challenge of existing processes to identify and implement best practice
* Negotiate and approve contracts and sub-contracts, ensuring contracts have been compiled and implemented prior to commencement of works, and review third party contracts
* To assist in the commercial elements of oversee tendering activities including enquiries, bid evaluations, proposals of bidder selection and risk avoidance
* Negotiation and settlement of claims and disputes
* Identifying and managing risk and opportunities associated with contracts
* Provide commercial and contractual advice to both the operations and pre-contract teams
* Notification, preparation and agreement of insurance claims
* Attend project review, progress and close out meetings
* Oversee WIP levels and cashflow to ensure efficient process of cash collection
* Oversee the timely submission of final accounts to clients
* Maintain a register of contractual claims and disputes for and against the company
* Undertake annual audits for each main contract to ensure good practice and compliance with procedures
* Prepare monthly financial reports identifying any trends or areas for improvement
* Managing the entire lifecycle of contracts, including final accounts measurement and agreement of interim assessments, EWN’s, CE’s and EoT’s etc
* Financial reconciliation and contractual administration and reporting
* Attending and contributing to risk management, value engineering, cost and value, and progress and design meetings
* Preparation of CVR’s, including KPI information, estimates of defined costs to complete and pain / gain position
* Preparing and agreeing final accounts and sub-contracts
* Acting as a senior member of the commercial team, thus leading from the front with a positive, enthusiastic and motivated work ethic
The Person
* A Quantity Surveying Degree is desirable, however and HNC or HND combined with commensurate experience will be considered
* A sound working knowledge of construction and contract law, and various forms and conditions of contract
* A detailed knowledge and understanding of tendering and procurement processes
* A thorough knowledge of a wide range of civil engineering or specialist construction techniques
* The ability to apply the knowledge and principles of commercial management to a variety of turnkey construction projects
* Working knowledge of basic plant, equipment and materials
An attractive basic salary plus extensive benefits package is on offer to the successful candidate, along with longevity in security of work and forward career progression.
We are committed to equal opportunities. We wish to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and appointed solely on their suitability for the post irrespective of race, gender, age, disability, caring responsibilities, sexual orientation, marital or civil partnership status, religion and belief or nationality
Jun 23, 2020
Permanent
This challenging and exciting opportunity, requires an individual with a proven and demonstrable track record of achievement at a senior or managing level of quantity surveying from within any area of the construction, civil engineering, infrastructure, structural or specialist sub-contracting sectors.
Our client is one of the leading independent geotechnical and ground engineering specialists in the UK that enables them to deliver projects nationwide and deliver high quality geotechnical, geo-environmental and ground engineering investigations and services. They operate within a variety of sectors that include high-rise buildings, brownfield and waterside developments, bridges, railways, highways, pipelines, offshore energy and multi-utilities. Projects vary in size and complexity, from small ground investigations to multi-million pound developments for clients including developers, house builders, architects, consultant engineers, central government, local authorities, main contractors and utilities operators.
Overview
The business has a strategy to grow significantly over the next three to five years, coupled with the recent award of several long term major HS2 contracts, resulting in a number of exciting opportunities for a number of Senior Quantity Surveyors Engineers to play a key role in realising this strategy. The successful candidates will assist and lead all commercial and contractual matters, and effectively support the Commercial Director and Management team to ensure successful and profitable delivery of a wide range of technically complex and challenging projects.
The Role
* Overseeing commercial activities and financial governance, working closely with the operations and pre-contract teams
* Risk assessment, identification and management
* Cash flow management, and cost and budget compliance
* Continual review and challenge of existing processes to identify and implement best practice
* Negotiate and approve contracts and sub-contracts, ensuring contracts have been compiled and implemented prior to commencement of works, and review third party contracts
* To assist in the commercial elements of oversee tendering activities including enquiries, bid evaluations, proposals of bidder selection and risk avoidance
* Negotiation and settlement of claims and disputes
* Identifying and managing risk and opportunities associated with contracts
* Provide commercial and contractual advice to both the operations and pre-contract teams
* Notification, preparation and agreement of insurance claims
* Attend project review, progress and close out meetings
* Oversee WIP levels and cashflow to ensure efficient process of cash collection
* Oversee the timely submission of final accounts to clients
* Maintain a register of contractual claims and disputes for and against the company
* Undertake annual audits for each main contract to ensure good practice and compliance with procedures
* Prepare monthly financial reports identifying any trends or areas for improvement
* Managing the entire lifecycle of contracts, including final accounts measurement and agreement of interim assessments, EWN’s, CE’s and EoT’s etc
* Financial reconciliation and contractual administration and reporting
* Attending and contributing to risk management, value engineering, cost and value, and progress and design meetings
* Preparation of CVR’s, including KPI information, estimates of defined costs to complete and pain / gain position
* Preparing and agreeing final accounts and sub-contracts
* Acting as a senior member of the commercial team, thus leading from the front with a positive, enthusiastic and motivated work ethic
The Person
* A Quantity Surveying Degree is desirable, however and HNC or HND combined with commensurate experience will be considered
* A sound working knowledge of construction and contract law, and various forms and conditions of contract
* A detailed knowledge and understanding of tendering and procurement processes
* A thorough knowledge of a wide range of civil engineering or specialist construction techniques
* The ability to apply the knowledge and principles of commercial management to a variety of turnkey construction projects
* Working knowledge of basic plant, equipment and materials
An attractive basic salary plus extensive benefits package is on offer to the successful candidate, along with longevity in security of work and forward career progression.
We are committed to equal opportunities. We wish to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and appointed solely on their suitability for the post irrespective of race, gender, age, disability, caring responsibilities, sexual orientation, marital or civil partnership status, religion and belief or nationality