Senior Engineer (Rock Engineering)
Glasgow, London, Bristol, Derby or York
Permanent
Office/Home Hybrid Working
Do you want to work on complex Rock Engineering projects? Can you co-create with our diverse global team? Are you an experienced Rock Engineer? Then, join us to shape a sustainable and liveable world.
Create Solutions that will enable a better tomorrow
To assist our Ground Engineering team, we are looking for a Senior Engineer to join us. Working on rock engineering and engineering geological projects, you’ll oversee the production and delivery of calculations, drawing, specifications, and technical reports in line with the project programme.
For this position we would also be keen to look at experienced engineers and geologists who are looking to make the next step in their career to a senior position.
Your key responsibilities will be:
- Checking and assessing a wide range of both new and existing rock engineering and engineering geological projects
- Taking a leading role on the delivery of projects in your field and supporting the management of risk on the project by participating in inter-disciplinary reviews
- Overseeing the production and delivery of geotechnical calculations, drawing, specifications, and technical reports in line with the project programme
- Checking and reviewing of reports and calculations
- Working in collaboration with other design disciplines to ensure integrity of the overall design solution
- Ensuring quality, safety and environment requirements are met through our Integrated Management System
- Participation in the resolution of technical issues
Your skills. Our team. Together we design the future.
The first step to success in this role is that you are eager to collaborate with the people around you, whether they are colleagues, partners, or customers. Developing ties with others is something you do by acting respectfully and delivering on your promises. And you never get set in your ways but keep exploring new insights and ways to improve.
On top of that, you’ll:
- Be chartered (CGeol, CEng or equivalent)
- Have experience in a design environment working on complex rock engineering and engineering geological projects in the UK or internationally
- Have experience working in a design environment (in addition some site experience is preferred)
- Have a working knowledge of rock engineering software (e.g. RS2, RS3, UDEC, 3DEC)
- Be experienced in planning, supervising, and designing elements of a project, with the ability to apply current standards and technical best practice
- Have well-rounded geotechnical design experience
- Can communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, with people at all levels, across the project organisation and externally with demonstrated ability to prepare project reports
- Have a full UK driving licence
A place to work and so much more
At COWI, we work together with our customers to shape a sustainable and liveable world. We do it by applying our knowledge and curiosity – and sometimes even our courage – to create the solutions the world needs today to enable a better tomorrow. We support our customers’ transition towards increased sustainability. We strive to lead by example by embedding environmental management, social responsibility and good governance into our business practices and the options we provide to our customers. We value differences and development and cultivate an environment of belonging and having fun. Because that is what brings out the best in you, at work and at home.With offices primarily located in the Nordic region, the UK, North America and India, we are currently more than 7,500 people who bring their expertise in engineering, architecture, energy and environment into play.
What we also offer:
To us, a fair reward is more than a competitive salary. We want to take care of our people professionally and personally as well.
Some of our benefits include:
- 28 days' holiday plus all UK bank and public holidays
- Formalised development plans and yearly promotion opportunities
- Private health care, for you and a contribution from you for your immediate dependents
- Flexible and hybrid working conditions
- Annual subscription fees paid for your membership of two Professional Institutions
- Group personal pension scheme – salary exchangeLife assurance
- Maternity Leave: 1-20 weeks full pay, 21-26 weeks half pay, 27-39 Statutory (SMP) 40-52 weeks unpaid (eligibility criteria will apply)
- Paternity Leave: 12 weeks full pay (eligibility criteria will apply)
Optional benefits include:
- Cycle-to-work scheme
- Electric vehicle lease
- Corporate gym membership
- Annual Rail card (available for under 30s)
Got more questions?
If you have any unanswered questions about the role or what we have to offer, please reach out to Ciaran Gilfedder at [email protected].
Get to know us even better at our website, www.cowi.com, where you can learn more about our projects, our strategy, what we want to achieve and what life is like at COWI.
Equal opportunity employer.
COWI provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to ethnicity, colour, religion, gender, national origin, age or disability. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
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