One of Ireland’s largest Irish owned consultants is looking to recruit a Senior Project Geotechnical Design Engineer.
Your benefits package will also include the following:
• Medical Benefit – €600 per annum, €1,200 per annum if employee has dependents
• Death & Disability Cover – Four times the annual salary from first day of employment (€1,224)
• Pension – Eligible to join the company pension scheme following successful completion of six months probationary period (€3,400)
• Professional Memberships – will pay subscriptions for 2 professional memberships
• CPD Days – 5 CPD days per year
• Annual Leave – 22 Days annual leave increasing to a maximum of 27 with varying levels of service (5, 7 and 10 years)
• Company Days – 2 Additional Company Days (Good Friday and Christmas Eve)
• Early Friday finish (5.5 hour working day)
The post will suit candidates with a Civil Engineering or Geology Degree and a Masters in Geotechnical Engineering keen to apply their professional skills and gain experience in a busy and dynamic civil, structural, geotechnical and environmental engineering practice.
Responsibilities
- Geotechnical engineering design including roads, highways, active travel and greenways, earthworks, slope stability, retaining structures and structural foundations
- Peat assessment and stability
- Planning and managing CAD documentation, working closely with CAD Technicians
- Working closely with other Engineers and Graduates
- Attend onsite meetings with the client and other professionals
- Ensure projects are delivered to the timescales, quality and costs agreed with the client
- Ensure compliance with our Quality Assurance and Management Systems Environmental Management Plans
- Ensure compliance with the relevant Health and Safety legislation
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Skills / Qualifications
- Degree in Civil Engineering or Geology with a Masters in Geotechnical Engineering
- 5 years in post graduate experience in Geotechnical Engineering
- Working towards Chartered Engineer status
- Experienced in the geotechnical design of Infrastructure projects
- Familiar with AutoCAD
- Working knowledge of geotechnical design software
- Experience working in a Consulting Engineering firm or similar company
- Excellent communication, management, analytical and organisational skills required
- Experience working and coordinating with technical specialists and engineers
- Efficient work methods, functioning both as part of team and on own initiative
- Experience organising and delivering complex tasks involving multiple parties within a short timeframe
- The ability to adopt and work to new procedures and systems quickly
- Must be prepared to travel to site visits and client meetings
- Full Driving licence